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50 Years of Dueling Banjos
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| It’s been a half century since Arthur Smith and Don Reno picked out the melody to the best known banjo tune in history during a recording session in Charlotte, North Carolina. A dialogue between two five-strings, the original song was titled “Feudin’ Banjos”, but when the tune showed up in the popular movie “Deliverance” in 1973, it was credited to another writer! Arthur Smith sued and the record was set straight.
However, the story didn’t end there. “Dueling Banjos” went on to become the standard against which all other banjo instrumentals were judged. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the duet is still the most popular banjo tune of all time and the first song that beginning five-string pickers learn on their $100 Harmony banjos.
CMH Records is pleased to celebrate the golden anniversary of “Dueling Banjos” with this collection of new and classic banjo songs. Featuring Smith’s original “Feudin’ Banjos” as well as the version popularized in “Deliverance” (and a few surprises as well!), this anthology proves that the five-string is the heart of Bluegrass – a virtuosic art form that is uniquely American.
Besides Reno and Smith, 50 Years of Dueling Banjos includes performances by the legends of Bluegrass including Lester Flatt and Nashville Grass, Jimmy Martin, Josh Graves and the Osborne Brothers. Let yourself get carried down the raging rapids of Bluegrass with 50 Years of Dueling Banjos!
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| Tributed Artists: |
| Arthur Smith, The Pinnacle Boys, Don Reno, Lester Flatt & Nashville Grass, Benny Martin, The Osborne Brothers, David Dick, Josh Graves, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, The Bluegrass Cardinals, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Ralph Smith, Bill Harrell |
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| 1 | Dueling Banjos – Arthur Smith  |
| 2 | Sitting On Top Of The World – The Pinnacle Boys |
| 3 | Dear Old Dixie – Don Reno |
| 4 | Ballad of Jed Clampett – Lester Flatt & Nashville Grass |
| 5 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Benny Martin |
| 6 | Kentucky Waltz – The Osborne Brothers |
| 7 | Fast As You – David Dick |
| 8 | Good Times Are Past and Gone – Lester Flatt & Nashville Grass |
| 9 | Earl’s Breakdown – Josh Graves |
| 10 | Battling Banjos Polka – Arthur Smith |
| 11 | Sunny Side of the Mountain – Jimmy Martin |
| 12 | Train 45 – Mac Wiseman |
| 13 | Blue Is The Color Of Lonesome – The Bluegrass Cardinals |
| 14 | Shuckin’ The Corn – Lester Flatt & Nashville Grass |
| 15 | Ballad of Curtis Loew – Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time |
| 16 | Yakety Sax – Arthur Smith |
| 17 | Foggy Mountain Special – Lester Flatt & Nashville Grass |
| 18 | Bury Me Beneath the Willow – Ralph Smith |
| 19 | Bringin’ In The Georgia Mail – Don Reno & Bill Harrell |
| 20 | Feudin’ Banjos – Arthur Smith |
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