G.Man wrote (on the Donna Summer thread):



Worth his own thread, I reckon, especially for the sublime couple of albums he did with Gene Clark.

The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard And Clark
and
Through The Morning Through The Night

At random, Polly

... and ...

The Radio Song

RIP

Indeed.

With Care From Someone

Ah, that's a much better tribute to Doug Dillard's banjo picking than my links, delicatemoth. Thanks.

(I like the caption for that nice film accompanying WCFS: "views from the A66, north lake district, england.")

The cover of The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard And Clark is quite a sight. But, yeah, what a fine album.

Incidentally, on the Summer thread, AdC countered my assertion that The Dillards' (post-Doug) version of "Reason To Believe" is the best interpretation of the song by reference to Tim Hardin's original.

Fair comment, and it's a matter of preference. Hardin's version is stripped down with the man giving it the usual rough vocals (Hardin was not a great vocalist, it's fair to say). The Dillards did the harmonising thing, and their interpretation certainly is more beautiful than Hardin's. The Dillards also deliver the key line, "Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried" more effectively, bit that is, of course, also totally subjective.

Bobby Darin did a pretty good version of it, too. He and Hardin were pals: Hardin wrote "If I Were A Carpenter" for Darin, and Darin gave Hardin "Simple Song Of Freedom".

Now Doc Watson is gone, at 89. He was the godfather of the '60s bluegrass revival.

Hardin was not a great vocalist, it's fair to say

Ouch! For me he was one of the best and could break your heart with a single line. But I'm just a soggy wet romantic.

I agree, AdeC ... he may not have been perfect technically, but he had a whole lot of soul.