Mitch Jayne

  • Mitch Jayne passes

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    Born July 5, 1930, Mitch Jayne passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 in Columbia, MO, after being diagnosed with cancer only recently. In the 1960's, The Dillards were introduced to a larger American audience as the Darlin' Family on the Andy

  • Mitch Jayne to receive humanities award

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    Former Dillard and current fiction writer Mitch Jayne has just learned that he will be receiving the 2008 Governor's Humanities Book Award from the Missouri Humanities Council. The award is in recognition of his book, Fiddler's Ghost, published in 2007.

  • Fiddler’s Ghost tops in St Lou

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    Fiddler's Ghost, the most recent novel from former Dillard's funny man Mitch Jayne, has been selected as among the Best Books of 2007 by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The book, released this summer by Wildstone Media, tells the tale of a

  • Mitch Jayne – Fiddler’s Ghost

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    Former Dillards bass player Mitch Jayne has just released his latest book of fiction. Fiddler's Ghost is the story of a young couple who move to a small Ozark town where the locals folks live by customs that seem generations out