Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew [Paperback]

Ronny Cox (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Decent Hill (January 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1936085585
• ISBN-13: 978-1936085583
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,831,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew: A great story about the making of a Classic film by one of the stars, January 10, 2012

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Eleanor Hinds "Director52Ellie" (Maine , Usa) - See all my reviews
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Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew

This wonderful collection of stories from RONNY COX with his editor Barbara Bowers reads like a sit down conversation with an old friend. If you've been privileged to attend a concert by Cox, you know that he spins a fine tale, in a way that takes you along with him.

In sharing, after 40 years, his vivid memories of the experiences he shared with Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ned Beatty he welcomes his readers along the river ride. His anecdotes, transcribed from audio tapes by his collaborator Barbara Bowers, are funny, touching and sometimes wistful. Always engaging, "Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew" answers many of the more interesting myths and legends around this oft-quoted film.

Jon Boorman's vision as a Director, author James Dickey, with his famously irascible ways, even the young local best known as the Banjo Boy, Billy Redden, are all here.

It is now 40 years since "Deliverance" took the movie world by storm and moved into the realm of legend.

I highly recommend this book and suggest that another look at the film, after reading it, will bring a greater understanding and enjoyment than you might have expected.

Knowing a secret or two is worth a visit , and this book is full of them, all told in a voice you can almost hear in your head, that of Ronny Cox,"DREW" in " Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew."

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, January 7, 2012

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Mary Garland Sumner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew (Paperback)

Dueling Banjos: The Deliverance of Drew...got it via UPS yesterday...finished it last night :)....fun, fun, fun reading. At times it's almost as if Ronny is sitting beside you "telling" you the story...extremely engrossing!