Taste of Country

‘Dueling Banjos’ Songwriter Arthur ‘Guitar Boogie’ Smith Dies

'Dueling Banjos' songwriter, Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith has passed away just two days after his 93rd birthday. The songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and TV star came into the spotlight ...
Snopes.com

Banjo Boy

The 'Dueling Banjos' (guitar & banjo) scene was NOT part of the original script in the movie, until the cameraman happened to catch it on film. NOTE: The family of the boy was well paid and beat ...
Yahoo

Eric Weissberg, Whose ‘Dueling Banjos’ Was an Unlikely Smash, Dies at 80

Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film “Deliverance” in 1973, resulting in an unlikely smash hit single and album, has died at 80. Family members and friends said ...
CBS News

9-year-old on banjo and his brothers are back with more music

(CBS) - The young Mizzone brothers who comprise the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys are back with more of their amazing music stylings. This time they're playing Eric Weissberg's classic "Dueling Banjos". Take ...
The Denver Post

Arthur Smith, who wrote “Guitar Boogie” and “Dueling Banjos,” dies

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Arthur Smith, a trailblazing guitarist and banjoist who wrote and recorded “Guitar Boogie” and “Dueling Banjos,” the latter heard in the acclaimed movie “Deliverance,” and influenced ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Smith, guitarist who wrote ‘Guitar Boogie’ and ‘Dueling Banjos,’ dies at 93

Arthur Smith, a trailblazing guitarist and banjoist who wrote and recorded “Guitar Boogie” and “Dueling Banjos,” the latter heard in the acclaimed movie Deliverance, and influenced the Beatles, among ...