Actor
Doug Dillard
March 6, 1937 · East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Dillard, who grew up on a farm near Salem, Missouri, began learning guitar and fiddle at age five, and banjo at age 15. He began playing in the family band, with his father Homer Sr. on fiddle, his mother Lorene on guitar, and his older brother Earl on keyboards.
His banjo heroes were Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, and Don Reno. After corresponding with Scruggs, Dillard persuaded his parents to drive him to Scruggs' home in Madison, Tennessee, where Scruggs installed "Scruggs Tuners" on Dillard's banjo.
Notable work
Often works with
Andy Griffith
2 titles together
The Andy Griffith Show, Return to Mayberry
Ron Howard
2 titles together
The Andy Griffith Show, Return to Mayberry
Don Knotts
2 titles together
The Andy Griffith Show, Return to Mayberry
George Lindsey
2 titles together
The Andy Griffith Show, Return to Mayberry
Aneta Corsaut
2 titles together
The Andy Griffith Show, Return to Mayberry
Jack Dodson
2 titles together
The Andy Griffith Show, Return to Mayberry
