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The Dillards

The Dillards is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Eric Andersen. Those roots explain a lot about how The Dillards arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as John Hartford, Jimmy Martin, Ola Belle Reed, Ricky Skaggs and Jimmie Rodgers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Don Henley, John Paul Jones, Elton John, Buffalo Springfield and John Bettis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around The Dillards, reaching back through Eric Andersen and forward to Don Henley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Dillards are an American bluegrass and country rock band from Salem, Missouri. They are notable for being among the first bluegrass groups to have electrified their instruments, and they are considered to be pioneers of country rock and progressive bluegrass. In 2022, the band was inducted into the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The DillardsEric AndersenDon HenleyJohn Paul JonesElton JohnBuffalo SpringfieldJohn BettisJohn HartfordJimmy MartinOla Belle ReedRicky SkaggsJimmie RodgersGrandpa JonesThe SteelDriversAlison Krauss & Unio…

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The Dillards connections

The Dillards grew out of Eric Andersen, shares an orbit with John Hartford, Jimmy Martin, Ola Belle Reed and Ricky Skaggs, went on to shape Don Henley, John Paul Jones, Elton John and Buffalo Springfield. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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