JERRY REED - Guitar Medley

[MerkinMuffly]

A lot of people have forgotten or just don't know, maybe because of his acting career, but Reed was an excellent guitarist

[TehJerryRoe]

Yo, those aren't Music Man amps. Those are Ampegs.

[jeffkahl]

cool medley, too bad the rhythm guitar is WAY too loud in the mix!

[OrisLover]

Some good 'ol boys!

[janejetsonbot]

this is my favorite performance on youtube

[ColtDeltaElite10mm]

Jerry Reed is soooooooo amazing!!!! I really miss him! He was one of a kind and truly an artist above all other guitar players. Him and Chet Atkins playing together was the best guitar performances ever!!!!!!!

[mistold]

JERRY F'N REED!!!

[stikhi]

holy carpfish!!! Smooth as silk, cool as ice cream and plays sizzling hot.

amazing! And the presenter is prolly the hippest dood I've seen.

[seaside882000]

favored, favored, favored.

thanks for posting. :)

[cainshop]

The best of the best (after Chet).

[bobbyozb]

That's a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe....I'd say a early 70's model.....Jerry's using Music Man amps at this time in his career....The man could play any style of music.....It's a shame, most people remember him as a dopey side kick actor !

[1952Telecaster]

excellent guitar he used there

[janejetsonbot]

so beautiful, especially the transitions, snowbird-sublime

[vinnothelizard]

same shit all the way through!!

[radcam69]

anyone know what year this was?

[bandit2280]

Glad RFD TV is bringing some of these shows back so we can see such amazing people. :)

[GabrielKarlsson85]

I think Im gonna transcripe this, but its pretty hard to take it out by ear when its so strong delay on the guitar :S

[MrGuitar809]

That song is not called 8 more miles to louisville its jerrys version of cotton fields by floyd cramer

[hammer289c]

One amp, one guitar, ZERO EFFECTS...that is all skill! What a fantastic talent he was!

[fgleich]

@hammer289c If you listen closely, it sounds as if he's got echo on his guitar. And whoever did the sound has got Paul Yandell too loud.

[DwightFan]

@hammer289c I'm a huge Jerry Reed fan, but if ya look when he goes from Yakkety Sax to Wildwood Flower at his right foot, he clicks that button by his foot that gave the guitar kind of an echo effect (and I just read the above comment as I typed that lol), it doesn't make a Lick of difference, he still is and always will be the Best Guitar Man in country music, and I didn't mean to demean you or anything, just thought I'd point it out to a fellow fan :)

[hammer289c]

@DwightFan its alright...thats what i meant is that he dont need affects to cover up his mistakes truly one of the purest and cleanest guitar players.

[MikeXoman]

Great palye Jerry . Love your skill . Mike

[PerryMarlin]

Ok, Now can you send someone over here to pick my Jaw up off the floor please.. Jerry really was the stuff, I had the privilege to work with him in the 90's, he had his wife on keyboards also,, Great memories of him that day for sure...

[MrBoblangan]

awesome

[satantheclown]

Looks like Jerry has mini humbuckers in that Les Paul!

[jeremylr68]

The drummer is Larry Londin; played on thousands of Nashville studio sessions; did many drum overdubs for Elvis in the late '70s, especially for Elvis' live albums ; he also played drums for Elvis live on occasion ('76, '77) when Ronnie Tutt had another commitment; Londin drummed with Elvis at his last concert ever on June 26, 1977

[fab66100]

Waouh !! Thanks a lot !! J'adore Jerry depuis trés longtemps.

[Paul32658]

Yeah,its life ! Nice ...

[nativesspoken]

...too loud? It was perfect!

[68django]

I wonder how many rock/metal guitarists have no idea they are using Jerry's licks..Lol...

[ShawnCam2315]

The greatest country guitar player ever!! and i'd say top 5 over all, ever!!

[fridrikur]

Great video, but at 3:30 are you sure he is not playing Cottonfields (back home) by leadbelly and not 8 more miles to louisville?

[kencenpn]

Jarry Reed could play a guitar and make it sing,

never seen a better guitar player

[Magryd3344]

Oh dear me....that man certainly could play!!! I just love it!

Maggan

[Goldengoat23]

Who in the f$%$ gave this a thumbs down? They should have their ass wiped with a wire brush. Great picking. thanks for posting.

[DumbEdain]

2:43

Now that's a true space cowboy lick!

This man was a fantastic guitar player, and all around entertainer in a sense which nowadays "entertainers" just don't get.

[woodzo40]

I am some haw related to him.

[TheRailwaystationist]

You know what I really hate? When somebody uploads a video like this and forgets to name the songs. You didn't forget, and as a result, I discovered Snowbird. Thank you!

[bobbyozb]

never saw Jerry play a Les Paul much.....looks good on him......it has those mini humbuckers that were not real popular.....one of the best players ever....just ask Brad Paisley.....you can tell he listened Jerry while learning as a kid....

[morgrp]

What a legend - This video is awesome

[morgrp]

What a this - vid is awesome

[beanie41]

thank you very much, jedzxol for posting this medley,please don't ever remove it,this is the wickest guitar picking, you could ever hear,you can't get much better than that..the only guy that could do that kind of picking is glen campbell,but his guitar wouldn't be tuned that way, he had a different way of tuning a guitar that i ever heard.wicket just wicket. thank you again. John B.

[rickyodom]

super-advanced rockibilly.this goes far beyond country .

[mwindle1973]

I would bet they are balanced on stage. Musicians know how to turn there guitar and amps up on the fly. The problem is in the sound room. And unfortunately in those days you didn't have enough audio tacks to put the guitars on separate tracks. So you couldn't fix it in post production. You would think in a 5 minute instrumental they could get the sound balanced. My guess is it was standard to do a pre show sound check and not change mic levels from there.

[wisesatyr72]

its not the equipment but your fingers..son, thats probaly what Jerry Reed would say.

[firehawkbandit93]

That's just ridiculous! One of the best pickers of all time! Just great!

[unknownkingdom]

The rhythm guitar is too loud, louder than the rest of the band combined.

[jessupar]

Jerry wasnt loud enough in my oppinion.. which is really a shame when he was using that delay. i bet parts of that sounded alot better than what we heard, which was still exellent.

[2boredfortv]

I bet he gave paul hell after this show, I can barely hear jerry.

[encudmore]

i want that cactus suit sooooooooooooooo baaaad

[Voltara]

Overkill on delay is the only way he could get a Les Paul to sound any good

[kodydorley]

jerry reed ... awsome

[MarquisEstelle]

Ampeg amps. Tons of delay on his sound....overkill, but he could certainly play.

[ZakLasher]

great stuff!!

[ual10]

About the amp's, not really sure, they look like they might be Ampegs.

[LorendorStreet]

KING!!!!

[mwindle1973]

Anyone identify the amplifiers? They look like some of the custom type made in Nashville in that time period

[jmcnulty420six]

@mwindle1973 Sunn i believe

[TheDuster88]

that would have sounded better on a 6120 gretsch

[elletsco]

les paul deluxe, i believe. smaller pick ups. sure someone will correct me here. my lp is a '96 standard. not entirely sure.

[grandstef]

Is the guitar modified? looks like he fitted mini-humbuckers inside full size humbuckers bezels?

[mwindle1973]

@grandstef Yeah those are minis I can tell by looking and hearing. Mini hums sound close to a P-90 single coil. BTW someone turn down the acoustic guitar so we can hear Jerry.

[gsswv]

I love the way Jerry keeps trying to calm the drummer down! "Easy! I'm tryin' to pick, here!"

[mlgardens74]

This guy has always reminded me of a newfie. I mean, he likable and everything.

[canadianroot]

right!

how he was able to keep a straight face with that hair and jacket blinding him, though....

[heileman28]

yandell's is too loud

[krolltan]

What is the name of the songs he is playing?

[melkiemelkie]

You can read on the right above.

[elletsco]

i miss you hairy legged guitar man.

[galberke2009]

This is what I call a true legend!

I'm glad I discovered this cat's music about 6 months ago. A bit late, I admit. It's shame over here in Europe not many people know about him.

[snookerjam]

@galberke2009 i agree with u, he was truly very uniqe:)

[badfinger848]

@galberke2009 Europe isn't the only place that Reed isn't that well-known. Here in the US, most people know him for his role in the 'Smokey and the Bandit' films instead of for his great guitar work and songwriting! Fortunately, I came across him a few years--about four now, I think. But, yeah--it certainly is a shame that not too many people seem to know about Reed's great music and especially his guitar work.

[yetitracker]

@badfinger848 I am sad that when I tell young people about his music I have to tell them he was the evil coach in "the waterboy" they don't even remember "smokey and the bandit".

[badfinger848]

@yetitracker As a 21-year-old, I feel ashamed of people around my age who don't know about 'Smokey and the Bandit.' I mean, sure--not knowing about the third one is one thing, but not knowing about the first two is just not a good thing!

[Skynyrdbrothersband]

What is os sad though more than anything is how the elections overshadowed his passing in the news.

He was hardley even mentioned.

[Skynyrdbrothersband]

If you listen closely to some of their lesser known songs like;Double Trouble,T for Texas,Swamp Music you will find that Lynyrd Skynyrd were HEAVILY

Influenced by Jerry Reed.

They on more than one occasion said how muched they Loved Jerry's music.

[elletsco]

awesome. what can you say? jerry can always put a smile on your face. heart broken that he isn't with us any more.

[davebijoux]

Sir Coughsalot: Hahaha! Love that name. And dead on about the rhythm gat of a somewhat skeletal Paul Yandell.

[janosleng73]

A true picking master. I miss you, Snowman!

[fenderboy88]

Its not everyday you play country out of a les Paul

[SirCoughsalot]

Great stuff. I love to watch Jerry Reed play live because he's got so much energy. The only way this could have been improved was if they turned that rhythm guitar down.

[DaSnowman1977]

Awesome, truely awesome. A master in action. You´ll be missed.

[fenderboy88]

I didnt know you could pick with a les paul country style since they are maninly knowm for hard rock

[jandaracing]

Do a little research on Les Paul he is a Jazz Musician.

[Voltara]

I never heard a les paul sound so good

[Ellertz51]

Fantastic!!

[AndreaLeGrand]

Thanks so much for uploading this. That was some hot pickin' from Jerry as usual! Great to see how in demand he was in those days :-)

[jimmybusk]

What a Dismount !!!!!

[Voltara]

A lost class thank you jedzxor for archiving that file and reposting

[aroxon]

Thanks, I enjoyed that! And with the Echoplex goin' we all got to hear it twice xD

[loungecruz]

right on

[jahmbie]

"Boogity, boogity, boogity!!!"

[jimmybusk]

Thank You ,My friend ! I have been begging for someone to post this forever. My prayer has been answered . THANK YOU !!!!!!!!

[buzzo12]

THANKS for uploading!!! I've been looking for this one for a long time (since it was removed from youtube)...and now...FINALLY! I couldn't get this tune out of my head for over a year! Jeff

[buster541]

He left us some great music!

*****

Thank's!

Curt

[snarnok]

Thank you for uploading this! What is the first tune in the medley?

[jedzxor]

"I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"

[RatPakFan]

I hate to repeat my comments, but that was amazing... simply blew me away.