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Eric Weissberg (August 16, 1939 – March 22, 2020) was an American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist, whose most commercially successful recording was his banjo solo in "Dueling Banjos", featured as the theme of the film Deliverance (1972) and released as a single that reached number 2 in the United States and Canada in 1973.
More Than Ever was produced by Bob James who brought in such legendary session players as Steve Khan on guitar, Richard Tee on keyboards, Eric Gale on guitar, Hugh McCracken on guitar, and Eric Weissberg on banjo and dobro along with vocalist Patti Austin on background vocals to complement the regular BS&T lineup.
Eric Weissberg, a gifted multi-instrumentalist whose melodic banjo work on the 1973 hit single “ Dueling Banjos ” helped bring bluegrass music into the cultural mainstream, died on Sunday in a...
Mar 23, 2020 · Bob Dylan, obit, Obituary, RSX. Eric Weissberg, who turned "Dueling Banjos" into a No. 2 hit in 1973 and later played on Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks,' has died at 80.
Mar 24, 2020 · Amanda Schwab/Starpix/Shutterstock. Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film “ Deliverance ” in 1973, resulting in an unlikely smash hit single and album, has...
Mar 24, 2020 · Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film “ Deliverance ” in 1973, resulting in an unlikely smash hit single and album, has died at 80. Family members and...
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Mar 27, 2020 · The New York session musician won a Grammy after his track sold more than half a million copies. Telegraph Obituaries 27 March 2020 • 1:37pm. 264. Eric Weissberg, right, with his backing band...
