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Banjo Breakdown

(Arthur Smith)

Rusty York and Willard Hale recordings
Starday (SEP-45-440-B)

“Feudin’ Banjos” with a different name:  It later evolved into “Dueling Banjos” for the film Deliverance.  It was recorded in its original incarnation in the mid-1940s by Arthur Smith and Don Reno.

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  1. http://shop.cmt.com/50-Years-of-Dueling-Banjos-Instrumental-Country_stcVVproductId3597793VVcatId423548VVviewprod.htm

Here’s “Feudin’ Banjos” performed by Don Reno and Arthur Smith…