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.
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.
Yes indeed. I'm from Australia and I reckon our country & many others went downhill after the 1980's. The music, movies, TV shows, lifestyle all started going to a shit place
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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
God, I miss the way America USED to be. This song makes me wanna bootleg some Coors or but a Trans Am. He was great in Bat 21, too. Miss that guy...the best of us.
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.
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.
This is the suck-ass part about growing old: Looking around and noticing all the truly great people who are no longer there with ya. If I tried to make a list of all the names of those who basically raised me but are gone now, you folks would run off before I got a quarter of the way through... But believe me, I'm better off for them having been there. And all the proof I need is nothing more than looking around at those who came up without 'em. Yeah, I think I might have lived too long already. See ya 'round, Snowman, Bandit, and all the rest. You are truly missed.
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.
I was 1 year old when he did this and I seen the film in the 90s when I was a teenager and loved the film and still does to this day at 43 when this comes on the radio I turn it up cos I am a trucker
R.I.P. "Snowman" The Alabama Wild Man! Jerry came to germany when i was stationed there in '82 & brought his Daughter! Thanks for a great show, & you're Support of the troops! thanks for All you're great music! first song i ever heard of his was When you're Hot you're Hot, & Son he was Always Hot!
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!
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!
when i was 13 i saw this movie and loved burt and jerry but most of all that car! i only had enough for the cb radio 😢 great memories of a different time!
Back then people weren't angry as hell and ready to rip each other a new one for every little thing. Definitely a better time and place to live than it is now.
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!
I was a teenager I WAS SO IN LOVE WITH JERRY REED 🥰HE WAS MY FAV ❣️🤭 WHEN I SEE RIGS ALL PARKED MY HI US AND GETS MAD CUZ I WANT TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL I START GETTING GOOSEBUMPS 🤭
And they are all Eastbound and Down until the end of time!! And we are the richer for them having being Eastbound and Down here on Earth... Even if it was just for a little while!!
Reed really was one of the greatest guitarists. He doesn't get talked about as much because he wasn't rock or metal, but he could play man. Plus, he had a good guitar face, and that's most important. Just look at Santana and you'll know what I mean.
I grew up on Smokey and the Bandit and I love this song and I listened to this song after I heard that Burt Reynolds passed away and some people said it didn’t matter and said it right to my face.
He definitely was one of a kind. I saw him on a TV program singing with his family. Some of these modern singers have nothing on his wife and daughter. The whole family was extremely talented.
He played at a private cow sale where I’m from in Texas around the time this was filmed. He personally visited with everyone at the sale before he performed. He was a funny charming man. There was only one Jerry Reed.
This guy made hits for many people and when it was time for his own hits he bang them out right up till the 80s she got the gold mine and I got the shaft was a big hit even after Smokey and the bandit movie hit what a talented guy I know he is missed by many but those that missed him most there gone too
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.
Just recently watched Smokey and the bandit parts 1 and 2 again for the 80th time. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but they are still just as good as they were back in the day
I had breakfast with Jerry and his crew back in the 80’s. He was not only an amazing guitarist and entertainer, but one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. Sad that he’s gone.
I'm from the UK and 54 now, grew up watching burt Reynolds and my late dad big fan of Country music. Like you said its slowly going. Wish could go back
sad but true, i'm 45 years old, one generation later, and i getting wet eyes when i looking this "old" movies and musics...sorry for bad english, best wishes from switzerland!
I play the song The legend of Smoky and the Bandit. I have it on my playlist because my husband loved that song. At the beginning of it you hear the 18 wheeler starting, and then Gerry singing.
I still got my first car. A 1978 Trans Am. I'm rocking that shit to this day. Still has an old paint job on it from 1986. I'll get around to fixing it up eventually. Already LS swapped, to keep it alive... The inspiration that comes from watching these guys, their movies, music and just how to be.... never gets old. Praise God and pass the ammunition. :-D
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
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.
*THIS is when America was great.*
Gawrsh dern rights it was. Back whens they was only 2 genders, mens and womens.
Yes indeed. I'm from Australia and I reckon our country & many others went downhill after the 1980's. The music, movies, TV shows, lifestyle all started going to a shit place
@@gavinharper1236that's probably when the internet began.
im from germany and i totaly AGREE!!! internet and all the stuff killed the good times!!
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.
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.
Alot of people don't realize he was one of the best guitarist in the world
You can tell by the look on his face, he loved what he was doing and was damn good at it!!!
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.
Jerry Reed was the man, myth and the legend all rolled into one
RIP Jerry Reed ... you are loved & missed & your legacy will continue
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
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.
The people who disliked this song are going westbound and up...
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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! 😉🎶🪕🎸🎵 🚫 📻
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!
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
God, I miss the way America USED to be. This song makes me wanna bootleg some Coors or but a Trans Am. He was great in Bat 21, too. Miss that guy...the best of us.
sadly the closest thing we have now to a religious monoculture is the arab world. It's a shame.
I miss this 2
@Greg Walker I hope and pray that you're wrong.
America used to be? ok boomer.
@Greg Walker whatever dude.
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.
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.
"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
Man Jerry Reed could really pick and play.
Thanks i didnt know
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.
This is the suck-ass part about growing old: Looking around and noticing all the truly great people who are no longer there with ya.
If I tried to make a list of all the names of those who basically raised me but are gone now, you folks would run off before I got a quarter of the way through...
But believe me, I'm better off for them having been there. And all the proof I need is nothing more than looking around at those who came up without 'em.
Yeah, I think I might have lived too long already.
See ya 'round, Snowman, Bandit, and all the rest. You are truly missed.
I'm right there with you.
I with you too, but it’s good to see these videos on RUclips.
I'm a metal head but always loved this song..
Yep, I honestly believe being born in the late 60’s enabled me to experience the best of music, films & TV, depending which country you were born. 😷🇦🇺
Sad but true Guard 👍
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.
Jerry Reed was extremely talented, brilliant he has written songs for Elvis Presley & lots of other country singers!!
I was 1 year old when he did this and I seen the film in the 90s when I was a teenager and loved the film and still does to this day at 43 when this comes on the radio I turn it up cos I am a trucker
I watched this movie again yesterday and the music is such a great part of it.
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 was a legend, and not just for the guitar playing. You don't run into people like him anymore, which is a shame.
Love the Bell Bottom Jeans he was wearing. Reminds me of the style back in my high school days!
I love all the peavey equipment!!!! Also let’s talk about how bad ass that bass player is!!!! 🔥
Not sure what I liked better...
Watching Jerry pick or the brief glimpses of the 82' Texas crowd.
A simpler time. A better time.
R.I.P. "Snowman" The Alabama Wild Man! Jerry came to germany when i was stationed there in '82 & brought his Daughter! Thanks for a great show, & you're Support of the troops! thanks for All you're great music! first song i ever heard of his was When you're Hot you're Hot, & Son he was Always Hot!
Dave, thanks for sharing. Sharing stories like this will help keep entertainers who cared about regular joes legends alive. God bless the USA.
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!
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. 🎶😎💃❤️💃🙏🎶
Man...could that man play the guitar..just awesome
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.❤
Damn! Let's get some shots of that bass player, boy's killin' it!!! Bass players never get no love...
How about the producer going to a wide shot during a dual guitar solo. TWICE!!! Holy crap!
when i was 13 i saw this movie and loved burt and jerry but most of all that car! i only had enough for the cb radio 😢 great memories of a different time!
Back then people weren't angry as hell and ready to rip each other a new one for every little thing. Definitely a better time and place to live than it is now.
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.
Guitar work is incredible, love the sound!
I was a teenager I WAS SO IN LOVE WITH JERRY REED 🥰HE WAS MY FAV ❣️🤭 WHEN I SEE RIGS ALL PARKED MY HI US AND GETS MAD CUZ I WANT TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL I START GETTING GOOSEBUMPS 🤭
And they are all Eastbound and Down until the end of time!!
And we are the richer for them having being Eastbound and Down here on Earth...
Even if it was just for a little while!!
Reed really was one of the greatest guitarists. He doesn't get talked about as much because he wasn't rock or metal, but he could play man. Plus, he had a good guitar face, and that's most important. Just look at Santana and you'll know what I mean.
Damn that was GOOD!
Great artist, great song.
Get inspired kids!
I grew up on Smokey and the Bandit and I love this song and I listened to this song after I heard that Burt Reynolds passed away and some people said it didn’t matter and said it right to my face.
I love this song! Great guitar duel leads!
Ricky Kay
Check out the Brent Mason version..very cool.
He definitely was one of a kind. I saw him on a TV program singing with his family. Some of these modern singers have nothing on his wife and daughter. The whole family was extremely talented.
Jerry Reed was the coolest
Met him in okinawa japan as a teen he was doing a u so tour great man to talk to.
Good times. God bless America!
As a long-time Smokey and the Bandir fan, this is pretty awesome … 👍
He played at a private cow sale where I’m from in Texas around the time this was filmed. He personally visited with everyone at the sale before he performed. He was a funny charming man. There was only one Jerry Reed.
Talent like this is a lost art in music
Love the song and love to watch smoky and bandit my favorite with the elephants
Super talented all round. His guitar playing set the trend for country players. His backup playing is unique
This guy made hits for many people and when it was time for his own hits he bang them out right up till the 80s she got the gold mine and I got the shaft was a big hit even after Smokey and the bandit movie hit what a talented guy I know he is missed by many but those that missed him most there gone too
Bandit is blocking Snowman one more time in that Firebird in the sky. RIP Burt Reynolds. What a ride....
Fantastic! What a great way to bring me back to the good old days for sure.
One hell of a picker rip jerry
He is the one and best country singers ever !!! Bandit lives forever !!!
One of the greatest guitar pickers of all time! RIP Snowman!
Yes yes yes - Snowman! What a great guy and wicked guitarist!
God bless jerry reed
He has more talent in his pinky than most people have. Period.
Thanks for lifting my spirits, Jerry. Forever missed!
Jerry Reed, The uncle i always wanted.
Jerry and Burt had a friendship that was the best. RIP Jerry and Burt. 🙏
As unique a guitar player as there ever was. An incredible style like no other.
Thank you Jerry !!!
Ahh, Peavey T-60’s classic guitars if I ever one existed.
thank you for sharing this
He's gotta be the coolest guy in the world! Awesome !!!
may god rest ur poor soul jerry reed we miss you rock on in heaven
I never realized he was such an accomplished guitar p[ayer.
You have no idea. The man is a legend
My old man, (dutch oil industry) always liiked the southern US......
MAN O MAN THAT BOY CAN PLAY GUITAR!!!! What a treat thanks for posting this!
Lord have mercy ! Please come back jerry 😣 we miss you so much buddy
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.
Great talent is immortal!!!
class act the good old days...your truly missed Jerry
Great Song !!!!!!
More than one line of lyrics! Imagine that.
Just recently watched Smokey and the bandit parts 1 and 2 again for the 80th time. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but they are still just as good as they were back in the day
I had breakfast with Jerry and his crew back in the 80’s. He was not only an amazing guitarist and entertainer, but one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. Sad that he’s gone.
Hands dwn one of the most underrated guitarist there ever has been.
I mis this generation I am a part of it but it’s slowly dieing away
Please stay with us for a while :-)
I'm from the UK and 54 now, grew up watching burt Reynolds and my late dad big fan of Country music. Like you said its slowly going.
Wish could go back
sad but true, i'm 45 years old, one generation later, and i getting wet eyes when i looking this "old" movies and musics...sorry for bad english, best wishes from switzerland!
Seeing this confirms that I was born in the wrong time. It’s almost depressing how much better things used to be
Jammin!!!! Love this played live at a faster tempo like this.
I miss JERRY REED singing this song !!!!
the one and only snowman pulling the mic drop way back before it was known as a mic drop
Such an amazing talent, and so missed. RIH, Snowman … 😢
I play the song The legend of Smoky and the Bandit. I have it on my playlist because my husband loved that song. At the beginning of it you hear the 18 wheeler starting, and then Gerry singing.
Great guitar work!! Amazing!!
Jerry, we miss you old buddy.
That's a proper country song. Can't remember the last time I said that.
Perfect old time hoot with a little "outlaw" flavor!
"Pick it, Son" @1:23
jane a sinner
Cut loose Jerry!
I still got my first car. A 1978 Trans Am. I'm rocking that shit to this day. Still has an old paint job on it from 1986. I'll get around to fixing it up eventually. Already LS swapped, to keep it alive... The inspiration that comes from watching these guys, their movies, music and just how to be.... never gets old. Praise God and pass the ammunition. :-D
Peavey must have been handing the T-60's out left and right in the 80's.
One of the best made most underrated guitars even built
Looks line Peavy supplied the entire backline.
I mean listen to it. It’s better than the stuff now adays
@@jonpatterson5668 They really are. Wish i still had mine but, I traded it for a pointy BC Rich back in the '90s. My heavy metal phase.
I had the T-30 back in the day. GREAT instrument!!