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Former Dillards’ Band Member Killed in Auto Crash!

Las Vegas musician Doug Bounsall who once played with the Dillards and the Rodney Dillard Band has passed away.

He was the victim of a traffic accident over the weekend.   Police reports say the 61 year old Bounsall was attempting to pass another vehicle  when his vehicle rolled three times.

Television Icon Andy Griffith Dead at 86

Emergency medical crews responded to Andy Griffith's home in Dare County, North Carolina this morning around 7am according to a local law enforcement spokesman.  Griffith, who introduced countless millions to bluegrass and a simple way of life through his 1960’s TV show and subsequent reruns for more than 4 decades was dead at age 86.

Griffith was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, a city often mentioned in the dialogue spoken by the characters on the Andy Griffith show about live in the slow-moving fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, which was widely believed to have been based on Griffith's own hometown.  The show ran on the CBS Television network from 1960 to 1968 and featured a recurring role of a fictitious mountain family band “The Darlings,” played by The Dillards,  with actor Denver Pyle as their jug-playing, mountain wisdom spewing, father and actress Maggie Peterson as sister Charlene.  The Dillards' roots sank deep into the mainstream of popular music.

Doug Dillard Hospitalized

Doug Dillard, the banjo whiz that helped to create the unique mountain sound of the Dillards who played “the Darlings” on the 1960’s Andy Griffith Show has been hospitalized with emphysema

According to Doug’s brother Rodney, who now leads the Dillard Band, Doug has been intubated and he was not able speak with him.

Rodney asked fans to keep Doug in their thoughts and prayers.

The “Darling Look” on PBS!

Darling Boy to Appear on Song of the Mountains March 3rd

He was one of the Darling Boys on the 1960s "Andy Griffith Show" and he is going to tape an episode of Song of the Mountains at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia on Saturday, March 3^rd.

Rodney Dillard and the Dillard Band will headline the concert on March 3^rd which will also include musical performances by the "Close Kin Project" and "Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition".

Rodney Dillard has had a long varied career.

2 Grammy Nominations, induction into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, a well known acting stint on the Andy Griffith Show, many other movie, commercials and TV appearances, recipient of The Outstanding Missourian Award, and worldwide acclaim for his over 50 yrs. of recording both traditional Bluegrass and his own brand of ‘DILLARDGRASS’. Rodney Dillard as founding member of the legendary group, ‘THE DILLARDS’ (aka the Darlings) is seen nearly everyday somewhere in the world thanks to the still enormous popularity of The ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW reruns.

Rodney Dillard to be inducted into the Missouri Music Association's new Hall of Fame

Rural Rhythm Records set to release new album by Rodney Dillard & The Dillard Band featuring Beverly Dillard on August 16, 2011.

Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce Rodney Dillard will be inducted into the Missouri Music Association’s new Hall of Fame when the organization honors its three premier inductees in the bluegrass genre:  The Dillards, John Hartford and Charlie Wolfe. 


This new Hall of Fame will recognize Missouri talent from all genres of music and will collaborate with other music organizations within the state of Missouri, and elsewhere, to provide a central database of Missouri talent.  Initially, the Hall of Fame will include talent that has already been recognized by other Halls of Fame based on their individual music genre.  All three of these new inductees are currently members of the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

The Dillard Band On TV!

In August, Rodney Dillard & The Dillard Band will be taping an episode of America's Heartland that will be broadcast later in the year on PBS and  RFD-TV.  Stay tuned for air dates.  

DON’T WAIT FOR THE HEARSE TO TAKE YOU TO CHURCH!

New album by

RODNEY DILLARD & The Dillard Band

(Featuring Beverly Dillard)

DON’T WAIT FOR THE HEARSE TO TAKE YOU TO CHURCH

Rodney Dillard’s long and illustrious career has resulted in two GRAMMY® Nominations, induction into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, a well-known acting stint on The Andy Griffith Show, and worldwide acclaim for over 50 years of recording both traditional bluegrass and his own brand of DillardGrass.

It is with great pleasure that Rural Rhythm Christian announces the August 16, 2011 album release, “DON’T WAIT FOR THE HEARSE TO TAKE YOU TO CHURCH” by Rodney Dillard & The Dillard Band (Featuring Beverly Dillard).

The album features stand out tracks like the title cut, and also the“The Devil Just Can’t Knock Me Off My Knees”, written by the Dillard’s friend and 5-time Dove Award winning songwriter Bruce Haynes. 

Musicians on DON’T WAIT FOR THE HEARSE TO TAKE YOU TO CHURCH include: Rodney Dillard (lead & harmony vocals, guitar, Dobro); Beverly Dillard (lead & harmony vocals, banjo); Steve Bush (banjo, mandolin, bass);George Giddens (fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals); Tim Crouch (fiddle, mandolin); Bruce Hoffman (fiddle); Marty Wilhite (bass); Pete Generous (Percussion); and Jim Glaspy (harmony vocals).  

Former Dillards Producer Jim Dickson dies!

FRONT PAGE BLUEGRASS NEWS reports that James Thomas Buchanan Dickson (better known as just "Jim") died earlier this month, he was 80.  Jim produced the first four Country Gazette albums. He produced many West Coast acts over his career including the Byrds, Burrito Brothers, The Dillards, Clarence White, and even going back to Lord Buckley in the 50s.