The BANJO was one of the instruments played on the movie
soundtrack, and yes, it was played by Eric Weissberg:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dueling_Banjos
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from memory Eric weissburg did play in deliverance. duelling
banjos.
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In the film deliverance the banjo was played by Eric Weissberg
and the guitar by Steve Mandell.