Talk:Dueling Banjos
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James Dickey first heard Dueling Banjos in a guitar/banjo arrangement by Portland, OR folk musicians Mike Russo and Ron Brentano in 1963. He was introduced to them first on tape and then in person by me and several other Reed College students who were teaching him guitar at the time. We all had great hopes that Russo and Brentano would do the music for Deliverance. When Warner Brothers decided to have Eric Weissberg and Steven Mandel do the music instead, Jim called me and appologized. He said he had no control over what Warner Brothers did, and he felt "like a prize pig at a pork judging contest."
This is can be verified in both "The World as a Lie - James Dickey", Henry Hart's biography, and "Summer of Deliverance" by James Dickey's son, Christopher.
John Ullman
Tiny Toons Adventures "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" also features a direct parody of this scene. (205.250.167.76 16:33, 13 March 2007 (UTC))
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[edit] Movie studio theme
The riff can be heard before the start of some movies. It is the theme, and appears with the logo, of some production outfit. Does anyone know which one? - Matthew238 03:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Use in Snoken Productions Machinima
In the recent episode of Frost, a Battlefield 2142 Machinima created by Snoken production, a part of the song was used as background music in the "Redneck Chase Scene", which was I believe, at 3:32 until 4:21. Would this be a significant entry in refrences to Popular Culture?
Jusuchin Panjirinanu 21:29, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wasn't there another commercial using this song?
I vaguely remember an SUV commercial (I think it was) that had a group of campers way out in the woods somewhere, and they'd just finished setting up their tents and supplies and stuff... and then they hear the sound of "Dueling Banjos" being played somewhere off in the distance. They look at each other, then frantically start packing everything back up into the back of the SUV, pile into their seats, and burn rubber getting out of the area. Anyone remember this one, and what the car company was, or exactly when this was? Nomad Of Norad (talk) 07:47, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
I definitely remember the commercial you're talking about; I thought it was hilarious. I do not remember when it was or what car it was - maybe Suzuki or Isuzu? I also remember a commercial for AOL using it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smitherd (talk • contribs) 19:34, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
It was for the Saturn VUE: http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/archives/000393.html but I don't think we can link to a copy of the ad. Machiavillain (talk) 18:28, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] The trivia section is larger than the rest of the article
This article is odd in that respect, and needs major cleanup.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 21:40, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
