DILLARDS, THE

DILLARDS, THE (Original lineup, c. 1962–1966: Doug Dillard, b. East St. Louis, Ill., March 6, 1937 [bnj]; Rodney Dillard , b. Salem, Mo., 1942 [gtr, voc]; Dean Webb [mdln]; Mitch Jayne [b]) The Dillards , one of the most commercial and influential BLUEGRASS bands of the mid-1960s, later evolved into one of the first COUNTRY-ROCK outfits. The Dillard brothers were sons of an old-time fiddler who grew up surrounded by traditional dance music. In the mid-1950s a vibrant bluegrass scene developed…