My grandpa had Jerry on 8 track tape and every Sunday he’d drive us out to his farm, and we loved these tunes as we drove down the road. Amos Moses, anyone? My next load of concrete is for Mr. Reed! Thank you for posting this video.
For those 167 thumbs down you wouldn't recognize talent if smacked you across your faces, heaven's a better place now they have Jerry snowman reed r.i.p.
Jerry Reed was never a celebrity. He was just an extremely talented humble country guy. One of my favorite stories about Jerry is when Elvis wanted to cover Guitar Man no one else could get the guitar right so they were trying to call Jerry down to the studio to play the part. No one could find him all day cause he was fishing.
And Col Parker tried to get Jerry to sign away half his rights to the song and Reed was willing to walk out of the studio over it. No one in Nashville had stood up to Elvis and Parker before that.
I get what you mean, he's a real gem. In my heart he's so much more than a celebrity. He brought Jerry to Smokey and without him it would just not have been the legend film that it is. He's my unsung hero.
No fancy gimmicks, no pyrotechnics, no smoke machines, no dancers, no outrageous costumes. Just good _’ol_ fashioned music and very talented musicians enjoying themselves and sounding great.
My husbands papa played in a band with JR in Sc but when he wanted to go and try to make it bag papa had to stay home as times were hard and he had a large family to support. JR is awesome
saw him at the fresno fair in 1986, i got in early due to my dad's passes, and we watched his warm up, he stops and tells us 5 kids, "Is this my audience tonight, damn this is going to be good" he calls us all up 5 teenagers and we sit on the stage and he plays right to us for his whole warm up, a true good guy. "it was only 30 minutes 40 years ago, but when i see him i have a great memory, he also upgraded our tickets to front row center and told the crowd of about 15,000 that we are his private audience that keeps him right. He signed my hat, had it for years lost in a divorce move.
I was 8 years old first time I heard this song. At the movie theatere... "Smokey and the Bandit" I knew then, 44 years ago that I was gonna be a truck driver just like my daddy. And Im sitting in my sleeper cab today typing this comment. So you could say this song and that movie had a profound effect on my life.
Entertainment like this in a group of musicians getting together with a crowd just having a good time it don’t exist any longer Country singers like this or a thing of the past unfortunately
For every version I've seen of Jerry Reed performing this song, he and the entire band always looks so danged happy! There is no way to watch this and not feel happy!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!
I am a Metal Head. But I luv this song. Took Jerry 1 night to write this masterpiece. Always brings a tear to the eye. From the scene where Burt says we are going into the rocking chair. Safer than in ya mothers womb here darling.
I'm proud to say that Snowman and ol' Bandit still run through our house every so often. We have a 14 year old son who loves to watch Smokey and the Bandit when his friends are over. They absolutely love it.
Jerry Reed was an outstanding guitar player. He wrote Guitar Man and Elvis Presley liked it so much he recorded it. When his band couldn't get the feeling right he said " That's it! Get me Jerry Reed on the phone, NOW! Then he asked Jerry to come down and help out with the guitar part and Jerry did. Wow! A guest guitarist for Elvis Presley on a song that he wrote! How many people can say that? Incredible!!
Col Parker demanded the find Reed to play on that song. It took quite a while. He was out fishing on the Cumberland River. He came to the studio in his fishing clothes, Elvis had always demanded the players dress up in the studio, but not Jerry. He borrowed a guitar, tuned it how he wanted it and laid down the track like Elvis wanted. Col Parker also tried to get Jerry to give him 75% of the publishing rights to the song, apparentlythat was a standard practice of his if you wanted Elvis to record your song. Jerry refused. Told him, it's MY song, I keep the publishing. Use it or don't. Elvis loved the song so Jerry kept the publishing rights and it became a number one hit for Elvis. It's said this was the only time Col Parker didn't get the rights to a song he wanted. For those who don't know, Col Tom Parker was Elvis' manager. He ruled with an iron fist.
1968CudaGuy 7 months ago I was 12 years old when Smokie and the Bandit came out and parents forbid me to see it. My grandpa took me to watch it at the Royal 4 theater in Malden Missouri. Have that memory etched in my mind forever. He died in 1981 and I still miss him. Rest in peace grandpa, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Burt Rynolds..
When I was a kid, during WW 2, I used to watch Air Force cadets practice dog fights from the Malden air base. It was better than TV. I must be a lot older than you.
Tunes like this don't exist anymore. Entertainers like Jerry Reed who enjoyed playing music the way it should, from the heart, have truly disappeared. RIP Snowman and Bandit.
I get hate when I say Smokey and the Bandit was the best movie of 1977. I think it holds up better than Star Wars. Even S&tB3 looks pretty good compared to whatever "Star Wars" abomination has been extruded by Disney lately.
Jerry R. Hubbard. Had a very beautiful wife and family. Listen to his wife Priscella Mitchel sing, Hello Mr. Peters with Roy Drusky here on Y/T. Great stuff. Mr. Hubbard was a world class guitar picking man.
JERRY REED WAS A MANIAC!!! ONE OF THE BEST ENTERTAINERS AND PLAYERS!!!! GOD JUST DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE!! SAD. RIP FRIEND!!! THANKS FOR THE JAMS!!
I was 11 years old when the Smokey movie came out in ‘77. I saw it in the theater and thought is was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. I loved the whole CB/trucker craze that it spawned. I saw the black Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit 2 at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum when I was 54 years old. Seeing that car was like seeing a celebrity. (Even though it was from SB2.)
I highly recommend white buffalo and colter wall, two of today's best. But yea today's country is all glamour fake twang and pandering to an audience, it's garbage.
My wife and i met Jerry early summer of 01.. my wife was 8 months pregnant with my daughter.. Jerry was older and had just finished his show and completely blew everyone away with his unbelievable talent. He was very humble and kind. I didn’t know what to say besides “thank you and i enjoyed the show”.. what do you say to an icon?!?! He smiled, shook my hand, cordially greeted my wife, then reached out and touched her belly and said “take good care of this youngan.. it will be special” .. several years later, i explained to my daughter who Jerry Reed was during a scooby doo episode. There was and only ever be one like Jerry Reed
Thank you very much, Scott, for sharing your wonderful story! It's another reason why I'm so glad that my old VHS tape held up over all these years and so many people are enjoying it.
I always admired the awesomeness of this man. The amazing talent, the " old school " humble manurism. I always wanted to be as cool as Jerry Reed. Never came close.
Whenever I load up in Wabash and get ready to head back to Detroit I always think of Jerry..."keep your foot hard on that pedal, Son, never mind those brakes........" RIP Jerry..
I think a lot of people in the general public, overlook Jerry Reed's mastery of the guitar. And think this has a lot to do with how country performers portrayed themselves...Down home, Aww shucks, Porch sittin....This leads people to think, "Oh, he's just goofing off!", yet, his progressions are spectacular and they should be, considering he's coming from the Mother Mabelle Carter school of picking. That is the same chord progressions that metal players use. Absolutely incredible player making it look easy.
I played a T-60 for a couple of years. In its day it was one of the best value for money guitar around. Built like a tank. Fantastic neck profile . Versatile sound All shades of fat to thin. But it was a heavy bit of wood! I still have it. Not worth selling.
The other dude playing guitar looks at Jerry the same way we all would if we got chance to play with him. He still doesn’t get the recognition he deserves and i don’t think he ever could. Seeing this video just fills me with happiness and I watch it at least once a week.
In 1977 I was 12 years old saw Smokey and the Bandit at least 20 times in the summer of 77 never got a chance to see Jerry Reed this is me seeing this video for the first time incredible I know he was a hell of a guitar player and a good songwriter rest in peace Jerry thanks a lot for the great memories you'll never be forgotten in my heart!
I was 14. I got to meet Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds while they were filming "Gator" in Savannah, Ga. We've got old 8mm home movies as proof. I also still have Jerry Reed's autograph. A humble and kind man. Thank for sharing your memories.
@@stevelewis6480 i got to c and say hi to jerry at nhms in louden nh back in the 90s.he was the guest flagman at the start of the race.climbed down from the flagstand after the race started and walked back to the guest area and was kind enough to say hi to me as he walked by.very nice and humble guy.
You know, the Snowman here made me want to drive a Kenworth. Trouble is, here in the UK, that thing would block a lot of the roads! Such a talented guy was Mr Reed. Thanks for sharing!
I always hoped they'd invent a time machine before I got old, but I guess RUclips is as close as we're gonna get. Just watching this took me back to those times, carefree summer nights, keg parties out in the boonies, fast cars, drive-in theaters, and (ugh) the national 55 mph speed limit. Well back to reality, thanks for the memories Jerry.
I was very fortunate to actually see up-close-and-personal the truck that was in Smokey and the Bandit. Would have made me really happy if Jerry Reed had been sitting in that truck! I really love to hear him sing
This is a JAM! Go, cuz! I can hear the audience clapping along as they sip their Lone Stars. The background singers remind me of Mickey Gilley's....high-pitched and studio-ready. The pickin' here, the rhythm section, everything .Perfect!
Jerry Reed's singing and picking on his guitar is simply the best My Father introduced me to his music when I was in my 20's some like it hot' he truly is a great ambassador for American country music🥁🔥🥁 3:53
I'm worried that a lot of the younger generation don't even know that Jerry Reed was a musician. Where are we failing? We can't let anyone miss out on such a great talent.
Besides being great song from an epic film, there is some serious musicianship going on here. No autotune or canned backing tracks, just a collection of first rate musicians that are tighter than a drum.
Im 53. In England. Even there we all grew up with the Bandit movies, Cannon Ball and Any Which Way You Can... all the kids wanted to be them and live this Amerian life... I had no clue at all that this guy was an entertainer until today... Mind blown!
No matter where you grew up, everybody misses the old days of no cell, no internet, coming home when it’s gettn dark....Germans, americans, everybody...love it!
Out of all the great country singers that have ever been ain't but one can call himself THE ONE SNOW MAN IM EAST BOUND AND DOWN. we'll catch on the flip side keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down whoop n ride
Incredible talent. Able to “rap” where you understand every word, while playing an instrument at a world class level, everything original, clever and positive!
I'm 49 and Jerry was a multi talented singer actor WRITER and all around incredible humble funny man! R.I.P. Legend in his own right! Truly appreciate and miss him!
Wonderful music , wonderful people , Jerry for ever in my heart, thank you very much for sharing . I love it , what a beautiful performance. Loving greetings😍😍❤❤
I miss the 70s an 80s what a Era to grow up in.
We had the best music!
I drive cab in San Diego 5 yes. This was one of my fave songs especially when I was running for a bell. Snowman you will be missed. Yardbird.
Yes sir. Good times!
I miss it too!
EXACTLY ❤❤❤❤
Because of this song and the movie, I became a trucker. 28 years later I’m still chasing that endless white ribbon. RIP Snowman
My grandpa had Jerry on 8 track tape and every Sunday he’d drive us out to his farm, and we loved these tunes as we drove down the road. Amos Moses, anyone? My next load of concrete is for Mr. Reed! Thank you for posting this video.
Thank you for keeping America moving. Put an 8 1/2 on us, blowin' our windows out.
Same here😂
Because of this song, I wanted to play guitar...
@@Scripts360 bring it on
For those 167 thumbs down you wouldn't recognize talent if smacked you across your faces, heaven's a better place now they have Jerry snowman reed r.i.p.
He was amazing. RIP Jerry.
Best guitar player ever
Jerry Reed was never a celebrity. He was just an extremely talented humble country guy. One of my favorite stories about Jerry is when Elvis wanted to cover Guitar Man no one else could get the guitar right so they were trying to call Jerry down to the studio to play the part. No one could find him all day cause he was fishing.
And Col Parker tried to get Jerry to sign away half his rights to the song and Reed was willing to walk out of the studio over it. No one in Nashville had stood up to Elvis and Parker before that.
WE The People 🎉😂❤
@@mariomanningfanHe also did that on US Male. Elvis finally asked him to come and record it with him.
I never heard anyone speak ill of Jerry. Much respect sir.
I get what you mean, he's a real gem. In my heart he's so much more than a celebrity. He brought Jerry to Smokey and without him it would just not have been the legend film that it is. He's my unsung hero.
If you don't like Jerry(snowman)then you ain't human.🗽🗽🗽👍👍
I loved him as snowman but not as bandit in the 3th movie
I reject most Country music with extreme prejudice and I love this song!
@@Dayandcounting same
No fancy gimmicks, no pyrotechnics, no smoke machines, no dancers, no outrageous costumes. Just good _’ol_ fashioned music and very talented musicians enjoying themselves and sounding great.
No naked women, no bad words ☺️👍🏼
That's because we are watching an artist, not a performer. Jerry Reed did not have 18 writers and 9 producers and than lip -sync his own songs!
Jerry and the Gang looked like they were having SO MUCH FUN!!! 🥲🎼🎸🎵🎻🎶🪕🥁🗣🎙🎉
@@elaineewalt8137 Minus the banjo player. LOL!!
Hell yea…..you said it perfectly.
Have never heard a bad word about Jerry Reed. Entertainers like him no longer exist.
My husbands papa played in a band with JR in Sc but when he wanted to go and try to make it bag papa had to stay home as times were hard and he had a large family to support. JR is awesome
Jerry was the greatest.
Jimmy Buffett was perhaps the last one left.......
he never used auto tune. a true artist
Wish there were
DAAAAMN thats just KING of trucking, smokey, bandit music !!!
Jerry Reed was a MASSIVE talent! One of the best guitar players to ever walk the earth. RIP Snowman
There will never be another person like him.
10-4 good buddy!
Amen, brother!!
Hey Jerry (Snowman), it's gonna be so cool to see ya truckin' along them golden paved highways at 96 mph (at least). Soar good buddy.
@kawner and kameron And such a really nice human being, as well.
saw him at the fresno fair in 1986, i got in early due to my dad's passes, and we watched his warm up, he stops and tells us 5 kids, "Is this my audience tonight, damn this is going to be good" he calls us all up 5 teenagers and we sit on the stage and he plays right to us for his whole warm up, a true good guy. "it was only 30 minutes 40 years ago, but when i see him i have a great memory, he also upgraded our tickets to front row center and told the crowd of about 15,000 that we are his private audience that keeps him right. He signed my hat, had it for years lost in a divorce move.
RIP Jerry Reed and his good buddy Burt Reynolds.
John42ification - May they make Beer runs for eternity !.....Bandit Out !.....
Thats a big 10/4
Can it get more sad that those days are gone? God Bless Jerry and Burt! Never appreciated them enough while they were here.
I wish he was my Buddie!!
They will always be LEGENDARY
Jerry was a good ol boy to the very end.He wore work cloths,drove an old pickup and lived in a modest home and never turned any fan away.Miss him.
What a legend.
Mr. Jerry Reed remembered February 3rd, 2023. Great talent never forgotten.
I was 8 years old first time I heard this song. At the movie theatere... "Smokey and the Bandit" I knew then, 44 years ago that I was gonna be a truck driver just like my daddy. And Im sitting in my sleeper cab today typing this comment.
So you could say this song and that movie had a profound effect on my life.
No sparkes; no wiggly dancers; no lip snycing. Just plain ol' talent and personality. Much better than today's entertainers.
You said it right 👍
Awesome talent❤❤❤
You got it
Amen! To that!!
I wa only 19
Youngsters, this is what swagger looks like. Jerry had an abundance of it. 🤩
And we'll deserved😊
I miss Jerry, he made the world a happier place.
amen
YES!
Is that a fucking PEAVEY predator?
He sure damn did
I miss him too :(
Entertainment like this in a group of musicians getting together with a crowd just having a good time it don’t exist any longer
Country singers like this or a thing of the past unfortunately
That, son, is the way it's done.
Sperry Univac
Amen!
Sperry Univac
SON!!
Ya damn skippy!
It is...
It is.
I don't take my childhood for granted.
For every version I've seen of Jerry Reed performing this song, he and the entire band always looks so danged happy! There is no way to watch this and not feel happy!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!
They look like they'd do it for free.
Well... except for some of the guys playing next to him.
Just replying as a musician,...its because its amazingly fun....period.
I am a Metal Head. But I luv this song. Took Jerry 1 night to write this masterpiece. Always brings a tear to the eye. From the scene where Burt says we are going into the rocking chair. Safer than in ya mothers womb here darling.
I'm proud to say that Snowman and ol' Bandit still run through our house every so often. We have a 14 year old son who loves to watch Smokey and the Bandit when his friends are over. They absolutely love it.
Katie M nice
That movie is ageless.
It was a 8-10 year old movie when i first saw it and it's still one of the most fond memories of my childhood.
Watch it every time it comes on. It's a timeless movie.
Snowman,Bandit,and Frog...
Whooop Whooop! Truck it up, Son!
Sadly, both Snowman and Bandit are both gone. They are missed.
How about dick fellows that wrote the song
Sorry Dick Feller, Bronaugh, Missouri
You can tell by the look on his face, he loved what he was doing and was damn good at it!!!
Most people don’t realize how talented Jerry Reed was as a musician and songwriter.
He was awesome.
What a good old boy! Great talent! It makes you want to run out and get your party on !
He's in the country music hall of Fame. Many hit songs.
Wasn't a bad actor either.
A real all around talent.
He was a trucker as well.
Jerry is a massive talent. One of the most underrated pickers ever. Ask any pro picker and who influenced them his name comes up a lot. RIP Snowman.
When the legendary acoustic guitarist Tony Rice says that Jerry Reed is one of the greatest guitarist ever…you better listen.
Jerry Reed was an outstanding guitar player. He wrote Guitar Man and Elvis Presley liked it so much he recorded it. When his band couldn't get the feeling right he said " That's it! Get me Jerry Reed on the phone, NOW! Then he asked Jerry to come down and help out with the guitar part and Jerry did. Wow! A guest guitarist for Elvis Presley on a song that he wrote! How many people can say that? Incredible!!
He also composed 4 albums of original guitar instrumentals for Chet Atkins.
He had that unique guitar picking sound.
What Elvis actually said was "Get me that redneck picker." True story.
@@RonFoltzPhxAZ That he did
Col Parker demanded the find Reed to play on that song. It took quite a while. He was out fishing on the Cumberland River. He came to the studio in his fishing clothes, Elvis had always demanded the players dress up in the studio, but not Jerry. He borrowed a guitar, tuned it how he wanted it and laid down the track like Elvis wanted. Col Parker also tried to get Jerry to give him 75% of the publishing rights to the song, apparentlythat was a standard practice of his if you wanted Elvis to record your song. Jerry refused. Told him, it's MY song, I keep the publishing. Use it or don't. Elvis loved the song so Jerry kept the publishing rights and it became a number one hit for Elvis. It's said this was the only time Col Parker didn't get the rights to a song he wanted.
For those who don't know, Col Tom Parker was Elvis' manager. He ruled with an iron fist.
1968CudaGuy
7 months ago
I was 12 years old when Smokie and the Bandit came out and parents forbid me to see it. My grandpa took me to watch it at the Royal 4 theater in Malden Missouri. Have that memory etched in my mind forever. He died in 1981 and I still miss him. Rest in peace grandpa, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Burt Rynolds..
When I was a kid, during WW 2, I used to watch Air Force cadets practice dog fights from the Malden air base. It was better than TV. I must be a lot older than you.
Jerry Reed was the man, myth and the legend all rolled into one
Alot of people don't realize he was one of the best guitarist in the world
My husband has been a trucker for over 30 years. If you got it, a trucker brought it! He has great stories about the road.
Tunes like this don't exist anymore. Entertainers like Jerry Reed who enjoyed playing music the way it should, from the heart, have truly disappeared. RIP Snowman and Bandit.
The 70's. Ahhh! Great singer. Great Movie. Trucker's daughter here.
Your Daddy represents the great blue collar folk of the US. Cheers friend.
His songs were JUST PLAIN FUN! It's hard to not move your ass to them, even when you're sitting down.
And I'm tapping my foot while I am agreeing with ya
God i wish we could go back to that time again. Everything was normal and people and music was real.
There is only ONE Snowman ! Rest In Peace Jerry.
in our hearts forever
That's a big 10 4
I've said this before and I'll say it again,this song should have gotten a Oscar nomination.
I get hate when I say Smokey and the Bandit was the best movie of 1977.
I think it holds up better than Star Wars.
Even S&tB3 looks pretty good compared to whatever "Star Wars" abomination has been extruded by Disney lately.
Jerry R. Hubbard. Had a very beautiful wife and family. Listen to his wife Priscella Mitchel sing, Hello Mr. Peters with Roy Drusky here on Y/T. Great stuff. Mr. Hubbard was a world class guitar picking man.
Met him in okinawa japan as a teen he was doing a u so tour great man to talk to.
JERRY REED WAS A MANIAC!!! ONE OF THE BEST ENTERTAINERS AND PLAYERS!!!! GOD JUST DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE!! SAD. RIP FRIEND!!! THANKS FOR THE JAMS!!
Jerry Reed was the Brad Paisley of his generation.
Kids, this is what you call talent, Legendary Talent!
I was on a plane in the mid 70's with Jerry Reed. For the entire flight he played for us to pass the time
One of the GOATs right there.
The bandit and snowman are dodging Sheriff Beuford T Justice in the clouds now (R. I. P Son)
Amen!
Yeah it's sad that it happen to them
Probably chasing fred in that pond
they all got time for a Diablo sammich and a Dr. Pepper now
Jackie Gleason was brilliant. Everyone should check out the Honeymooners too.
Amazing, I love the film and it's songs, Jerry just loved doing his thing, Thank you Snowman and Bandit, I'm gone.
Just hearing this song makes want to see the movie again.
I was 11 years old when the Smokey movie came out in ‘77. I saw it in the theater and thought is was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. I loved the whole CB/trucker craze that it spawned. I saw the black Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit 2 at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum when I was 54 years old. Seeing that car was like seeing a celebrity. (Even though it was from SB2.)
I hate country music because of what it is today. But this? This I could listen to all damn day.
Yeah, but what it is today isn't what it was then. It never will be again.
Today’s country music is like any other music nowadays a fashion show all flash no real substance
@@donwarnick1089 It's not the days of Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette, that's for sure. (this from a partial fan back then)
I highly recommend white buffalo and colter wall, two of today's best.
But yea today's country is all glamour fake twang and pandering to an audience, it's garbage.
One of the most natural performers Ive ever seen.
I'm class of '82' and Jerry made it even better...RIP Mr Reed, you were awesome..
My wife and i met Jerry early summer of 01.. my wife was 8 months pregnant with my daughter.. Jerry was older and had just finished his show and completely blew everyone away with his unbelievable talent. He was very humble and kind. I didn’t know what to say besides “thank you and i enjoyed the show”.. what do you say to an icon?!?! He smiled, shook my hand, cordially greeted my wife, then reached out and touched her belly and said “take good care of this youngan.. it will be special” .. several years later, i explained to my daughter who Jerry Reed was during a scooby doo episode.
There was and only ever be one like Jerry Reed
Thank you very much, Scott, for sharing your wonderful story! It's another reason why I'm so glad that my old VHS tape held up over all these years and so many people are enjoying it.
It's insane just how amazing this is. Absolutely raw, unbelievable, contagious fun brought to us by pure humble talent.
I always admired the awesomeness of this man. The amazing talent, the " old school " humble manurism. I always wanted to be as cool as Jerry Reed. Never came close.
Exactly, this band had a really tight sound. Jerry Reed especially!
A terrifically tight trio of Peavey T-60s!
Agree! And I'm still playing my Peavey T-60. Nothing compares!
Whenever I load up in Wabash and get ready to head back to Detroit I always think of Jerry..."keep your foot hard on that pedal, Son, never mind those brakes........" RIP Jerry..
Jerry is the type of guy I could hang out with all my life. Peace brother
I think a lot of people in the general public, overlook Jerry Reed's mastery of the guitar. And think this has a lot to do with how country performers portrayed themselves...Down home, Aww shucks, Porch sittin....This leads people to think, "Oh, he's just goofing off!", yet, his progressions are spectacular and they should be, considering he's coming from the Mother Mabelle Carter school of picking. That is the same chord progressions that metal players use. Absolutely incredible player making it look easy.
Mr Reed was one of the greatest country singers to ever step up on the stage...rest in peace Snowman you are missed every day
Mr Watkins, you are so right in saying that. He and his ilk are sorely missed in this "modern" world in which we find ourselves.
That is the most Peavey T-60's I have ever seen on one stage! ...what a killer guitar
That's like 60 pounds of Peavey right there!
@@justinkelly1981 hahah surprised they didn't fall through the stage...great guitar though
A unique sound when you reverse those humbuckers! You either love it or hate it
I played a T-60 for a couple of years. In its day it was one of the best value for money guitar around. Built like a tank. Fantastic neck profile . Versatile sound All shades of fat to thin. But it was a heavy bit of wood! I still have it. Not worth selling.
Peavey -- built for working magicians!
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(And 'yes', musicians are magicians in my book)
The other dude playing guitar looks at Jerry the same way we all would if we got chance to play with him. He still doesn’t get the recognition he deserves and i don’t think he ever could. Seeing this video just fills me with happiness and I watch it at least once a week.
In 1977 I was 12 years old saw Smokey and the Bandit at least 20 times in the summer of 77 never got a chance to see Jerry Reed this is me seeing this video for the first time incredible I know he was a hell of a guitar player and a good songwriter rest in peace Jerry thanks a lot for the great memories you'll never be forgotten in my heart!
That movie was the only one to give Star Wars a run for its money. Forty-two years later Smokey and the Bandit is _still_ fun to watch.
I wasn't even born yet in 1977
I was 14. I got to meet Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds while they were filming "Gator" in Savannah, Ga. We've got old 8mm home movies as proof. I also still have Jerry Reed's autograph. A humble and kind man. Thank for sharing your memories.
@@stevelewis6480 i got to c and say hi to jerry at nhms in louden nh back in the 90s.he was the guest flagman at the start of the race.climbed down from the flagstand after the race started and walked back to the guest area and was kind enough to say hi to me as he walked by.very nice and humble guy.
I was also 12 in 77.
Still remember seeing the movie in the theater for the first time like it was yesterday.
Rest in peace, Snowman.
You know, the Snowman here made me want to drive a Kenworth. Trouble is, here in the UK, that thing would block a lot of the roads!
Such a talented guy was Mr Reed. Thanks for sharing!
"Now don't lose yo head, son. We still got a lot of boogie'n to do!"
RIP Mr. Reed
Same reason Doug Henning is singing back up
Love it..!....this just took me back in time to my old neighborhood [drive-in]......*sigh*.
I always hoped they'd invent a time machine before I got old, but I guess RUclips is as close as we're gonna get. Just watching this took me back to those times, carefree summer nights, keg parties out in the boonies, fast cars, drive-in theaters, and (ugh) the national 55 mph speed limit. Well back to reality, thanks for the memories Jerry.
I was very fortunate to actually see up-close-and-personal the truck that was in Smokey and the Bandit. Would have made me really happy if Jerry Reed had been sitting in that truck! I really love to hear him sing
Jerry Reed was extremely talented, brilliant he has written songs for Elvis Presley & lots of other country singers!!
This is a JAM! Go, cuz! I can hear the audience clapping along as they sip their Lone Stars. The background singers remind me of Mickey Gilley's....high-pitched and studio-ready. The pickin' here, the rhythm section, everything .Perfect!
In ‘73, when I was a young USAF airman we’d make Coors beer runs to Uvalde, TX, from San Antonio as it was not available in SATX. Good times.
Jerry Reed's singing and picking on his guitar is simply the best My Father introduced me to his music when I was in my 20's some like it hot' he truly is a great ambassador for American country music🥁🔥🥁 3:53
I'm worried that a lot of the younger generation don't even know that Jerry Reed was a musician. Where are we failing? We can't let anyone miss out on such a great talent.
I don’t know what you consider young but this 18 year old loves old music
@@jacobweems3316same man, I'm only 19 and I live for this kinda stuff. Absolutely amazing
From one of my all-time favorite movie.
RIP Jerry Reed ... you are loved & missed & your legacy will continue
Jerry and Burt had a friendship that was the best. RIP Jerry and Burt. 🙏
The people who disliked this song are going westbound and up...
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The people who don't like this couldn't close an umbrella.
Never was a big country music fan, but I always liked this song.
They can go westbound till their hats float.
I've never heard ANYONE turn this song off on ANY radio! 😉🎶🪕🎸🎵 🚫 📻
Man Jerry Reed could really pick and play.
Thanks i didnt know
Besides being great song from an epic film, there is some serious musicianship going on here. No autotune or canned backing tracks, just a collection of first rate musicians that are tighter than a drum.
This concert is the funkiest version of Jerry Reed I've ever heard. '82 must have been a crazier year than I remember.
Lots of that ole cocaine 👍😉
@@Candyman. back when it was good for you, or so we told ourselves.
@@disprogreavette8545 Ha!! Yeah, and doctors said that smoking was good for you too. Soap opera days.
Jerry was a legend, and not just for the guitar playing. You don't run into people like him anymore, which is a shame.
The NCAA commercials and my memories brought me here.
RIP Bandit 1 and Bandit 2.
Love the Snowman. Thank you Jerry for the memories. Keep on trucking
rest in peace Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, and Jackie Gleason. you gave us all such joy.
Burt Reynolds died on my birthday. I loved smokey and the bandit
One of the greatest guitarists in American music.. God Bless
Music will never be the same like it was back then.
Nothing will be the same ever!
The most underrated country star of all time
I like his movies, too. Love him in Hot Stuff with Dom DeLuise.
Im 53. In England. Even there we all grew up with the Bandit movies, Cannon Ball and Any Which Way You Can... all the kids wanted to be them and live this Amerian life... I had no clue at all that this guy was an entertainer until today... Mind blown!
What a great time-What a great Song-One of the best Trucker Movies ever!!! East bound and down!!!🗽🌠🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Man this is so good, it brings a tear to my 61 year old eye. Damn this is some music and played by outstanding musicians getting the groove on.
He was an amazing man and a fantastic guitar player. He will be missed
No matter where you grew up, everybody misses the old days of no cell, no internet, coming home when it’s gettn dark....Germans, americans, everybody...love it!
And many young people will always get mad when we talk about it.
One of the most under appreciated awesome songs of all time.
Out of all the great country singers that have ever been ain't but one can call himself THE ONE SNOW MAN IM EAST BOUND AND DOWN. we'll catch on the flip side keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down whoop n ride
Incredible talent. Able to “rap” where you understand every word, while playing an instrument at a world class level, everything original, clever and positive!
Not many realize not only was Jerry Reed a country singer but a great song writer and great guitar player. This is evidence of all three.❤
After we are all dead and gone this song will live on for ever.
Grew up with all this from Jerry to Burt and Jackie still cranking 2023 💪
Born in 72. I can remember watching this live. Sounds just as good as it did back then. -Legend.
I'm 49 and Jerry was a multi talented singer actor WRITER and all around incredible humble funny man! R.I.P. Legend in his own right! Truly appreciate and miss him!
42 and grew up to real musicians with extraordinary talent. Blessed I still remember those young years and my parents listened to good music. 🎶😎💃❤️💃🙏🎶
Was there ever a singer guitarist who had more fun than Jerry Reed? Rest In Peace Snowman
Wonderful music , wonderful people , Jerry for ever in my heart, thank you very much for sharing . I love it , what a beautiful performance. Loving greetings😍😍❤❤