How the Song Came to Be 02/17/20240‘Dueling Banjos’ From ‘Deliverance’: An Unlikely Hit The song, featured prominently in the 1972 thriller, was used without the permission of its composer. There’s actually only one banjo used
On This Day 08/06/20150Mar 22, 2020: Eric Weissberg, ‘Dueling Banjos’ Musician—Obituary The 1973 instrumental hit, which actually featured guitar and banjo, became popular when it was included in a key scene in the harrowing film ‘Deliverance’