Nicely done. The song was written and first recorded as "Feudin' Banjos" by Arthur Smith in 1955 (his partner then was Don Reno). The song was revived in 1972 as "Dueling Banjos" and performed by Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell on the soundtrack of the movie "Deliverance" and became a huge pop and country hit. W&M had assumed the song was a public domain folk melody and were shocked when the by then elderly and poor Smith proved his still in effect copyright -- winning a windfall of needed cash..
@CheersWarren2 жыл бұрын
Such a great story!
@joelreed97632 жыл бұрын
In between "Feudin' Banjos" and "Dueling Banjos" was Bud Brewster's arrangement called "Mocking Banjo". I think "Dueling" is a little closer to "Mocking" than it was to "Feudin'".
@danielboone47962 жыл бұрын
I saw Arthur Smith in Concert in 79. He was not in need of cash, although he got a fortune from the song royalties. He had his own TV show and performed everywhere.. I saw him at Wingate University. Fifteen thousand were in the stands. Glen Campbell referred to him as Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. He was a legend and not a pauper! He was a trailblazer whom many gave partial credit to him for the birth of rock and roll. He had the first nationally syndicated country music show on television. I watched it often as a child. You are confused about elderly poor Arthur. He lived till 2014. 35 years after he got his earnings from the film. I saw many of his show through the years. He was not poor!
@mikeloghry95212 жыл бұрын
Gerat Research and I Thank You. My rememberong. When it came out in 1972.
@davidlorenz2681 Жыл бұрын
I am from the Charlotte, NC area, performed on the same stage as Arthur and never heard the "done on his luck" story. He wrote many copyrighted songs.
@melissasueh.2 жыл бұрын
Presenting it in character as Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy was a really nice touch. Those two were comedy virtuosos.
@albertlanger23392 жыл бұрын
1970's. My Grandfather was a self-taught banjo player and I was a teen learning guitar. We jammed but were hopeless. But the bonding with him was magic. One beautiful human I lost and still miss, but his ways of tackling life impacted me and I have passed them on.
@BionicRusty Жыл бұрын
A moving story, Albert. I hoped you master this as a tribute to him. 🪕
@jeffmissinne38663 жыл бұрын
Superb playing AND a wonderful tribute to Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy!
@kirkmorrison61312 жыл бұрын
I remember when Deliverance came out this song was everywhere and it hasn't gone away still love it. They did a wonderful job
@kirkmorrison61312 жыл бұрын
@@apollo5751 true
@timothyflanagan36412 жыл бұрын
The kid that played the banjo is Joe Scarborough.!
@kirkmorrison61312 жыл бұрын
@@timothyflanagan3641 Wow in the spirit of the time of the movie Far out
@timothyflanagan36412 жыл бұрын
@@kirkmorrison6131 you ruined it.!
@kirkmorrison61312 жыл бұрын
@@timothyflanagan3641 Lol
@dragonwithamonocle8 жыл бұрын
And my dad can play both the guitar and the banjo parts to this song... Flawlessly. Ah, I love my dad. Great guy.
@kennethbrandon78293 жыл бұрын
Never forget what he teaches you
@grahambambrook3132 жыл бұрын
At the same time??? LoL!
@knerduno59422 жыл бұрын
Technically, both parts are banjos ;-)
@helenemontreuil34178 жыл бұрын
C'est toujours agréable d'entendre ce duo. Quelle belle imitation de Laurel et Hardy.
@bigvrocks24803 жыл бұрын
WOW! Very nice. Actually thought it was Laurel & Hardy when they walked out onto the stage! Excellent playing and a beautiful, crisp, clean sound! TY!
@Phicheee2 жыл бұрын
Well, it helps that everything was in black and white for the tune. Switching to color after was like, "wait, what?" for me haha.
@davidrice33372 жыл бұрын
I thought it was them !!!
@deliodefreitas33053 жыл бұрын
Uma das Apresentações mais Fantásticas que já presenciei. A Dupla e a Melodia uma Formosura. Wonderful. Merci.
@MaureenKo12 жыл бұрын
Amazing. They are the spitting image of Laurel and Hardy! Great musicians!
@elderstatesman99322 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha ha ha, better get your eyes checked my friend.
@Hammertime0543 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣exactly what i was thinking👍🏻👍🏻🤣
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr11 жыл бұрын
This was really well done. There are very few versions of this song I really enjoy, but this put a fresh new face on it, and the Laurel and Hardy routine was perfect!
@Bertcrankshaw11 жыл бұрын
I never tire of watchg these guys and I still think the chaps Gibson banjo sounds superb, and I have heard LOTS !
@JemMackie9 жыл бұрын
These two boys are good imitating Laurel and Hardy. The one doing Stan Laurel really looks like him.
@francoisvola36113 жыл бұрын
Philippe Bourgeois!
@LifeforArt3 жыл бұрын
Especially because you can imagine that the 'real' Stan Laurel could have played the banjo too.
@drivernjax3 жыл бұрын
Even down to that silly smile that Stanley always wore.
@philippeachener81173 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Gutar-Banjo Duel, Laurel & Hardy! What pleasure to see and listen to these wonderful guys!
@joehall52722 жыл бұрын
That's not Laurel and Hardy. These guys are Laurel and Hardy impersonators
@michaelthul601310 жыл бұрын
Was glad that I got to see this.A very good performance of Dueling Banjos.
@steveshooter90103 жыл бұрын
One of the best I've ever heard!
@mikeymike32402 жыл бұрын
@@steveshooter9010 Same
@krupadrum3 жыл бұрын
A great tone from the banjo. Simple but effective. That's duelling banjos.
@terencebarrett28977 жыл бұрын
absolutely brilliant ,,real class ,proper talented artists ,wonderful
@TenThumbsProductions10 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the banjo. Gave it a go for a month more or less two years ago before I had to move, a friend had one in his house. So much fun to play, looking forward to that challenge again.
@silverbullet83383 жыл бұрын
Nice one fella
@kevinwells49863 жыл бұрын
Did you do it? (7 years later asking the question)
@davidbaise51372 жыл бұрын
Learning to play and annoying others! Believe me I know.
@agritrend48122 жыл бұрын
stop sofa surfing and get your shit together and get your own place.
@SergeantSquared2 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info banjo lessons from a legend
@peterr73218 жыл бұрын
How could not anyone enjoy this video? Fantastic!
@bryanfinlay91303 жыл бұрын
Bloody marvellous . . . not just the music BUT the tremendous portrayal of Stan and Laurel
@EmmaPeelman3 жыл бұрын
What a find! What a great idea to dress up as Stan and Ollie.
@mochiebellina81902 жыл бұрын
How is different than blackface? Old time minstral show.
@tomdickandharry70242 жыл бұрын
how is it different than blackface... hmmm, it's not really, in fact it's EXACTLY like blackface.....with the exception of..... EVERY FUCKING SINGLE THING ABOUT IT!!! look, it's fine to take your brain out of your head now & then in order to rest it or clean & lube it or whatev, but seriously, ALWAYS put it back in & screw the cap down tight b4 u try to communicate!!!
@mathesonkamin60672 жыл бұрын
Puts new meaning to Ollie's (Oliver Hardy's) famous line of "Why Don't You Do Something to Help Me"!!! Awesome!!
@kinou41608 жыл бұрын
C'est excellent, bravo aux deux artistes !
@BobAnthonioz8 жыл бұрын
+kinou Hi C'est comme ça chez les Anthonioz que du bon J'espère que tu vas bien Bises Bob
@phillipmaasdorp94913 жыл бұрын
Time again and again this piece of of music always enjoyable to listen to.
@onisahman9 жыл бұрын
At first glance I thought I was about to watch Laurel and Hardy go at it.
@Numlocq9 жыл бұрын
onisahman Same here xD
@jamesoreilly10189 жыл бұрын
Yea that would be amazing :D
@richardbriggs27229 жыл бұрын
+onisahman Ya I was like "Holly shit, they were musicians to?" lol
@billlance62118 жыл бұрын
+onisahman lol likewise here
@Lobster_Lars8 жыл бұрын
+onisahman I think that is Stan Laurel. Did ya hear the guy at the end?
@tomnudho42022 жыл бұрын
This music for me, is one the most satisfying musical piece ever made.
@lbcharlie0511 жыл бұрын
Great to hear and even better to see! Being a Laurel and Hardy fan. Thanks for posting this.
@lanslay73425 жыл бұрын
Awesome and very done!!!🇱🇷✝️✝️👏👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️💓💕💗
@valdeneivitor8558 жыл бұрын
Simplesmente, Maravilhoso....
@GetSoberWithMe2 жыл бұрын
Gives me chills hearing someone really lettin loose on a banjo
@BatMan-oe2gh4 жыл бұрын
The Kid in Deliverance playing the Banjo always freaked me out. He was one strange human.
@wymple094 жыл бұрын
He didn't even know how to play. Just an actor picked for his creepy look.
@gerardcoyle30513 жыл бұрын
The actor didn,t look like that in real life- it,s why it,s called acting! He couldn't play banjo either. Apparently he and the musician were inside a large shirt with his arms by his side. He was a meeter and greeter for Wal mart in real life.
@roblin508 жыл бұрын
They make it look so easy.....brilliant....
@LenHummelChannel12 жыл бұрын
This is just fantastic ! thanks for uploading this little classic !
@rodolfoaguirre83973 жыл бұрын
Duelo de banyos genial la escucho desde niño lindos recuerdos
@dianaa.17358 жыл бұрын
No matter who does this song I LOVE it!
@derekbarnett17308 жыл бұрын
Mm
@davidhewitt54097 жыл бұрын
Derek Barnett hg
@johngifford77252 жыл бұрын
These guys. Aaaahhh. Unbelievable. Thank God they never lost their trunk.
@blackwunk11 жыл бұрын
That was pretty cool! Loved the Laurel and Hardy homage too!
@Nixfix763 жыл бұрын
This is amazing musical duality ,in this past century. Really makes me want to let loose on my new banjo. Thankyou
@laChabela4212 жыл бұрын
I love this great tribute to Laurel and Hardy. Wow!! Vive le France!!
@MichaelStaub770079 жыл бұрын
unbelievable break neck...speed...of a classic...done in a magnificent accurat way...
@ivanvergara39363 жыл бұрын
Grandes músicos y graciosa puesta en escena. Felicitaciones.
@JurandirAlves6448682-510 жыл бұрын
Gosto muito;assisti ao filme duelo de Banjos em 1975...não estou achando mais para compartilhar.! !
@mattw40659 жыл бұрын
To everyone getting worked up that it's a guitar and banjo instead of two banjos: "Dueling Banjos" is the name of the song, not an indication of the instruments playing it. You could play Dueling Banjos with a piano and an organ and it'd still be Dueling Banjos.
@markfergerson21455 жыл бұрын
Maybe a piano and harpsichord.
@jamesseidel9855 жыл бұрын
And who can forget "Dueling Tubas"?
@gutbucket2605 жыл бұрын
The original version was a guitar and banjo, wasn't it?
@michaelkaczmarski29385 жыл бұрын
Arthur Smith (of Guitar Boogie fame) composed the song in 1954 and recorded it in 1955 using two banjos, under the title Fuedin' Banjos. Down the line, the title got renamed Dueling Banjos and was covered by many other artists, including Glen Campbell, who played a guitar against a competing banjo. The tune was nationally popularized in the movie Deliverance, again using a guitar and banjo.
@gerardcoyle30513 жыл бұрын
@@michaelkaczmarski2938 please it's not a song it,s a tune or piece of music.
@julioeduardocorbalan65589 жыл бұрын
que hermosa music folk !! E.E.U.U !! espectacular interpretación de estos dos músicos, parece en los 70 este film !! no ?
@daveedwards74389 жыл бұрын
I love it, humour is so important... as Stan. and Ollie taught us !
@SkeligMichael4 жыл бұрын
Stan and Ollie! LOL.
@lindahull57933 жыл бұрын
Dave Edwards, their humor never gets old.
@lindahull57933 жыл бұрын
Dave Edwards, Stan and Ollie were so great at what they did. Didn't have to say a word. The expressions on their faces said it all.
@carmencaamano94343 жыл бұрын
They are not Stan and ollie
@cambioahoraya81823 жыл бұрын
@@carmencaamano9434 Guitare Bob Anthonioz Banjo Philippe Bourgeois
@reedryals41166 жыл бұрын
This is super and they. Can play those things i love it. Thank you
@InkoIning5 жыл бұрын
I first heard this tune from the movie Deliverance. A very memorable scene.
@detonator67242 жыл бұрын
@ Minds Without a Single Thought........🤣 Stan & Oliver FOREVER....What a GREAt TRIBUTE ❣ HAT'S OFF
@GroundhogRoy2 жыл бұрын
How is two guys who look nothing like them playing a song written after their deaths a great tribute to them? 🤷♂
@igminc32952 жыл бұрын
@@GroundhogRoy obviously YOU know NOTHING about one of the “GREATEST” comedy duo’s from the past and up until today… Who do you think they look like , the 2 Idiots in the White House running the country? Beavis & Butthead could run circles around that OLD depends wearing idiot and that laughing hyena…..
@annamariacormesbuccelli50363 жыл бұрын
Boa imitação... adorei.. tenho saudades dos filmes dessa dupla..
@food4thought19257 жыл бұрын
Great video, beautiful performance...
@WalterKerr9 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed that, thank you for posting it.
@paulinekolobanow72253 жыл бұрын
Порадовали вы меня своим исполнением
@bobdeescosmosis3 жыл бұрын
Wow, great audience! They're tight on the offbeat. Great playing.
@ssroper652 жыл бұрын
the first time i have seen this and what a treat the guys are great perfect xx from a welsh man
@oscarames717 жыл бұрын
These two guys are amazing!
@Bixfan784 жыл бұрын
I'm a lifelong Laurel and Hardy fan; years ago I was friends with more than 60 of their former co-workers at the Hal Roach Studios. I haven't seen this before -- thank you very much for posting it.
@ronz70462 жыл бұрын
That isn’t Laurel and Hardy
@Bixfan782 жыл бұрын
@@ronz7046 Yes, I know. Stan Laurel passed away on February 23, 1965 and Babe Hardy died on August 7, 1957; this clip was probably made in the early '70s, when the movie "Deliverance" was popular. I know it's two guys doing a tribute to the real L&H.
@tenoriosilva27513 жыл бұрын
Que clássico, maravilhoso
@mariateresasesma35842 жыл бұрын
p00
@danielcruz83472 жыл бұрын
Magnifique...OLE. Merci
@raulsansores78248 жыл бұрын
The original composition entitled "Fueding Banjos" by Author Smith was written for two distinct Banjos. When the movie Deliverance used the song the producer intended the new composition to be entitled "Dueling Banjo". One banjo against the guitar ....... Now you know the rest of the story 🤔
@garyschmidt73206 жыл бұрын
I attended bluegrass shows in the mid-sixties and about every band had a version of " dueling (fill in the blank: banjos , mandolins, guitars)" Well before Deliverance was conceived.
@r0osboz15 жыл бұрын
Gary is right. It was "dueling banjos" when I was a kid in the 70's...way before the movie.
@joellebaker52513 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the banjo and love this song 🎵
@bigshawdy9 жыл бұрын
Hmm. Matt W. I believe the tune is called FEUDING banjoes, by Lester and Earl, Scruggs and Flatt that is. The name Dueling banjoes came from the film Deliverance.
@katrinabrown44835 жыл бұрын
The dueling banjos
@katrinabrown44835 жыл бұрын
A southern thing
@exherald3 жыл бұрын
Feudin’ Banjos, by Arthur Smith. He and Don Reno both played banjos on the original.
@alessandrogalli19483 жыл бұрын
Queste. Due. Imitazioni. Di. Stalio. E. Olio. Sono o. Bravi. Fanno. Spettacolo. Divertenti
@ambermcmahill5367 жыл бұрын
"THIS IS ANOTHER FINE MESS YOU'VE GOTTEN ME INTO"
@drivernjax3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that they were dressed as Laurel and Hardy, too.
@graemepedersen4403 жыл бұрын
@@drivernjax The black and white filming reinforced it, as well.
@drivernjax3 жыл бұрын
@@graemepedersen440 That's true.
@musicmaniacbb2 жыл бұрын
I first got hooked on bluegrass seeing deliverance with my Dad..then watching Flat and Scruggs on the Beverly hillbillies..
@brucecarney44164 жыл бұрын
Made me smile to the bone marrow! clever
@deborahclarke33892 жыл бұрын
Love the bango.. such pretty and exciting musuc!!
@JEELEN24 жыл бұрын
Dueling banjos - except one of them is secretly a guitar.
@scottaustin40354 жыл бұрын
In the movie, Deliverance, the song was popularized with a guitar and banjo.
@snookumsjack9 жыл бұрын
I've always loved them & always will. Thanks for the costumes!
@JimmyGuitarist12 жыл бұрын
There's something harrowing within the joyful exterior of this tune, especially after you've seen Deliverance.
@stevenhopkins28875 жыл бұрын
What a great duo...and never thought I would hear Laurel and Hardy look-a-likes play a guitar and banjo.
@joyceruserious79208 жыл бұрын
There's something about a banjo that makes a body want to dance
@asz33378 жыл бұрын
And yell yeee-haw! XD
@christopherscottb7 жыл бұрын
I think it's the sound it makes.
@SobiTheRobot5 жыл бұрын
It's that twangy plang it makes.
5 жыл бұрын
@@asz3337 I yelled it before i saw your comment!
@asz33375 жыл бұрын
@ I yelled it before writing the comment back then... 😂
@petersackl6542 жыл бұрын
Excellent absolutely fantastic 👏 👌 😀
@AntonioVolnei4 жыл бұрын
Simplesmente fantástico
@HannibalFan524 жыл бұрын
Mssrs. Anthonioz and Bourgeois are very convincing as Stan and Ollie. It was a nice touch to have them come out while playing 'Dance of the Cuckoos'.
@Thaulopi10 жыл бұрын
1:20 and my foot is possessed by the benign southern spirit of tapping! YEEEHHAAAWWWWWWW YEEEP YEEP
@CountvonCount3310 жыл бұрын
Yup! mine too!
@urnsane2userealname68310 жыл бұрын
damn sure is catching
@daveblevins33222 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👌 Kudos to whoever thought this out 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💥
@kienocard12 жыл бұрын
Kinda depressing aint it, knowing nothing you're gonna do today is this awesome.
@NavvyMom3 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled onto this. What a treat! Thanks! Now I'll just have another listen . . .
@jenaauerstedt76503 жыл бұрын
Of course, one of the great ironies is that it's called "Dueling Banjos," yet it's scored and universally played (including in its most famous incarnation, in "Deliverance") on one banjo and one guitar.
@kaloalex3 жыл бұрын
You are mistaken is one instance to my knowledge, sir. Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog played "Dueling Banjos" with two banjos.
@jenaauerstedt76503 жыл бұрын
@@kaloalex Thank you for the correction. Though somehow, I don't think that that was *Kermit* playing . . . .
@vickireynolds40552 жыл бұрын
You guys are great!! 😂😂💖👵🇺🇸
@StarsandStripesFilms10 жыл бұрын
Laurel and Hardy!!! Oh wait...never mind. Fantastic performance!
@fergyfan4 ай бұрын
Sad but true, there isn't any country music for us old country men, since almost all American singers have turned to pop country. Thank god, they still make real country music in Ireland❤
@brianbytheocean10 жыл бұрын
Dueling Banjos is really a Duel between a guitar and a banjo.
@TheJimmyCockburn10 жыл бұрын
Ffs!
@TheAussieSlayer10 жыл бұрын
no the banjo is the one dueling
@Trev3595 жыл бұрын
@@TheAussieSlayer No it takes two to make a duel.
@HannibalFan524 жыл бұрын
It was originally written in 1954 for two banjos.
@gothbroke70202 жыл бұрын
Called "Feudin'Banjos"!
@StevieReidEFC2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Stan and Ollie would definitely approve.
@rsrfm245 жыл бұрын
Great players....no comedians here! Lol 😆👏👍😉🏴
@troytracey442 жыл бұрын
So sweet ! I love dueling banjos
@mbabist0112 жыл бұрын
Made up as Stan and Babe!? Love it, love it, love it!
@janeclarke79297 жыл бұрын
absolutely fantastic 👍👍👍
@Yggdraseed12 жыл бұрын
A TWEEEEEST Is what I first thought at the end. I love this. On so many levels, in so many ways. Just...Amazing.
@netolaneta94182 жыл бұрын
Chorrocientas veces he visto el video y lo sigo disfrutando
@kjamison59515 жыл бұрын
Laurel: “Squeal, piggy.” Hardy: “That’s not a very nice thing to say to me.” Laurel: “What if I do this instead?” Hardy: “Ooooooooooh!”
@clydec.barrow2424 жыл бұрын
Great job gotta love actors that can act like stan laurel and oliver hardy 👍kids now days wouldn't know laurel and hardy😢
@sherrysetliff25024 жыл бұрын
Thank you aurther smith, Charlotte, nc, for this tune.
@wildfire1603 жыл бұрын
Nice to see someone knows where it really came from...
@aidennewell40343 жыл бұрын
Hello Sherry, How are you doing today? I'm Patrick.
@carlosanzuelo65413 жыл бұрын
Arthur Smith did not create Dueling Banjos. Arthur filed a multi -million dollar lawsuit against The Dillards for using this song. The Dillards hired a musicologist to research the origin of the song. He discovered it dated back to 1889 and was called The Banjo Reel. Arthur Smith dropped the lawsuit.
@radodrill10 жыл бұрын
SAR9theway The song was originally called Fuedin' Banjos and was played on a 4-string tenor banjo and a 5-string bluegrass banjo.
@dgodrummer81109 жыл бұрын
WOW! sillly clappers we're almost the death of that tune.
@garyfinch82673 жыл бұрын
i fucking hate 'clappers' if i wanted to hear them id have paid them
@donaldjohnson2572 жыл бұрын
@@garyfinch8267....What the hell are you calling clappers??
@garyfinch82672 жыл бұрын
@@donaldjohnson257 the people in the audience that clap along
@BAOBABS111 Жыл бұрын
Cette routine des Laurel & Hardy, Magnifique!
@bradmclean49883 жыл бұрын
I really didn't know this wasn't made for deliverance.
@wildfire1603 жыл бұрын
Its basically Feudin Banjos (1955) composed by Arthur Smith,there are some differences between them but essentially they are the same...Smith was never asked by the film makers for his permission to use it so he sued them and won...
@carlosoliveira-rc2xt3 жыл бұрын
The title alone should have tipped you off. In Deliverance it was a banjo against a guitar, just as here. Therefore Dueling Banjos would be an inappropriate title for the piece.
@nevillebowden49483 жыл бұрын
@@carlosoliveira-rc2xt I had thought about this a little bit on a few occasions over the years. Basically arrived at the same conclusion early on, but I always had that little doubt in the back of my mind that Southern 'orneriness' could be behind the title. This agrees with your opinion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpTZnKCXg9uji7s
@stevenhulbert75403 жыл бұрын
@@wildfire160 Thanks for that info, didn't know who wrote it or when, have seen so many versions over decades, thanks.
@bradmclean49883 жыл бұрын
@@carlosoliveira-rc2xt well the title did tip me off. But before reading I couldn't have known.
@donlange14912 жыл бұрын
Can't help tapping your feet to this
@Kaffyboy11 жыл бұрын
"Squeal like a pig Stanley!" "I certainly will Ollie!"