Jerry Reed

[Drowned Rabbit]

Damn. Wish I could do that

 

[fishleehooker]

He is an absolute legend. F'ing raging in his tube socks

 

[Drowned Rabbit]

Like when he says, “pick it, son” to his guitar player with the dark burst

 

[ddog]

one of the best...entertaining sogun.

 

[Drowned Rabbit]

Yeah, really underrated

He is an absolute legend. F'ing raging in his tube socks

 

[Drowned Rabbit]

Pay attention, Son, ‘bout to sing you a song

 

[sideman]

in 1977:

 

[louderock]

Son! I spent a day in the studio with him in 1996. He was exactly how you’d want him to be. Super nice and funny as hell.

 

[Guitars In Paradise]

He indeed was a talented guy, check out some of his greatest hits discs, surprisingly good through out, especially when he tends to ramp it up a bit.

 

[Simon]

And a great acting career. I had to learn the solos from East Bound And Down a few years ago. It was a lot of work for me. He's amazing!

 

[TFR]

He always struck me as a WYSIWYG kind of guy.

 

[nowhere]

Damn. Wish I could do that

I'm embarrassed by how long it took me to find out about his guitar playing, especially since my dad was a country and early rock & roll kind of guy. For decades he was just the actor who played my favorite character in Smokey And The Bandit, a film I saw when I was a kid back in 1977!

 

[prsjcm]

You know you are damn good when Chet Atkins is the only person on Earth with the qualifications to present you with a master guitar player award.

 

[Raimond]

When I was a kid only knew this guy from the Waterboy, then my grandmother introduced me to his music and I gained so much more respect!

 

[.047uF]

Amos Moses.

 

[ctreitzell]

in 1977:

holy smokes! I had no idea he could shred like that!
There seems a lot of banjo technique in that performance

 

[dmagalhaes]

That’s a Certified Guitar Player right there.

 

[Smashed Fingers]

As talented as he was humble.

 

[DGDGBD]

Damn. Wish I could do that

Wow, if that was performed live on TV, very impressive and great sound. I knew the song but didnt realize it was actually Jerry playing the solo. That is one top-notch band.

 

[ripple]

Love Jerry Reed... always have. Great storyteller and a fabulously talented guitar player.

My Dad bought me the Amos Moses 45 when I was a little kid and I wore it out (Preacher and the Bear was flip side). I even named one of my old dogs Amos Moses (RIP)

Jerry Reed ALWAYS looked like he was having a blast, and so did everyone who played with him. Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, etc were cracking up whenever they played with Jerry. And you can tell the band members really liked him, regardless of the setting. He seemed like such a genuinely real dude... like your funny, crazy, lovable uncle.

Who just also happens to be a world class guitar player and showman ( and not a half bad actor).

Thanks for the JR appreciation thread @Drowned Rabbit