<P> Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band , their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show , introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it . This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player , Briscoe Darling . Maggie Peterson played Charlene Darling , their sister and the focus for the attentions of character Ernest T. Bass , played by Howard Morris . The appearances of the Dillards as the Darlings ran between 1963 and 1966 . In 1986 , the Dillards reprised the role in the reunion show Return to Mayberry . As part of their current tour , Rodney Dillard answers questions about the TV series . He says the songs such as `` Dooley '' are about people the family knew . </P>
<P> Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band , their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show , introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it . This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player , Briscoe Darling . Maggie Peterson played Charlene Darling , their sister and the focus for the attentions of character Ernest T. Bass , played by Howard Morris . The appearances of the Dillards as the Darlings ran between 1963 and 1966 . In 1986 , the Dillards reprised the role in the reunion show Return to Mayberry . As part of their current tour , Rodney Dillard answers questions about the TV series . He says the songs such as `` Dooley '' are about people the family knew . </P>
who played bluegrass on the andy griffith show
who played bluegrass on the andy griffith show
The Dillards
The Dillards