Smiley Bates prompted other recording ventures. When the Instrumental hit "Duelling Banjos" from the film "Deliverance" was popular, Smiley, on Flat-Top Guitar, was teamed with Eddie Poirier on 5-String Banjo. Though he had not seen the film, it only took a couple of tries to arrive at an arrangement, which, while not representative of Smiley's recording output, was nevertheless a commercial success. A further album was issued with Eddie and Smiley, and based upon its success, the two teamed up with Rose (Eddie's wife) to record another big-selling Bluegrass album, titled "The Best of Bluegrass". To illustrate how successful Smiley's recordings were,
The Tune first animated feature, premiered September 4, 1992, after runs at Sundance and Cannes. It incorporates earlier shorts released by Plympton, including "The Wiseman" (1991), "Dig My Do" (1990), and "Tango Schmango" (1990). Some critics have observed that this content seems out-of-place with the original material for the film. Its music was composed by Maureen McElheron, a longtime friend of Plympton's who has composed the music for most of his films. "The Tune" was nominated for a number of awards in 1992 and 1993. The Tune The Tune is an animated musical-comedy film by directed by Bill Plympton. Del, a hard-working