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Deliverance Movie

It made over 46 million dollars at the box office. It was one of the best movies of 1972. It was selected as one of The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made by the New York Times. And the soundtrack "Dueling Banjos" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 1974. I'm talking about the " Deliverance" movie - it's 40th anniversary on June 26th is just around the corner.  Here's an interview with Ronnie Cox (by Brent Lang/The Republic) who played Drew Ballinger in the film: Q: You are a musician - did you actually play the guitar in the "Dueling Banjos" scene? A: "I did not, sort of by my own choice, although I'm not nearly a good enough guitarist. Billy Redden, who played the banjo boy, could not play. He had another kid behind him working the strings." "Since he was not able to play and we were going to just match the playback, I didn't want to miss a day of canoe practice to go off and recor