McCoury Band wins second Grammy

"I am truly grateful for this Grammy award," said McCoury, 74, "but you know, we've still got some shows to do."

"That's really where I got my start, you know," McCoury said of the gritty, hard-working harbor city that provides the setting for the title track. The song was an early '60s hit for Bobby Bare around the time that McCoury left his nearby Pennsylvania home for a stint with Bill Monroe.

"There were some great bands and some great characters that were working in the clubs those days, and I learned a lot about how to play this music from playing with them. Back then, you could get anything you needed down there - and a lot of things you didn't need, too."

The band consists of McCoury's sons Ronnie and Rob McCoury, fiddler Jason Carter and bass man Alan Bartram.

"It really makes me feel good to see all the younger talent coming up in bluegrass," McCoury said. "You know, it was kind of an honor just to be nominated with all these great musicians; a lot of them weren't even born when I was working back in Baltimore. It really keeps me on my toes to be out there with them. I think the music's in as good a shape as it's ever been, and I'm just thrilled to still be right in the middle of it all."

McCoury and band hit the road Feb. 13 for a date at the University of Nebraska.