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Marching forward with the 'D's'... it's
The Dillards
You may think you've never heard or heard of the Dillards... but what about the Darlings? (If you watched 'The Andy Griffith Show' when you were a sprout, you heard THEM :)).
Here they are in Sheriff Taylor's parlor jamming with Andy himself. This would be around the time of their first release "Back Porch Bluegrass" in 1963.
Ruben
The Dillards' second album, "Live! Almost!" was released in 1964. This album nearly succeeded in introducing bluegrass as a viable alternative to the upscale folk audience that was gathering in such hip places as Laurel Canyon and the Trou
bador at the time. It is a song about a dog and....outhouses in winter. Some of us can relate. I had some icy nights on the commune and relatives to visit in the Ozarks. Plenty of scorpions, timber rattlers, and outhouses to go 'round. But man, the food tasted so much better. The veggies actually had flavor. The eggs. The milk. The soy products........wahoo.
Ruben
The Dillards - Old Blue (long version).wmv
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I still belly laugh each & every time I hear this. I NEVER get tired of it. As a small child, I would dread the 'out house' (as we called it), when we

Dang! What could have possibly distracted me from the further discussion of the Dillards!? Hope you enjoy this one...
While some were buying Beatle wigs and records the presumed intelligencia were still digging pure folk and bluegrass. 1
965 saw the release of The Dillards "Pickin' and Fiddlin' album. The band also had time to drop in and jam with their old friend, Shreiff Taylor, on the Andy Griffith Show to reprise the group Andy & the Darlings. Here they are playing their hit "Dooley".
Ruben
Andy and the Darling Boys (Dillards) singing Dooley The Andy Griffith Show

Then... 1968 introduced the world to a new Dillards. A bit slowed down and introspective. The Dillards, like everyone, were affected by all that was going on around them. They released Wheatstraw Suite that year. It's a great track as t
his song, "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune" will attest. For some reason, I can't help but feel that The Guess Who's 'Wheatfield Soul' album was a bit of a nod and a tip of the hat to the boys.
Ruben