The Dillards

The Dillards are a four-member bluegrass band who appear as The Darling Boys in six episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and in the TV movie Return to Mayberry. They are comprised of Doug Dillard on banjo, Rodney Dillard on guitar, Dean Webb on mandolin and Mitch Jayne on bass.

Appearances

The Andy Griffith Show

• The Darlings Are Coming
• Mountain Wedding
• Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee
• Divorce, Mountain Style
• The Darling Baby
• The Darling Fortune

Songs Performed by The Dillards

• "Doug's Tune" (by Doug Dillard)
• "Dooley" (by Rodney Dillard and Mitch Jayne)
• "Banjo in the Hollow" (by Doug Dillard)
• "Salty Dog" (traditional)
• "Cindy" (traditional)
• "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (by Anthony J. Showalter and Elisha A Hoffman)
• "Dueling Banjos" (by Arthur Smith)
• "Low and Lonely" (by Floyd Jenkins)
• "Shady Grove" (traditional)
• "Boil Them Cabbage Down" (traditional)
• "There Is a Time" (by Rodney Dillard and Mitch Jayne)
• "Ebo Walker" (by Rodney Dillard and Mitch Jayne)
• "Stay a Little Longer" (by Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan)

Notes/Trivia

• The Dillards website: The Dillards

Gallery

The Dillards

Dooley