Doug Dillard
Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard (born March 6, 1937 in Salem , Missouri , † May 16, 2012 in Nashville ) was an American country and bluegrass musician and banjo player.
From 1956 to 1959 he played with his brother Rodney Dillard in the youth band Ozark Mountain Boys , from which the group The Dillards emerged in 1962 .
After the first three albums he left the group, toured with the Byrds , composed music for films, worked on several albums with Gene Clark as Dillard & Clark and created two albums with John Hartford .
Web links
- Doug Dillard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary on Billboard
Individual evidence
- ↑ Doug Dillard Dead: Bluegrass Banjo Great Dies at 75 , May 16, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dillard, Doug |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dillard, Douglas Flint (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country and bluegrass musician and banjo player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salem , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2012 |
| Place of death | Nashville |