R.I.P. Maggie Peterson - "Charlene Darling" on The Andy Griffith Show

[billy logan]

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[TC6969]

You know boil that cabbage down always makes me cry!

 

[billy logan]

I think the writer of the obituary didn't know that Boil Them Cabbage Down, amongst those made-up titles, is a legit fiddle tune

 

[DekeDog]

I think the writer of the obituary didn't know that Boil Them Cabbage Down, amongst those made-up titles, is a legit fiddle tune

And the Darlings were a legit band (less Charlene and Briscoe) whose real name was "The Dillards"

 

[billy logan]

 

[elihu]

Charlene!….Ah luv yeeeooouuu!

I was just thinking that she put a face to the girl in the song John Deere Green.

 

[Lonn]

I saw her with the Dillards, George Lindsey, the guy that played Ernest T. Bass and the woman that played Thelma Lou nearly 20 years ago at a Mayberry in the Midwest festival here in Indiana. The actor that played Ernest T came in from the back of the auditorium throwing plastic rocks around lol. It was hilarious with that crazy laugh of his.

 

[Dave W]

She sang with the Dillards at this 2019 show, still in good voice.

Rodney Dillard is the only original band member still living.

 

[bigbreak]

Pre Gilligan's Island and post Dobie Gillis Bob Denver playing Dud Wash at 5:00.