Wheatstraw Suite

Dillards (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00006BCO4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,109 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Their ground breaking 1968 album included killer versions of the Beatles 'I've Just Seen A Face' and Tim Hardin's 'Reason to Believe' plus 'I'll Fly Away', 'Nobody Knows', 'Hey Boys', 'The Biggest Whatever', 'Listen To The Sound', 'Little Pete', 'Single Saddle', 'Lemon Chimes', 'Don't You Cry', 'Bending The Strings' and 'She Sang The Hymns Out Of Tune.' Collectors' Choice. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Groundwork For Today's Country-Pop, June 15, 2003

By	AudioObscurica (United States) - See all my reviews

Listening to this album, from today's stand-point, you might say, "well it's country with some bluegrass", but in 1968, it was much bigger than that. Although history doesn't let it on, The Dillards had been expirementing for some time before they released this album, Rodney & Douglas Dillard, Dean Webb and Mitch Jayne made up one of America's premier bluegrass groups and by 1965, certain members began exploring other ideas. In 1965, they released an instrumental album featuring prominent fiddle, and was problem the released Elektra showed them the door. Later that year, banjo-playing Doug picked up a 12-string, Dean and Mitch electric mandolins and basses respectively, and a drummer, future Buffalo Springfield-er Dewey Martin came aboard. The group released two singles for Capitol, and made recordings with Jim Dickson in all their electric glory. Doug, who wanted to maintain more of a bluegrass heritage backed out, and by 1968 they weren't strictly a bluegrass band (Clarence White was even briefly a member). Herb Pedersen filled the banjo position, and they cut "Wheatstraw Suite". This album is the blueprint for the music that has been called country music all these years. All I can say for the songs is that they all come together to form the masterpiece. Take a listen.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking FolkRock !, August 3, 2003

By	Wayben - See all my reviews

I have been listening to this album, in one format or another, for 40 years! This album, along with the work of the Byrds, is a defining work on the beginnings of FolkRock. It was a major influence on other musicians who followed. A must have album for those with an interest in this genre of music!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dillards create a classic, November 28, 2005

By	B B McGuire "Buster" (Montrose, CA) - See all my reviews

The Dillards were always alot of fun from their early days on the Andy Griffith Show to their acoustic folk club appearances and they sure could play and sing, but I wasn't prepared for an album like this. I was in a record store in the late sixties and this album was playing and I was amazed when I was told it was the Dillards. Maybe it was the addition of Herb Pedersen that really made the group gel, but whatever it was they somehow combined their bluegrass roots with country and rock and created a masterpiece that sounds as fresh today as it did back then.