Taste of Country

‘Dueling Banjos’ Songwriter Arthur ‘Guitar Boogie’ Smith Dies

'Dueling Banjos' songwriter, Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith has passed away just two days after his 93rd birthday. The songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and TV star came into the spotlight ...
Newsday

Arthur Smith, musician who wrote 'Guitar Boogie' and 'Dueling Banjos,' dead at 93

Arthur Smith, a trailblazing guitarist and banjoist who wrote and recorded "Guitar Boogie" and "Dueling Banjos," the latter heard in the acclaimed movie "Deliverance," and influenced the Beatles, ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Smith, guitarist who wrote ‘Guitar Boogie’ and ‘Dueling Banjos,’ dies at 93

Arthur Smith, a trailblazing guitarist and banjoist who wrote and recorded “Guitar Boogie” and “Dueling Banjos,” the latter heard in the acclaimed movie Deliverance, and influenced the Beatles, among ...
The Shreveport Times

Dirtfoot's new lineup brings back the gypsy-punk-country-grumble-boogie

Banjo player, backup vocalist and veteran member J. Bratlie says his band Dirtfoot is the “old guy” of Shreveport’s music scene. But that doesn’t mean the gypsy-punk-country-grumble-boogie machine is ...