Douglas Flint Dillard (March 6, 1937 – May 16, 2012) was an American musician noted for his banjo proficiency and his pioneering participation in late-'60s country rock.

[1] He began playing in the family band, with his father Homer Sr. on fiddle, his mother Lorene on guitar, and his older brother Earl on keyboards.

[5] From 1956 to 1959, Doug was a founding member of the Ozark Mountain Boys with his younger brother Rodney, along with Bill Glenn, Henry and Jim Lewis, and Paul Breidenbach.

Mitch Jayne (future member of The Dillards) invited the Ozark Mountain Boys to play on his KSMO Saturday morning radio show, "Hickory Hollow.

Other members included John Hartford (who had frequently played fiddle with Dillard's father), Buddy Van Hoosier, and Joel Noel.

[5] Doug and Rodney Dillard created the Folkswingers, a side project teaming their talents with Glen Campbell and Tut Taylor.

[8] Dillard played banjo on Glen Campbell's recording of John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind."

He had stopped touring several years before his death but still participated in occasional recording sessions and a few concert performances.