John McEuen (born in Oakland, CA, on 19 December 1945 ) is an American folk musician and a founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, headlined by Jimmy Ibbitson.

In 1986, after twenty years with the Dirt Band, McEuen departed to pursue a solo career. From 1991–1997, he released four albums for Vanguard Records. He composed music for movies and television and he appeared as a guest on albums with several artists including five albums with Michael Martin Murphey. He returned to the Dirt Band in 2001, departing the band once again in late 2017.

Recently, he has also been playing smaller venues with his son, Nathan McEuen. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.