The history of the instrumental bluegrass song “Dueling Banjos” has a tempestuous story thanks to the fact that the original songwriter is often not gifted credit for the song’s birth. That being said ...

If you know the famous banjo-and-guitar showdown from Deliverance, you know Eric Weissberg, even if you don't immediately recognize his name. Weissberg, who was born Aug. 16, 1939, would have turned ...

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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 ...

Bluegrass musician Eric Weissberg (far right in the above photo) died yesterday at the age of 80. He had a hit with "Dueling Banjos" from the movie Deliverance in 1972. Weissberg's son Will confirmed ...

Forty-five years ago, Atlanta native James Dickey published "Deliverance," the acclaimed novel that was made into the 1972 Southern gothic film. The movie, which chronicles an ill-fated canoe trip ...

Steve Martin is most well known for making us last for the past few decades, but did you know he’s also an amazing banjo player??? Well you should! He DID win a Grammy back in 2010 for his bluegrass ...

Today, banjo maestro Bela Fleck turns 56. The NYC native is best known for his work with New Grass Revival and The Flecktones, but he’s also shared the stage with so many musicians from an incredibly ...

Eric Weissberg has sadly passed away at the age of 80. Variety reports that the family says he had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for years. Eric was one half of the duo who performed the famous ...

The soundtrack album for "Deliverance" spent three weeks at No. 1 and the single itself was No. 2 for four weeks in 1973. Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film ...