Eric Weissberg, ‘Dueling Banjos’ and ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Musician, Dead at 80
Musician’s “Dueling Banjos” cover from the Deliverance soundtrack became a huge hit in 1973
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Subscribe NowMusician’s “Dueling Banjos” cover from the Deliverance soundtrack became a huge hit in 1973
Watershed play was one of the first to portray gay life when it opened Off-Broadway in April 1968
Versatile ‘Seventh Seal’ actor and frequent Ingmar Bergman collaborator earned multiple Oscar, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominations
Interviewer known for extensive chats with actors, performers died from bladder cancer
Cause of death not revealed for guitarist, producer of Nineties dream pop outfit
Writer, director producer served as president of Directors Guild of America in the Nineties
Bestselling and prolific writer penned over 40 novels and sold over 100 million copies
“Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, screaming with feedback and deafening the front row”