One of the most memorable moments in the 1972 film Deliverance is the banjo/guitar duel of Billy Redden and Ronny Cox. Musicians looking to add some of that plucky magic to their own compositions ...

If you know the famous banjo-and-guitar showdown from Deliverance, you know Eric Weissberg, even if you don’t immediately recognize his name. Weissberg, who was born Aug. 16, 1939, would have turned ...

Buck Trent, who invented the electric banjo and played on Dolly Parton's biggest hits, died three years ago today at age 85.

The 2024 Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival is gearing up for a spectacular 5-day celebration from March 6th to March 10th, 2024. Hosted at iconic venues such as the New Orleans Jazz Museum, Wein ...

Sam Radding spends most days in his backyard workshop off of University Avenue surrounded by guitar bodies. He smells of sawdust and has the wild-eyed look of a mad scientist. He has a bald spot ...

Gregg Stafford & the Jazz Hounds’ birthday tribute to Danny Barker at Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen St. The band includes drummer Shannon Powell, bassist Kerry Lewis, trombonist Lucien Barbarin, ...

Arthur Smith, a trail-blazing guitarist and banjoist who wrote and recorded “Guitar Boogie” and “Duelin’ Banjos,” the latter heard in the acclaimed movie “Deliverance,” and influenced the Beatles, ...

John Boutte performs during the sixth annual Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival at the New Orleans Jazz Museum Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. The five-day festival celebrated the legacy of the New Orleans ...

So what do you do if your solo performance set list includes compositions featuring parts for electric guitar, banjo and Dobro? You can either try to simplify the arrangement or attempt some ...

Guitarist Detroit Brooks first met Danny Barker, the legendary New Orleans jazz banjoist, guitarist, singer and raconteur, at 7th Ward house parties hosted by trumpeter Ernie Cagnolatti. The elderly ...

Jon Langberg is a long time guitar player. In 2014 he realized that a banjo would be perfect to play a specific song but didn’t have the time or money to find one. He began to develop a method that ...