The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, popularly known for their appearance as "The Darlings" on The Andy Griffith Show.
Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band, their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it. This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player, Briscoe Darling. Read Full BioThe Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, popularly known for their appearance as "The Darlings" on The Andy Griffith Show.
Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band, their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it. This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player, Briscoe Darling. Maggie Peterson played Charlene Darling, their sister and the focus for the attentions of character Ernest T. Bass, played by Howard Morris. The appearances of the Dillards as the Darlings ran between 1963 and 1966. In 1986, the Dillards reprised the role in the reunion show Return to Mayberry. As part of their current tour, Rodney Dillard answers questions about the TV series. He says the songs such as "Dooley" are about people the family knew.
On the October 1963 episode "Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee", the Dillards performed the first wide scale airing of the 1955 Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith composition Feudin' Banjos (Dueling Banjos).
According to Jim Clark of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club, three albums have been produced with songs performed on the show. Clark says Songs That Make Me Cry is the only one currently available with real performances and has the three songs which included Maggie Peterson, who played Charlene. Back Porch Bluegrass: Live Almost includes five songs that were sung on the show, and Rodney Dillard released another album with the real performances of other songs.
The Dillards are notable for being among the first bluegrass groups to have electrified their instruments in the mid-1960s. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the burgeoning southern California folk rock, country rock and progressive bluegrass genres, and are known to have directly or indirectly influenced artists such as The Eagles, The Byrds, and Elton John. In 1972, The Dillards joined Elton John on his first American tour. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin has also acknowledged their influence, particularly in his decision to play the mandolin.
Rodney Dillard is a founding member of The Dillards - the group he formed with his brother, Douglas Dillard in the late 1950s. Credited throughout the years as the driving force behind the group's musical direction, success, and phenomenal longevity as a working act. Today, Dillard's musical duties include lead and harmony vocals, guitar, and dobro.
Beverly Cotten-Dillard is a native of Morrisville, North Carolina who performed with Janette Carter, Ola Belle Reed, Tommy Jarrell, and Doc and Merle Watson. She has appeared on Hee Haw and the Disney Channel and at Carnegie Hall. Cotten-Dillard is recognized as an authority on the traditional "clawhammer" banjo technique and is a featured member of The Dillards live shows. Her 1981 album Clog-In 'is considered an American folk classic."
George Giddens is a classically trained musician who is an awarded fiddler and mandolin player for the band.
Gary J. Smith was added to the lineup, having recorded double bass in the 2015 studio sessions for the new Dillards album. Smith is well known in Nashville circles after stints with Tom T. Hall, The Brother Boys, Ed Snodderly, and his long-time collaborator, Jeff Gilkinson.
Former member, Dean Webb, died at the age of 81, on June 30, 2018.
Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band, their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it. This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player, Briscoe Darling. Read Full BioThe Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, popularly known for their appearance as "The Darlings" on The Andy Griffith Show.
Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band, their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it. This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player, Briscoe Darling. Maggie Peterson played Charlene Darling, their sister and the focus for the attentions of character Ernest T. Bass, played by Howard Morris. The appearances of the Dillards as the Darlings ran between 1963 and 1966. In 1986, the Dillards reprised the role in the reunion show Return to Mayberry. As part of their current tour, Rodney Dillard answers questions about the TV series. He says the songs such as "Dooley" are about people the family knew.
On the October 1963 episode "Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee", the Dillards performed the first wide scale airing of the 1955 Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith composition Feudin' Banjos (Dueling Banjos).
According to Jim Clark of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club, three albums have been produced with songs performed on the show. Clark says Songs That Make Me Cry is the only one currently available with real performances and has the three songs which included Maggie Peterson, who played Charlene. Back Porch Bluegrass: Live Almost includes five songs that were sung on the show, and Rodney Dillard released another album with the real performances of other songs.
The Dillards are notable for being among the first bluegrass groups to have electrified their instruments in the mid-1960s. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the burgeoning southern California folk rock, country rock and progressive bluegrass genres, and are known to have directly or indirectly influenced artists such as The Eagles, The Byrds, and Elton John. In 1972, The Dillards joined Elton John on his first American tour. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin has also acknowledged their influence, particularly in his decision to play the mandolin.
Rodney Dillard is a founding member of The Dillards - the group he formed with his brother, Douglas Dillard in the late 1950s. Credited throughout the years as the driving force behind the group's musical direction, success, and phenomenal longevity as a working act. Today, Dillard's musical duties include lead and harmony vocals, guitar, and dobro.
Beverly Cotten-Dillard is a native of Morrisville, North Carolina who performed with Janette Carter, Ola Belle Reed, Tommy Jarrell, and Doc and Merle Watson. She has appeared on Hee Haw and the Disney Channel and at Carnegie Hall. Cotten-Dillard is recognized as an authority on the traditional "clawhammer" banjo technique and is a featured member of The Dillards live shows. Her 1981 album Clog-In 'is considered an American folk classic."
George Giddens is a classically trained musician who is an awarded fiddler and mandolin player for the band.
Gary J. Smith was added to the lineup, having recorded double bass in the 2015 studio sessions for the new Dillards album. Smith is well known in Nashville circles after stints with Tom T. Hall, The Brother Boys, Ed Snodderly, and his long-time collaborator, Jeff Gilkinson.
Former member, Dean Webb, died at the age of 81, on June 30, 2018.
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13th Floor Elevators You're moving, keep climbimg. You're moving, keep climbimg…
4 Ft. Fingers Pictures of you Places we've been Things that we do Now thin…
40 Watt Sun There is a swelling shadow, formlessly Moving behind my love…
4ft Fingers If life was a picture drawn by you You painted it…
Ada Morghe Time moves around the walls Time moves around the walls I s…
Aleksander With Wildfire turned out the will of fate Brought us together L…
Alex Schulz Girl, you're putting pictures in my head, nana Why you …
Allister I've never understood Why I always think about it And why it…
AM Conspiracy And if I had it all again, I'd throw it…
Amie Miriello Suddenly again rambling on about it You got your new found…
Archive Moving... so slowly, Wandering... alone with you, Silent…
Asylum Party Something broke one day And he stopped talking Something bro…
Baby Anne Light, of course, Like a flicker in my left eye Push, move, …
Bama Blu-Grace Like we did as children Hazy playing pretend I look into you…
Barrie James O'Neill Since I left you I went out of my mind I…
Benjamin Francis Leftwich If you crash a car into Your best friend's house Would you…
BenjaminFrancisLeftwich If you crash a car into Your best friend's house Would you…
Berner & Styles P If it ain't money and love what would you search…
Bizza in a Box Times get tough when you lost your ways Comments come, you…
Blayne B. I wish you’d take the pictures of your last relationship…
Boomtang I took your picture on the day we met You gave…
Brian Molko You wanna go for a ride So get in the car And…
Brian Molko and Timo Maas You wanna go for a ride So get in the…
Brian Molko ft.Timo Maas You wanna go for a ride So get in the car And…
BUNT ft Sarah Miles Like a bright light I am yours tonight But we're an attracti…
C.age Sunrise, sunset Another year make it last It goes so fast Li…
Call Me Brutus Those pictures on the wall They're keeping me in thrall But …
CHASKA Seven rivers of red wine. Thirteen clovers on an elf's hand.…
China Drum Picture talking with your friends without a conversation P…
Christy Painted pictures in my head of you Waiting tables like you…
Ciscaux Running through this bitch harsh We gonn big bark Big game B…
Comsat Angels It wasn't out of cruelty I said goodbye today But the…
Conor Maynard I stack these magazines in the corner (After I'm done with…
Count The Stars Tell me this, could it be suddenly, I'm not like…
Dan Wilde We made a bow and an arrow Using string and an…
Dance Hall Crashers If you don't know me please why don't you tell…
East West What it is I often wonder, Turning you away. Listen to tha…
ECÂF Seeing things Is it you? Reaching out For your aesthetic Fin…
Ed Prosek Oh my lover can't believe we've come this far And i…
Emma Blackery Waking up it feels like everything is going my way I've…
Essential I feat. Pontsho You're pictures on my mind I can't forget you Every time whe…
Ewert and the Two Dragons I remember when I still was young in the sun I…
Eyes of Eden So I ride Ride through seas of dreams tonight Our souls un…
Flaming Row I remember the day we fell in love, your eyes as…
FlicFlac & Bearson vs. Benjamin Francis Leftwich If you crash a car into Your best friend's house Would you…
Galaxie 500 Baby my head's full of wishes Baby my head's full of…
Goldfinger Here I am and I found you I thought I'd never…
Grandadbob If I saw you Would you be the same as pictures Given…
Hanson Whoa, oh yeah I've seen pictures Well, I saw you just th…
Happy Campers Pictures in my mind, leave me bitter and unkind So excuse…
Head East There I was standing in the middle I can lean left…
His Statue Falls We are above and beyond (Let's go) I got a frame but…
Hollow Coves Come back home, it's been so long Life has changed from…
I.C.I Probably catch me up in traffic with a fine tucked…
I.C.I. Buzz me in Come on I Don't feel much like playing this No…
Illy Footprints in the sand, change of plans make a new one, ta…
J. Peter Robinson I feel I like the struggles and the problems running…
Joana Serrat Always waiting for perfection And perfection never comes We …
Joey Barnes Ohene eh ye hyira wo oh. Daaa agya ye sore wo…
John Michael Montgomery Look at me, eighteen and tanned, Behind the wheel of…
Jonathan I 'm sure you known I'm so amazed to wait for…
Josef K (J. Entwistle) Two names on a screwed up piece of paper …
Judah & the Lion Too scared to move these things from this home we…
Kate Torralba There were pictures that I kept There were pictures that I…
Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow Living my life in a slow hell Different girl every night…
Kid Rock (feat. Sheryl Crow) Living my life in a slow hell Different girl every night…
Kim Esty I took your picture on the day we met You gave…
Klinik Violence and anger Pictures of today No time for crying N…
Kyson In the lake I had a thousand trees Could you show…
Leftwich Benjamin Francis If you crash a car into Your best friend's house Would you…
Mathilde Santing Tear out all the pages one by one Put them…
Midnight Oil I just want to see that clear clear light Don't want…
Mojave 3 The picture you gave me seemed so sad today Secrets still…
MyLyricalMind If you crash your car into your best friends house Would…
No Return A Red Colour Of Liberty Some Pleasures With Lustful Appeara…
Noija I met a stranger once, he told me to work…
O Positive It's time to start And what is that sound Inside my head Goi…
P.B.T. I wish you’d take the pictures of your last relationship…
P.T.P(Pay money to my pain) I trace my steps to find a way Back to the…
Parris Chariz feat. TheConversation I don't know whatchu came for But this what I'm made…
Pay money To my Pain I feel my heart is getting lost Being myself is painful So…
PREDATOR TECHNIQUE All the colors have been washed away and now it's…
s.o.a d. Oh, Ah, Oh, Ah When I look up to the sky I…
Scotch I was born in a small place Here the toys are…
Second Chance There’s nothing I can change To make this right There’s no…
Sheryl Crow feat. Kid Rock Living my life in a slow hell Different girl every night…
Sia You have her pictures You have her pictures You have her pic…
Sia爀 You have her pictures, You have her pictures, You have her…
Sneaky Sound System Light, of course, Like a flicker in my left eye Push, move, …
SRTW Just touched down so far from home Slowly let go From everyt…
Stevie And The Moon I'm in my zone I'm bout to carry this shit on…
Stone & Jo-z Jay Yeah, Yeah Yeah, Yeah, Yeah You Sending mixed signals You go…
Stoneface & Terminal The picture you gave me seemed so sad today Secrets still…
System of a Down Flaunt your will at every wheel Perish it, your chocolate so…
System of a Down/Musicfire.in Thought you'd relate every will Perish it Your chocolate s…
Terry McDermott Fade, you fade out tonight Taking me to that place, each…
The 13th Floor Elevators You're moving, keep climbimg. You're moving, keep climbimg…
The Backseat Lovers Kiss on the porch Yes it was a good one Do I…
The Bayton Fields I’m wasted I’m lying wasted on my couch Maybe I should call…
The Beta Machine Remember when december was cold? Summer came and walked away…
The Boomtang Boys I took your picture on the day we met You gave…
The Comsat Angels It wasn't out of cruelty I said goodbye today But the…
The Honeyrods Pictures on the wall Stop and stare Let the moment take yo…
The Starting Line Once I read your name And I heard your stories That i…
The Statler Brothers Here's a picture that we took in Cincinnati The time we…
The Statlers Here's a picture that we took in Cincinnati The time we…
Timo Maas You wanna go for a ride So get in the…
Timo Maas (Feat. Brian Molko) You wanna go for a ride So get in the…
Timo Maas feat. Brian Molko You wanna go for a ride So get in the car And…
Tiny Masters of Today You people think you? re fine Oh yeah pretty fine Pictures, …
Tom Gregory Picture this Picture us Tell me now Enough's enough So help…
Unsung Zeros When I can't see you You're always near Back right pocket …
various artists Misunderstood" Should I? Could I? Have said the wrong thing…
Vita Bergen Its Cold in out my house On a lonely avenue Some Clause…
Will Ackerman He keeps a picture of her In the top left pocket…
Wisenbaker Kid Rock) Livin' My Life In A Slow Hell Different Girl…
|Anderson| In the world's mighty gallery of pictures hang the scenes…
♥Sia You have her pictures You have her pictures You have her pic…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Dillards:
Carry Me Off Take me to the mountains once again Sailing where the wind's…
Close the Door Lightly Turn around don't whisper out my name For like a breeze it…
Daddy Was a Mover Daddy was a mover and a gold creek miner Never had…
Darlin' Boys [E]Well up on the middle of the mountain side Where the…
Don't You Cry Every day, our lives, are filled with lows and highs We…
Dooley Dooley was a good ole man He lived below the mill Dooley…
EBO Walker Now Ebo Walker was born in Kentucky, and raised by…
Ground Hog Off to the woods for to catch a groundhog Oh, groundhog Run…
I've Just Seen a Face I've just seen a face, I can't forget the time or…
In My Life There are places I'll remember All my life, though some hav…
Introduction introduction…
Lemon Chimes The October leaves They whisper in lemon chimes And ring a…
Let It Fly Way far off, I hear a lonesome cry Something′s caught and…
Love Has Gone Away Well the days go by I wonder where they're going It…
Man of Constant Sorrow I am a man of constant sorrow I′ve seen troubles all…
Nobody Knows Nobody knows Nobody ever knows No one knows when things…
Old Blue Well, I had an old dog and his name was…
Old Home Place It's been ten long years since I left my home In…
Old Man At the Mill Same old man sitting at the mill The…
Polly Vaughn Now come all ye hunters who follow the gun Beware of…
Rainin' Here This Mornin' I lost ten points just for being in the right…
Rainmaker First day in August, the last rain was in May When…
Reuben Ol Reuben made a train & he put it on…
Somebody Touched Me While I was singing, somebody touched me, While I was singin…
The Biggest Whatever It got Old Joe Wiggins while returnin' a glance Out to…
The Old Home Place It's been ten long years since I left my home In…
The Old Man At The Mill Same old man sitting at the mill The…
The Whole World 'Round I heard my neighbor's rooster crow Early in the day I heard…
There Is a Time There is no way, I can live without you There is…
Walkin' Down the Line Walkin′ Down the Line Bob Dylan Well, I'm walkin′ down the …
What's Time to a Hog What's time to a hog What's a Nobel Prize to a…
Whole World 'Round I heard my neighbor's rooster crow Early in the day I hear…
Woman turn around Some folks live in worry, some people drown themselves in…
Yesterday Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play Now I need…
You've Got to Be Strong Lately I know it's so hard To make up your mind…
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