Talk:The Dillards

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The article states: "In 1972, The Dillards joined Elton John on his first American tour.[1]" Well, The Dillards may have toured with Elton John in 1972, but I saw Elton in Denver in May, 1971, and I am pretty sure this was his second tour of the US, so this information about 1972 is wrong. Anyhow, Go Dillards! 66.58.134.5 (talk) 23:16, 9 March 2014 (UTC) Dale Gardner, Anchorage, Alaska.

Copyright violation
I deleted the History section because almost all of it was copied word for word from cmt.com. See http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/dillards/bio.jhtml. Ward3001 22:10, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

If you would like, I can write some about their mid-sixties to early seventies album that were so vital. I see that the current era of editors are forgetting them and I am determined to not let that happen. I have a wealth of literature at my college library and will try to use references. Long live "The Dillards".

I got ahold of Rodney and told him that I would like to work extensively on this page and make it something really exhaustive. If that's okay with you- or whomever. I could also some help! I plan on starting on it this summer. Be sure to leave me a message- Thanks, Sean —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelseanhof (talk • contribs) 00:14, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's fine to get information from Rodney, but remember that all information must be cited from a reliable source (publication, webpage, etc.). Personal communications are not acceptable sources because they cannot be verified and are considered original research. But if you can back up what Rodney tells you with good sources, that sounds great. Ward3001 (talk) 01:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Sure Ward, He's going to point me in the direction of references, as well as other media sources-like what tv programs they played on, when, etc. All kinds of factual things that can be verified. He seems like an awesome guy-I had no idea he was so cool. He's also an extremely humble fellow so he would not be prone to exaggerate.

I would also like to get ahold of Mitch- he's a scholar and would be a massive help. I think he chronicled the band's career (even some after he semi-retired).

I am doing my MPA right now so I am used to references and citations. Maybe with your help and some other wikipedia writers/Dillards fans we can make one of the best pages on the site. These guys deserve it!

Sean —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.47.105.164 (talk) 19:25, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Extracted from the CIA World Factbook? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.24.45.6 (talk) 15:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Steve Cooley
I removed the link for Steve Cooley. The link went to a politician with the same name but as far as I can tell, no relation to the musician. - Buck49 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:2C66:8960:C33:D0A8:367E:28A8 (talk) 05:24, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Writing needs to be clarified
There are places on this page that are very poorly written, using unclear language that ultimately has no meaning and leaves the reader wondering what is actually meant. An example is: "Clark says Songs That Make Me Cry is the only one currently available with real performances and has the three songs which included Maggie Peterson, who played Charlene. Back Porch Bluegrass: Live Almost includes five songs that were sung on the show, and Rodney Dillard released another album with the real performances of other songs."

In these sentences, the word "real" makes no sense. "Real" in what way? As opposed to fake performances? What is a "real" performance? Does the writer mean that these were the actual performances as used in the TV show? If so, then say that. I read the website that was cited as the source, and NOWHERE on that site is the word "real" used in reference to any recordings, so I cannot figure out why anyone would choose a meaningless word like that.

I have absolutely no knowledge of the Dillards or of the music used in the Andy Griffith Show, so I do not feel qualified to rewrite anything here. If someone who has this knowledge -- and can write in a manner that is clear and accurate -- could rewrite the unclear sections of this page, it would be greatly appreciated.2605:6000:E8C3:EE00:5421:A1D8:596F:F1B7 (talk) 11:36, 13 April 2020 (UTC)