JERRY REED - Guitar Medley

YES I KNOW JERRY IS TOO QUIET. It was recorded in 1968. If you are going to comment about how bad the sound is or how quiet Jerry is, please stop yourself NOW!
PLEASE QUIT COMMENTING ABOUT IT AND ENJOY THE DAMN VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JERRY REED - Guitar Medley
1. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
2. Yakkety Sax
3. Wildwood Flower
4. Wabash Cannonball
5. Eight More Miles to Louisville
6. Snowbird

[@demef758]

Jerry was a peerless thumbpicker, but what set him apart from all the other great pickers was PERSONALITY. Lord, that man lit up any room he walked in to, with or without a guitar. Every time I watch one of these old clips, I get very nostalgic for The Alabama Wild Man. There's never been anyone like him. The world became far less fun when he passed in 2008.

[@jakestree1892]

Sad thing is if someone like Jerry showed up today in Nashville and could play like this they wouldn't want them because talent like this isn't what they want today

[@MerkinMuffly]

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

[@mickeyrhodes2152]

He also played on some of Elvis's songs in the 70s.

[@Ratguitar58]

Jerry Reed is simply one of the worlds best guitar players ever!!! What a talent!!!

[@alexconaghan3486]

When Jerry, Chet and Roy passed away, a big chunk of America died too.

[@garyhiland6013]

And Glen

[@billyboy6028]

@@garyhiland6013 And oh so many.

[@randalli.shelton5812]

His guitar was way ahead of it's time...Rip Guitar Man

[@jimroveto1543]

Jerry Reed is one of the most unique guitarists of all time. A true master of the instrument.

[@honkpimpie]

Jerry showed us what a love for the guitar and tons of practice could do. We should note that very few guitar pickers got close to Chet Adkins. Jerry was one of the few. I shed tears that both Jerry and Chet are gone, but their music will live on and will be standard for all guitarists. Thanks Jerry. RIP

[@dannystrunk4724]

honkpimpie ,when Jerry hit Nashvegas, Chet was more into record production ,and when he heard Jerry he got him started doing session work,they would jam and Chet recording many of Jerry's guitar instrumentals, the two album's they made together should be in everyone's collection .Two the best at the top of their game ...

[@garyeppich2429]

Who can put a smile on a face like Jerry could?😄

[@eamonwright7488]

Never hardly see Jerry on a Les Paul, and hes blowing away all the guitar gods in 5mins. Making that Les make sounds ive never heard before. RIP Jerry thanks for the memories and inspiration.

[@ziblot1235]

People who don’t play don’t realize what a genius this guy is, and he plays it off joking and wisecracking, like it ain’t nothing....Right. I hear ya

[@jimmaculate3802]

Jerry and Chet just OOZED taste and musicality, beauty, humility. OHH!!!

[@Chuck_Hooks]

Like Roy Clark

[@johnotis6764]

I think playing the joklster is part of the tradition with these country players. I guess that's where the idea of picking & grinning is derived. Roy Clark was the same way--a total cornball with crazy guitar chops.

[@eliolopez3107]

One of the greatest players ever to pick up a guitar. RIP Jerry!

[@davidtaylor6613]

Pick it Son! What a total package Jerry was. Nice to see people still appreciating his talents.

[@danielmcgee2879]

I figure Mr. Jerry Reed was underrated as a guitarist because he primarily played country......If he played any other genre, he would be regarded as highly as Vaughn, Hendrix, Lee, Paige......etc...........R.I.P. Mr Jerry.

[@Babybluebbw]

March 20, 1937 - Jerry Reed is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He learned to play the guitar at eight years old after his Momma bought him a $2.00 Guitar. And the rest is history! Rest in peace Jerry. You may be gone, but your music and your memory live on in our hearts!

[@sharonduffy829]

Babybluebbw thank you Mrs. Reed for buying that guitar! :-)

[@dennisjohndreher7258]

Most underrated guitarist of our time. A true innovator and master of the guitar. Chet Atkins even recorded over 30 Jerry Reed songs. And that's Paul yandell who went on to play with Atkins for 25 years. Great rhythm guitarist in his own right.

[@DoubleVisionandco]

Jerry was one of the best guitarists country music ever knew. Also gotta mention that's a beautiful Les Paul he's playing.

[@mikey_suzefour]

Seeing Porter Waggoner and Jerry Reed interacting before his medley should also be a cool 'moment in time'.

[@larrygoldstein3481]

Sometimes you find footage of someone and you think this is literal footage of their greatest moment on earth. I get goosebumps hearing such beautiful playing. Jerry Reed had more talent than we knew, imagine him doing just instrumental music. It would have been culturally defining. To top it of he starts this off by saying he'd been "doing a lot of praying". God Bless Jerry Reed and thank you for having the passion and courage to bless our nation with such amazing tunes.

[@bobsaturday4273]

Jerry really cooks , even when he holds back and tones down to the pop audience .

[@Lynda5565]

What a powerhouse of Talent and Personality!!! I never get tired of his videos.. He's got a new venue now...and what lucky people they are!

[@AllenPinchloaf]

Jerry is the man.What a marvelous guitar player-composer! And Funny!

[@helzapoppin9810]

An amazing and underrated guitarist. Jerry Reed was always one of my favorites as a kid.

[@derekofive9676]

Jerry Reed must be one of the guitar greats, ever

[@mikegilbert2500]

He most surely is.

[@margaritadavis26]

areh

[@lucasosborn299]

Next to Chet Atkins

[@evvignes]

C. G. P.

[@larrysantacrose8889]

Jerry Reed "Guitar Man"

[@tahoma6889]

History at its best. I wish music had not been forgotten.

[@wju425]

Damn I miss Jerry. Not only he's one of the greatest guitarist but a great all around fun guy. Jerry, I love you man.

[@TharpaD]

Classy set when the camera backs out- and you see the industrial floor. And then there’s the fact that you can hear the other guys more than jerry. And lastly, he reminds of a banjo being played under the sea , a happy, carefree sound

[@colerainfan1143]

One of the all time under appreciated greats.

[@sonniebernardi3106]

Always have and always will love listening to anything Jerry plays nice player....

[@nicconley]

Wow, can you imagine what all the guitars on that stage are worth now? He is truly one of the greats.

[@thebattlestation7113]

This man was a guitar God.

[@samh3029]

Those Snowbird licks were sick! Can't stop listening to that stuff.

[@jimmyroberts9528]

I remember being a young boy in the Uk seeing smokey and the bandit,when I found out it was snowman singing eastbound n down,i asked my old man if he could find me some jerry reed records,he did and not long after that I got my first guitar all due to the great mans music and influence.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

The Snowman, what an extraordinary talent. It's hard to believe that he's gone.

[@justaguitardude]

what iv always enjoyed about this man, is how humble he always was and funny. he always made jokes like i dunno if i can play this but we gonna try, yet he knew he could blinded folded. kids could learn a lot from the old pickers. and im not even a country music fan parse. i dig what i grew up with of course which were some of the great country pickers. but what i hear on the country radio these days is just pop with twang. shrugs.

[@jessebarrera159]

Another great guitarist, many in the music business world praise Jerry as one of the best guitarists, and great sense of humor.

[@ericcongdon]

WOW just WOW. Such a pure player, so pure.

[@mikemcnally3119]

A true musical fucking genius and a hell of a funny guy RIP Snowman

[@DogCatchersBand]

I love Gibson Les Pauls, but nothing cuts like a Fender Telecaster. Still a treat o see him playing one.

[@RatPakFan]

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

[@dannilaser16]

Sadly, I never knew what a great musician, singer and talented man Jerry Reed was until he died. Great sense of humor too.

[@Achromania]

Jerry Reed is hands-down my guitar idol. If I become a mere hundredth the picker Mr. Reed was I'll die a happy man. R.I.P. Son.

[@margot9230]

Reed ,and Campbell were hands down ….the best guitarists in country music and then some……...

[@heavymental1456]

Chet Atkins admitted a number of times that Jerry Reed was actually a better picker than he was, with much less time devoted to his craft (so much time spent on goofy movies, etc). Reed was a truly natural prodigy who could play from the moment he picked up the instrument. Glen Campbell was good but not at Jerry's level. Chet Atkins and Roy Clark are the other two premier country guitarists. Roy's 12th street rag and Malaguenia are stellar and can be seen here on You Tube. Chet and Jerry were Travis' style pickers, Roy a straight picker who also won the National Banjo Championship as a teen.

[@nickcarpenter1196]

Roy is my cousin!

[@fernmann7]

best anywhere. Guys today are astounded by him

[@dustingriffis6774]

It's hard for me to good there are so many great guitarist in country music you had Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings and Vince Gill and the latest one is Brad Paisley. But my all-time favorite would have to be Jerry Reed. The best lead guitarist for any man was probably Luther Perkins for Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two and then later on it was Johnny Cash and Bob Wooten in the Tennessee three.

[@mr.wizard2974]

Dustin Vince Gill is my favorite guitarist.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Holy cow! I'm tired and all I did was watch... Jerry Reed was an incredibly talented guitarist in anyone's measure.

[@bagsmcgee2195]

I got work n im drunk as donkey balls..5hrs till start..fukit im yougooglin more jerry n tommy emanual...from aus cobba

[@garyeppich2429]

Paul Simmons yep Jerry was one of a kind like Earl Scruggs.

[@gordenscottfan3107]

Would have been a dream to hear Joe South, Jerry Reed and Ray Stevens playing together back in their early Atlanta beginnings....

[@paulg444]

The absolute most talented picker ever !!

[@jimroveto1543]

Nobody plays like Jerry Reed, he's gotta be the most unique, and probably the greatest guitar player that ever lived.

[@VANEPS7]

Too bad the band is covering up many of his songs.

[@uga4266]

2 words......... Willie Nelson

[@jimmybocanegra6701]

Look up roy clarke from hee haw

[@mickeyrhodes2152]

He even played guitar on some of Elvis's recordings in the early 70's

[@1LOCKNLOAD]

Well, there are a lot of great ones. One guy that Jerry and Chet followed was a guy named Merle Travis. He was awesome, too.

[@yellowveedub]

You gotta love TV then as well as Jerry Reed. Man those were the days!

[@obscurebandfan]

I like that he's twangin' on a Les Paul. Sweet tone!

[@markrodgers2976]

and before anyone dismisses jerry as just the truck driver in Smokey and The bandit, (which, of course, he was), he was virtually a musical prodigy. No less than Chet Atkins (Jerry's father-in-law, BTW) once said that he never knew anyone that could pick up a lick or melody as quickly Jerry Reed.

[@justpickn]

I was lucky enough to see him in concert in Hunstville Al.

[@johndavidoff4052]

Rest in peace Jerry! Love your music as much as Chet Adkins did!

[@maxwelld1961]

My favorite guitarist, Jerry... your still the man!!!!!!

[@bobbyozb]

Jerry playing a 1970's Les Paul Deluxe....With mini humbuckers....And it's a beauty !

[@nickb3250]

That guitar has got me drooling. It's like a deep cherry sunburst. Beauty!

[@gusdupree9076]

joe shmoe someone else noticed, great guitar

[@RedDirtRules]

Love that Kalamazoo Gibson Les Paul!

[@jonanles]

It looks to like it was a Standard that had full size humbucker in and he put mini humbucker in, I say that because the of the very large plastic rings on the pups.

[@kimberlyhardin8034]

I never looked at a guitar before as i did this one. No lye. That guitar pulls you in to it. Its beutiful!

[@guitorb]

Sadly , kids know him best as the mean coach who fired Water Boy

[@SandboxBullies]

Jerry Reed was way ahead of his time for sure...

[@terjesolhaug2071]

I love the Whole medley, but his Version of Snowbird here, is just exellent!

[@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!

[@DaSnowman1977]

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

[@navaho5430]

The acoustic player is bloody good too cheers.

[@georgemcmillan9172]

I met Jerry with Dolly Parton and Glenn Campel when I was 10 years old. He is one of the reasons I've played giutar for over 40 years. Notice the echoplex he's playing through? Still have the exact model today. And what about Porter Wagner's hair!

[@christophermay4366]

Jerry.....you are really missed down here.....rest in peace.....your records will never be forgotten.....

[@jobckts682]

Burt n Jerry fight in Gator, was awesome. Gonna do what they say, can’t be done.

[@jwguitar]

One of the all time greats!

[@OhCptnMyCptn]

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

[@dreadpirate.roberts]

Shawn Stanley Better than Glen Campbell? I don’t know man...fun discussion though.

[@jimmybusk]

I have been periodically going back to this video for 7 yrs now. I realize the sound mix isn't so great. I am Not Gay,but the thing is so good that it makes me cry !

[@chokkan7]

I was so used to seeing him wail on a Tele, I was surprised to see him holding a LP Deluxe; needless to say, he did whatever he wanted with it...

[@vernwallen4246]

Mr Reed was/is a class act.🗽🗽🗽👍👍👍

[@johnnycochran6128]

Great playing and a GORGEOUS LP.

[@gordonm.7387]

Play it, son!

[@JesusRocksTryPrayin]

I love music so much. Pickers are better than pluckers. All guitar is amazing though :D Did anyone else cry listening to this?

[@thecastle09]

Ferocious player

[@ryansvloggingit5492]

I could listen to Jerry reed all day long talking especially

[@dennisjohndreher7258]

The one and only!!! There will never be another.

[@markpascoe7845]

"WHERE YOU AT!?" IM TRYIN TO SHOVE SOME GROCERIES DOWN MY NECK!! RIP

[@Howlinblind]

That is a beautiful Gibson Les Paul Deluxe

[@viceroyxerxes8829]

As always Jerry shows what a great guitarist he was. Equally impressive is the drumming by Larry Londin. RIP Snowman.

[@stringbender57]

I miss Jerry and the Porter Wagoner show. Jerry was an outstanding guitarist, composer and showman! Those complaining about the sound should keep in mind that the equipment and the mix are probably older than you are and are probably 2nd or 3rd generation recordings off the original video tape. As far as Jerry's guitar, yes it would have been nice to have been louder. I bet on the original tape and on the show it was. As far as tone, that was the typical tone of the guitarists from that era a la Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Bryant etc. Keep in mind this recording is about 45 years old. The tones and styles of country guitar have changed a lot. All that considered I really enjoyed this and it sure brought back memories of my teenage years and learning to play the the guitar. I had a Les Paul Deluxe almost exactly like the one Jerry is playing about this same era. 🎸🎶👍🏻

[@tedmanley6146]

Remarkable so I’m remarking... thank you for a grand reminder of the old t.v daze!

[@janejetsonbot]

this is my favorite performance on youtube

[@Mikaboi]

Wish there were more people who could play like him today. Too much swearing and hate nowadays. Smh.

[@richwilder1]

I hope you're a Brian Setzer fan! ;^)

[@Ilikepicking]

Awesome picking he takes to a whole new level.

[@gordonm.7387]

Amen brother!

[@janejetsonbot]

so beautiful, especially the transitions, snowbird-sublime

[@jimmybusk]

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

[@stevedrouillard1585]

Now that is some mighty fine pickin! Campbell, Clark, Chet, Jerry Reed and then everyone else.

[@DanJanTube]

Wish Jerry's LP was turned up a little more during this performance, but it's still a lot of fun to watch.

[@stevewilson2158]

Cutting edge badass...j.reed. icon.

[@teresapoudrier494]

Jerry and Glenn ought to have had a dual. Maybe toss in some Roy Clark as well.

[@adamstkd]

Amazing guitarist

[@FatherRikhi]

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.

[@PNgaia33859]

Shadows of Jerry in Phil Emmanuel, Bless Both their Hearts.

[@AlejandroPeralesgodsglory]

24/7 praying this music cracking wow

[@oilspill321]

Really unique style. I never new a lot of him other than Smokey and the Bandit, and maybe some variety shows in the 70s. But that Jerry Reed could really get down. Very nice.......

[@gusdupree9076]

singingrain the claw ,a hybrid pickung technique he is known for, but i still lived him in waterboy,too

[@fab66100]

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

[@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.

[@jameschristiansson3137]

Rose Garden, love that interpretation.

[@johnotis6764]

I never realized how complicated Reed's technique was. Those Nashville pickers were monster players.

[@j-book3937]

Yup. I'm a refugee from the 60s rock era and kinda dismissed a number of these guys. Played a couple of Chet Atkins pieces not even realizing until later that Jerry wrote many. 40 years later I'm rediscovering these guys, some long gone, and playing those tunes. Tommy Emmanuel Thom Bresh and Richard Smith are keeping a lot of this finger style playing alive. Jerry's picking was unique.

[@christianboddum8783]

I've read that Jimi Hendrix got serious about upping his chops after playing in Nashville, because he witnessed the level there ;-)

[@billyboy6028]

It looks more like banjo playing with the fingerpicks, he must have had training.

[@johnotis6764]

According to legend, Reed picked up a guitar at around eight years old and just started to play the durned thing. He probably did study the instrument at various points in his life, but there is no explaining away a natural, intuitive gift for music. You either have it or you don't, and Jerry Reed had it in abundance

[@katecameron3036]

that man could play the guitar. awesome

[@fernmann7]

The best. Best. In awe

[@zappasmustache]

What the hell? I've been playing and studying guitar for over 24 years. This is the first time I've seen Jerry Reed's awesomeness. I've studied Merle and Chet, but this is a different technique all together.

[@mikedegregorio9113]

zappasmustache Chet recorded a lot of stuff Jerry wrote. He even confessedthat he was a bit intimidated by his unique guitar antics!

[@daveevans1410]

How the fuck can someone be so fucking good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ?

[@gordonm.7387]

He was a very relaxed guy. Picking comes easy when you chill...

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

Id like to say ...practice but its not its genius!