Doug Dillard

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Doug Dillard was an influential American bluegrass banjo player and musician best known for his work with The Dillards and his role in popularizing bluegrass in the 1960s.

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instanceOf banjo player
bluegrass musician
human
musician
activeYearsPeak 1960s
1970s
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Byron Berline NERFINISHED
Dillard & Clark NERFINISHED
Gene Clark NERFINISHED
Rodney Dillard NERFINISHED
The Byrds (through collaborations with Gene Clark) NERFINISHED
The Dillards NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Dillard NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork music performance
recording arts
song arrangement
genre bluegrass music
country rock
givenName Douglas NERFINISHED
hasRole band member
session musician
solo artist
influenced contemporary bluegrass banjo players
influencedBy Earl Scruggs NERFINISHED
instrument banjo
guitar
language English
memberOf Dillard & Clark NERFINISHED
The Dillards NERFINISHED
The Doug Dillard Band NERFINISHED
movement progressive bluegrass
name Doug Dillard NERFINISHED
notableFor innovative three‑finger banjo style
popularizing bluegrass music in the 1960s
notableWork Dillard & Clark – The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark NERFINISHED
Dillard & Clark – Through the Morning, Through the Night NERFINISHED
The Dillards – recordings
appearances on The Andy Griffith Show with The Dillards
solo album – Doug Dillard Band recordings
solo album – Duelin’ Banjo NERFINISHED
solo album – The Banjo Album NERFINISHED
occupation banjo player
musician
placeOfOrigin Missouri, United States NERFINISHED

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Gene Clark collaboratedWith Doug Dillard