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30 minutes ago, Sheepdog1969 said:

Does anyone else get "Deliverance" flashbacks when banjo's are played/talked about?

 

I'm sure most of you already knew this, but the actor who played the boy on the porch (Billy Redden) could not play the banjo.

In order to film certain seated scenes with Ronny Cox, who could really play, Redden was outfitted with a special shirt that allowed local musician Mike Addis to strum and claw-hammer the instrument in a convincing fashion. Addis was behind Redden, with his arms in Redden's sleeves.

The song you hear on the soundtrack and on the movie was arranged and recorded in a studio by the late great Eric Weissberg (banjo) and Steve Mandell (guitar).

I'm gonna shut up now.
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