Born March 6, 1937 in Salem, MO, Dillard started playing guitar at age five, and began plucking the strings on the banjo after receiving the instrument as a present from his parents at age fifteen.

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NASHVILLE, May 19 (UPI) -- Bluegrass star Doug Dillard has died of a lung infection in Nashville, his family said. He was 75. Dillard died Wednesday, a publicist said. With his brother Rod, Douglas ...

Doug Dillard, an accomplished banjo player who gained notoriety with his appearances on the 'The Andy Griffth Show,' passed away last night (May 16) after a trip to a Nashville emergency room, ...

Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock ‘n’ roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Wednesday night in Nashville ...

LOS ANGELES — Bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs answered a knock at the door of his Nashville home in 1953 to find an eager-looking banjo enthusiast on the porch asking Scruggs to put a set of his ...

NASHVILLE - Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock ’n’ roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on “The Andy Griffith Show,’’ died Wednesday in ...

The bluegrass, folk and country rock worlds are in mourning today with the death of banjo player Doug Dillard at the age of 75. A spokesman told AOL's country blog, The Boot, that Dillard died Wedne… ...

Banjo player and TV performer Doug Dillard, who gained fame for his appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" with musical group the Dillards (known on the TV series as the "Darlings") has died ...

Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock ‘n’ roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Wednesday night in Nashville ...