The Dillards on The Judy Garland Show (1963)
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- We were privileged to be guests on The Judy Garland Show, however, you’ll note right away that the show had absolutely NO IDEA what to do with us. Thus you’ll see us pulled toward the “hillbilly caricature” trend, a tendency that we fought against for our whole career (as evidenced by our diverse albums and refusal to be pigeonholed). Hollywood wanted to make fun of the Ozarks, but of course we were literally from the Ozarks and always fought to represent our region accurately. We lost the battle a bit here but we gained tons of valuable exposure and in 1963 we certainly weren’t in a position to call the shots.
All in all, this is a sweet snapshot of history, and we are proud to share this compilation of our show segments. Thankful to be on a legendary show with legendary entertainers.
Proof that Judy was a real trooper who could lend her enormous talent to just about any aspect of showbiz. Nice to see George Meharis with his ever shining personality. Jerry Van Dyke as well. R.I.P. All three. This was a nice surprise for me and I sincerely thank you for uploading it.
Loved this wish we could have more days and shows like this
I miss variety shows and hope they come back someday.I feel the same way about anthologies.
Greetings from Doniphan, MO...you guys are great...love your music...
Still loving all, in December 2024 !!!!❤❤❤🎉
I vaguely remember the Judy Garland Show. I remember she was supposed to be a really great singer; she always looked tired and sad to me. I felt sorry for her. As a more recent observation: Larry, Darryl, & Darryl copied the Dillards on The Bob Newhart Show (except D & D "played" Exodus on twin grand pianos). You guys were inspirational to a lot of folks! Thank you for your music. (I live 1 mile N of Lecoma).
@@BarbaraABryant yes we were told by Bob’s producers that it was an homage
She was used and abused by many people
Did you talk to Judy? What was she like to you? Was anyone on the set interested in really learning or listening about bluegrass? Judy looked emaciated. The new yorkers trying to do country looked about as natural as tofu on Thanksgiving.
@@Bascomblodge didn’t talk much, no. But she was kind to us. The whole show was just ill-conceived and they were hoping she could carry it regardless.
Absolutely great!
Kinda neat to see the whole Judy Garland session filmed with the Dillard's. I've watched the "Ol' Mule Whoa" segment a number of times, but never saw the other parts of the show. 😊
Thanks for sharing!
When worlds collide 🎉
Great stuff
I'd like to see the Dillards' collaboration with opera star Mary Costa on the "Don Knotts Show"in the early 1970s.
@@allenjones3130 yes wish we had all original footage but just back then no one thought of asking for a home version! So then later it’s hard to get. Some services have archives but they are always $$$$ to get the footage.
Rodney does so great with that deadpan look.
This show aired on October 20, 1963
Nothing like the Dillards and nothing like Judy.
There was nothing wrong with having made the compromise you made, with regard to image, stereotype, and caricature, because you deserve a wide audience and making a little sacrifice to get it is certainly easy enough to understand and overlook.
I first heard about bluegrass through an old friend, Bill Moore ("Mister Moore"), who hails from Waynesville, NC. Hi Bill!
They all worked up!
They's all choked up.
It was an odd combination, but it worked. Your showmanship came through in spades when you were playing. I'm glad they put you in the tuxes so people would pay attention to the music instead of looking at you as a bunch of hicks.
Them boys could pick!
I was 5 years old in 63
Looks like a pretty high end Gibson Mastertone banjo there.
CBS should have moved this show to a different time slot and I think it might have run more than a year.I hope whoever owns the rights to the show will consider putting it out on DVD.
What was its time slot? Friday or Saturday night? Did it have major competition?
@@57highland Sunday against Bonanza.
@@David-yw2lv And I'm going to guess that in 1963, Bonanza was at or near the height of its popularity.
@@57highland It was the most watched show for the season.
@@David-yw2lv Yes, I remember watching it as a kid, though hour-long Westerns were well beyond my attention span. The opening theme and introduction of the Cartwrights was always interesting but not much else. Later on, in reruns, or on "classic" TV channels, I watched "Bonanza" and asked myself "How did people sit through these long, drawn-out, formulaic Westerns?" Later on, I liked "The Big Valley" pretty well, but that was about it. And, re "Bonanza", those awful "sound stages" that were supposed to be believable as the outdoors! Those alone made you want to tune out.
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Wow, nice to hear Dean and Mitch... "speak," as it were. Nothing against Rodney (or Doug)! 😄
"Refined" show biz didn't know what to do with "folk" and "rock and roll" groups. Pete Seeger had a TV show in the early 60's that presented folk music without trying to make fun of it.
I'm surprised they didn't suggest doing the hillbilly scene from "Summer Stock".
Somebody Touched Me was pretty good....
What year was this she was always my dream
@@josephmorgan6112 read the description for all details. This was 1963.
Longest introduction in the world.
My she had a voice
She died at 47 years old from an accidental drug overdose
This was terrible.
@@lambo58 🤣 you might say that. The producers had no idea what to do with an honest to goodness bluegrass band like us.