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Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
"Dueling Banjos (Deliverance)"
© Warner Bros. Records
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track listing
Dueling Banjos
Little Maggie
Shuckin' The Corn
Pony Express
Old Joe Clark
Eight More Miles
To Louisville
Farewell Blues
Earl's Breakdown
End Of A Dream
Buffalo Gals
Reuben's Train
Riding The Waves
Fire On The Mountain
Eight Of January
Bugle Call Rag
Hard Ain't It Hard
Mountain Dew
Rawhide
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Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
"Dueling Banjos (Deliverance)"
Though his name may not be familiar, his most popular song is -- "Dueling
Banjos". Taken from the 1973 Burt Reynolds movie Delieverance,
the soundtrack of the movie and credited to Weissberg and Steve Mandell was #1
on the album charts for 3 weeks (March, 1973). Before there was O Brother
Where Art Thou, this soundtrack easily relates to this soundtrack, as each
song has the banjo picking bluegrass hillbilly style.
"Dueling Banjos" starts out the album, as it is the long version,
with some extra banjo pickin' as originally heard on the single version, which
can be found on Rhino's Super Hits Of The '70s, Volume 11. The next
4 songs are in the same fast-paced style as "Dueling Banjos":
"Little Maggie," "Shuckin' The Corn," "Pony Express" and "Old Joe
Clark". "Eight More Miles To Louisville" has a sound similar to the
theme song of the Beverly Hillbillies theme.
"Farewell Blues" and "Earl's Breakdown" have the easy banjo
pickin' style, as in another banjo classic, "Orange Blossom Special
Breakdown." "End Of A Dream" was the flip side of the "Dueling
Banjos" 45 single, being the same song as "Dueling Banjos," yet in
a more "full band" style, rather than the alternating banjo and guitar.
"Buffalo Gals" is more easy paced in the beginning, fast paced towards
the end. "Reuben's Train" has a pure bluegrass sound, emphasizing on
two instruments, the violin and banjo. The next 3 songs has the pure bluegrass
sound, emphasizing on the banjo pickin': "Riding The Waves," "Fire On The
Mountain" and "Eight Of January." The bugle call "Revellie"
is the focus of "Bugle Call Rag," being fast paced as heard towards the
ending of "Dueling Banjos." The remaining tracks have the fast paced
style: "Hard Ain't It Hard," "Mountain Dew" and "Rawhide."
The soundtrack of Delieverance is an all-instrumental banjo pickin'
album. Most of the songs do sound the same, especially comparing to the end of
the "Dueling Banjos" classic. Bluegrass styled, it's a good background
soundtrack, and easily fits being music for a movie. Although the songs do
sound alike in many ways, it's amazing how Eric Weissberg can play the banjo
fast and steady. Hearing the long version of the most popular song from this
soundtrack is interesting, as most long versions were shortened for the single
status. All in all, this is a good background music album; the soundtrack of
O Brother Where Art Thou would be far much greater than Delieverance,
the difference is the music of O Brother would be the standout, where
the storyline of Delieverance (as disturbing in some scenes as the were)
was the standout.
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