Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Yes, Dear Entertainment) Folk Alliance International Conference to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Deliverance with Special Guest, Musician/Actor Ronny Cox
Memphis, Tn...Aug. 1, 2011...Folk Alliance International is pleased to announce a very special 40th anniversary presentation of the legendary movie Deliverance featuring an introduction and Q&A session with film star/musician Ronny Cox during the 2012 Folk Alliance International Conference (February 22-26, 2012 in Memphis, TN).
Although now recognized as a songwriter and musician and an annual visitor to the FAI Conference held each year in February, Ronny first came to the public's attention as the guitarist in the famous "dueling banjos" scene in the iconic film, Deliverance. His second big film was Bound for Glory, Hal Ashby's film about Woody Guthrie where he also played guitar and sang.
Ronny had the number one folk album in the country in the summer of 2009 and tours year-round. He has appeared at The Bottom Line in New York, National Public Radio, Mountain Stage with Guy Clark, National Public Radio's E-town, The Berklee College of Music in Boston with Richard Thompson, Bluebird Cafe in Nashville with Jellyroll Johnson,
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
and many other stages around the world.
After his film debut in Deliverance, Ronny's acting career has gone on to span over 125 films and television shows. He is often identified with the villains he has played in movies like Total Recall, RoboCop, and the ruthless politician in the hit science fiction TV series Stargate, Taps, The Onion Field, and Beverly Hills Cop. He has been a part of many classic television programs including St. Elsewhere, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stargate SG1, and Cop Rock.
"...he is a case study in easygoing amiability and unforced charisma. He charms crowds with self-teasing humor, tart progressive insight, and a lulling Southwestern folk sound..." -Scott Alarik, Boston Globe
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