Old Dillards footage from the Andy Griffith show
The Dillards are hands-down our favorite bluegrass band. We’ve recorded several songs from their repertoire: Banjo in the Hollow, Katy Kline, and Black-Eyed Susie, to name a few. The Dillards made several appearances on the Andy Griffity show as the Darling Boys. Here they are playing their song “Dooley”.
More after the jump
Here they are doing a rather odd version of the beloved filthy old New Orleans ditty “Salty Dog”, with a disturbingly enthusiastic female vocal. I’ve never heard anyone do this tune in ‘D’ before.
RSS blog posts
Terrific! I was trying to find a recording of the Dillards doing Salty Dog but apparently there isn’t one other than this video from the Andy Griffith Show. I love it how you waited for Ernest T’s rock to come flying in through the window after Dooley. Perfect. Thanks for posting this.
Comment by Chris Mau — 10/24/2006 @ 11:06 am
Thanks, Chris. The editing work isn’t mine, actually. I’m just as grateful as you are that someone took the time to post this to YouTube. The Dillards are a band that we Tangleweed folks admire greatly, and it’s very cool to see them in action.
Comment by Kenneth Rainey — 10/24/2006 @ 11:10 am
I heard that The Dillards made analbumtitle LIVE - ALMOST.
Is this true, and if so wshere can I purcchase it?
Thanks.
Comment by Bette Stover — 1/26/2007 @ 6:58 pm
Hi Bette–
The copy of Live (almost) that I have is paired with ‘Backporch Bluegrass’ on 1 CD. Here’s the Amazon listing for it:
Live (Almost)
Comment by Kenneth Rainey — 1/27/2007 @ 11:31 am