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    Genres. Bluegrass music, country music, acoustic music, folk music. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Banjo. Years active. 1953–2012. Douglas Flint Dillard (March 6, 1937 – May 16, 2012) was an American musician noted for his banjo proficiency and his pioneering participation in late-60s country rock.

  2. May 18, 2012 · Doug Dillard, who died Wednesday at 75, put those tuners and Scruggs’ influence to good use over a long career as a founding member of the Dillards bluegrass band, as a solo artist and in ...

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  3. May 16, 2012 · Doug Dillard was born in Salem, Mo., in 1937 and was playing guitar by age 5. He received his first banjo as a teenager and soon began performing with various bands on radio and TV.

  4. May 28, 2012 · A&M Records. Doug Dillard, a banjo virtuoso who began the 1960s by helping to introduce a generation of listeners to bluegrass and ended the decade as an early advocate of country-rock, died on ...

  5. Dec 2, 2014 · Banjoist Doug Dillard Dies GRAMMY-nominated banjo player Doug Dillard died May 16 in Nashville following a long illness. He was 75. Considered one of the preeminent bluegrass banjo players in the '60s and '70s, Dillard performed with several music acts throughout his career, including the Byrds as well as part of a duo with his brother Rodney Dillard and as part of the Doug Dillard Band.

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  7. May 17, 2012 · Doug Dillard, a virtuoso banjo player who gained his greatest national recognition as a member of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show , died Wednesday (May 16) at a Nashville ...

  8. May 17, 2012 · DOUG DILLARD March 6, 1937 - May 16, 2012 (Age 75) The banjo virtuoso helped introduce a generation to bluegrass with The Dillards and had a hand in creating country rock with Dillard & Clark. The ...

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