Who actually played Duelling banjos in Deliverance?
Billy Redden (born 1956) is an American actor, best known for his role as a backwoods mountain boy in the 1972 film Deliverance. He played Lonnie, a banjo-playing teenager in north Georgia, who played the noted “Dueling Banjos” with Drew Ballinger (Ronny Cox).
What is the banjo song in Deliverance?
Dueling Banjos
The song was made famous by the 1972 film Deliverance, which also led to a successful lawsuit by the song’s composer, as it was used in the film without Smith’s permission….Dueling Banjos.
| “Dueling Banjos” | |
|---|---|
| Songwriter(s) | Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith, Don Reno, arranged by Eric Weissberg, Steve Mandell |
| Producer(s) | Joe Boyd |
What happened to the kid that played Dueling Banjos in Deliverance?
More Stories By Erik. Eric Weissberg, who arranged, played banjo on and won a Grammy for “Dueling Banjos,” from the 1972 movie Deliverance, died Sunday of Alzheimer’s disease complications. He was 80. His son, Will Weissberg, confirmed the news to our sister publication Rolling Stone.
Did Billy Redden actually play the banjo in Deliverance?
The young man actually didn’t know the banjo — a local musician played with his arms through the young boy’s sleeves while crouched behind him (Redden would, however, later play the instrument, in a cameo in Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,” in 2003 — see the clip below).
Is Billy Redden mentally challenged?
Well, to expose the reality behind the movie magic, he was a regular kid named Billy Redden, neither mentally retarded or inbred. He did not actually play the banjo – a local musician hid behind the boy and played with his hands instead.
Was Ed O’Neill in the movie Deliverance?
I’m frequently cited as making my film debut in [1972’s] Deliverance, which is odd because I’m not in it! 9. I didn’t realize that I was a main character [Hank] in Finding Dory until I saw how many lines I had to record.
Did Billy Redden learn to play the banjo?
Billy Redden could not play the banjo. (Following the popularity of Deliverance, he played a “Banjo Man” in Big Fish but never actually learned to play.)