The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri,
popularly known for their appearance as "The Darlings" on The Andy
Griffith Show.
The Dillards originally consisted of
Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard (born March 6, 1937, Salem, Missouri - May 16, 2012) on banjo,
Rodney Adean "Rod" Dillard (born May 18, 1942, Salem, Missouri) playing the guitar, and dobro,
Roy 'Dean' Webb (born March 28, 1937, Independence, Missouri) on mandolin, and
Mitchell Franklin "Mitch" Jayne (July 5, 1928, Hammond, Indiana – August 2, 2010) on double bass.