The arm you see playing the chords belongs to a local musician ... as well as songwriting credit. 6. "Dueling Banjos" won a Grammy in 1973 for best country and western instrumental performance.

WASHINGTON — Arthur Smith — a trailblazing guitarist and banjoist who wrote and recorded ‘‘Guitar Boogie’’ and ‘‘Dueling Banjos,’’ the latter heard in the acclaimed movie ...

Bluegrass musician Eric Weissberg, whose cover of the Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith instrumental “Dueling Banjos” became an unlikely pop hit when it appeared on the soundtrack to the 1972 ...

By Bill Friskics-Warren Eric Weissberg, a gifted multi-instrumentalist whose melodic banjo work on the 1973 hit single “Dueling Banjos” helped bring bluegrass music into the cultural ...