The Dillards
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The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, originally consisting of Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard (March 6, 1937, East St. Louis, Illinois) - May 16, 2012 (banjo), Rodney Adean "Rod" Dillard (born May 18, 1942, Salem, Missouri) (guitar, dobro), Roy 'Dean' Webb (born March 28, 1937, Independence, Missouri) (mandolin), and Mitchell Franklin "Mitch" Jayne (July 5, 1928, Hammond, Indiana – August 2, 2010) (double bass). The current lineup indludes Rodney Dillard and his wife Beverly Cotten-Dillard (clawhammer banjo, vocals), Shane Lail (guitar), Jim Glaspy (banjo, guitar), and George Giddens (fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocal).
Other members of the band have included Dewey Martin (drums), Herb Pedersen (banjo, guitar), Billy Ray Latham (banjo, guitar, electric guitar), Ray Park (fiddle), Paul York (drums), Jeff Gilkinson (bass, cello, harmonica, banjo), Douglas Bounsall (electric guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle), Byron Berline (fiddle), Irv Dugan (bass), Bill Bryson (bass), Glen D. Hardin (keyboards), Seth Papas (drums), Buddy Blackmon (banjo), Rick McEwen (bass), Ric Williams (drums), Joe Villegas (bass), Eddie Ponder (drums), Pete Grant (banjo, steel guitar), Steve Cooley (banjo, guitar, upright bass), Wilbur Pace (banjo, fiddle, and Richard Godfrey (drums).
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Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | US Top 200 | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Back Porch Bluegrass | — | Elektra |
| 1964 | Live!!!! Almost!!! | — | |
| 1965 | Pickin' and Fiddlin' (with Byron Berline) | — | |
| 1968 | Wheatstraw Suite | — | |
| 1970 | Copperfields | — | |
| 1972 | Roots and Branches | 79 | Anthem |
| 1973 | Tribute to the American Duck | — | Poppy |
| 1977 | The Dillards vs. The Incredible L.A. Time Machine | — | Flying Fish |
| 1978 | Mountain Rock | — | Crystal Clear |
| 1979 | Decade Waltz | — | Flying Fish |
| 1980 | Homecoming and Family Reunion | — | |
| 1991 | Let It Fly | — | Vanguard |
| 1992 | Take Me Along For The Ride | — | |
| 1999 | A Long Time Ago: The First Time Live | — | Varèse Sarabande |
| 2006 | Early Recordings - 1959 | — |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Country Tracks | Elektra |
| 1986 | I'll Fly Away | Edsel |
| 1991 | There Is a Time (1963-70) | Vanguard |
| 1995 | The Best of The Darlin' Boys | |
| 1996 | Roots and Branches/Tribute to the American Duck | Beat Goes On |
| 2001 | Back Porch Bluegrass & Live!!!! Almost!!! | Warner Strategic Marketing |
| 2004 | Pickin' and Fiddlin', Wheatstraw Suite & Copperfields | |
| 2005 | Let The Music Flow: The Best of the Dillards 1963-1979 | Raven |
Singles
| Year | Title | Billboard Hot 100 | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Dooley | — | Back Porch Bluegrass | Elektra |
| Hootin' Banjo [Duelin' Banjo] | — | |||
| 1965 | Nobody Knows | — | singles only | Capitol |
| 1966 | The Last Thing On My Mind | — | ||
| 1968 | Reason To Believe | — | Wheatstraw Suite | Elektra |
| 1969 | Listen To The Sound | — | ||
| 1970 | Rainmaker | — | Copperfields | |
| Close The Door Lightly | — | |||
| One Too Many Mornings | — | singles only | White Whale | |
| Comin' Home Again | — | |||
| 1971 | It's About Time | #92 | Anthem | |
| 1972 | One A.M. | #111 | Roots and Branches | |
| America (The Lady Of The Harbor) | — | single only | ||
| 1973 | Hot Rod Banjo | — | Tribute to the American Duck | Poppy |
| 1975 | Stones Throw Away | — | single only | United Artists |
| 1977 | The Poet | — | The Dillards Vs. The Incredible L.A. Time Machine | Sonet |
