The Dillards - Daddy was a mover - 1978
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- The Dillards at Austin City Limits 1978! (Rodney Dillard - guitar and vocals, Dean Webb - mandolin, Billy Ray Lathum (ex-Kentucky Colonels with Clarence White) - banjo and electric guitar, Paul York - drums and Jeff Gilkinson - bass). The Dillards at their best with drums!!!
played in band with Billy Ray's nephew. Had the pleasure to hang out w/Billy Ray the few times he came to California.
For anyone who might remember some of our early country artists: Mr. Billy Ray Lathum (not LathAm), of the Kentucky Colonels and The Dillards, passed away, August 18, 2018. His memorial was today, September 1, 2018, at The Station in Nashville, TN. He was a dear friend of mine, and my parents. I met him when I was four years old. We had a three hour conversation. I did not have the chance to see him again in the physical, but he was my rock via telephone when my Mom passed away in 2012. I couldn't be at his memorial today, because of finances, last minute stuff (it being Labor Day weekend and all). Billy was possibly the most remarkable banjo player to ever walk the earth. An icon in the industry who played on the Andy Griffith Show, and also with Elton John and so many others in the industry. He was not a show-off, he was a true showman. And, he loved life and country music with all of his heart. RIP Billy Ray.
One of my favorite banjo pickers! Billy had his spirit do the pickin’ and his physical body was just there for good looks. God bless him.
My uncle Billy Ray was an amazing person, I cherished every moment I spent with him,
Billy Ray and I used to hang out whenever he came to the Philly area. We cruised around in either his Mustang or my GTO. Many great memories of my late friend!
Billy Ray Lathum was a phenomenal banjo picker. He was lightning fast and he kept up with Dean Webb on the mandolin and also Clarence White on the guitar.
One hell of a great song. Masterful lyrics. If you were a boy and grew up in a poor, country family, the lyrics should hit home.
Saw this Dillards line up when they came to Aberdeen Scotland in (I think) 1977 or 1978. Got back stage to meet them and had a jam with Rodney, Dean and Billy Ray. Was memorable!
Outstanding work done by a group of legends not afraid to stretch out a little once in awhile, no more, no less. They weren't following anyone's rules, just playing some great music!
Watched this incredibly impressive and historical YT video with my brother, who'd already seen it. At the 45 second mark he paused it, and announced to me that they were going to go into a medley somewhere near the end, and then he asked me to play a game and guess which song they'd transition into? Choices: a Doobie Bros tune, a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, a Bob Dylan number, something by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, or...Banjo Signal. I cracked up at the last choice for about a minute straight, considering how unlikely that would be.
Thank you for posting this clip Aubrunner! I love the Dillards post BG, 70’s progressive period, especially when Herb Pederson was in the band on banjo and vocals. Their breakthrough recording: WHEATSTRAW SUITE (1970) and their followup recording: COPPERFIELDS (1973) are absolutely wonderful! Good songs, outstanding vocals, angelic harmonies with cool vocal shifts (akin to the Osborne Bros.) and great playing make for some pure listening joy! These recordings sound as vibrant and fresh today as they did when they were first released. Rodney, Dean and Mitch moved on in this new direction without Rodney’s fine banjo pickin’ brother Doug, who had decided to join up with Gene Clark of the Byrds, to form Dillard & Clark. The brief all-star lineup of Clarence White, Peter Rowan, Richard Green, David Grisman and Bill Keith, collectively known as: MULESKINNER (1973) - musical companions of the Dillards, are another stellar progressive BG group from this period, along with the fabulous Osborne Brothers.
During this period, The Dillards weren't a bluegrass band, they were a country rock band. They and the NGDB were probably the most notable bands of this style in that they mixed bluegrass instrumentation with rock elements. The Eagles also did this for a time before they chose to abandon their country elements. Rick Nelson also did this, but from more of a straight country perspective with a pedal steel player.
These guys took bluegrass and did their own thing with it. Just what Bill Monroe said he hoped the generations would do with the style he and others came to play.
This is amazing! That's for sharing..(a video with Jeff!!) I wish this was available!
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Sure miss Mitch Jayne!
I agree and I'll add music from the Band.
I do prefer their bluegrass though I'm not really familiar with this period of the Dillards.
I am happy that I was introduced to Blue Grass thru the Andy Griffith show as will Flatt & Scruggs on Beverly Hills - music wise at least.
I'm more into Jazz, Classical, Tango (Astor Piazolla) but do enjoy music of all genres - or what I consider good like Allison Krauss & Union Station - fine musicians, search YT for clips of them or see the music on my channel.
Tell you what, next time you're on stage at ACL be sure to try both methods and get back to us on the right way to do things.
Oh I meant the channel for "Casyatbat" since a troll stole by YT ID replacing the lower case "L" with an uppercase "i" on MrHoolits then was posting disgusting comments impersonating/pretending to be me.
So I created another alias and rarely use the original MrHoolits since then.
I have clips of tango - blue grass - jazz - classical and other genres on the Casyatbat channel if you're interested.
Gotta do whatcha gotta to make a living. The mandolin seems kinda out of place here.
Old Cremona the mandolin here fits and is incredible. But I’m just a guy who’s from where these guys started.
@oldcremona, No Mandolin belonged there but not the electric guitar. This is blue grass music.bass, banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin and violin = blue grass.
Try what I consider one of the best modern bluegrass groups
Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
watch?v=3NtKnFGAfbM