Working For Jerry Reed

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Dave Roe talks about playing bass in Jerry Reed's band.
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@otisgibbs Жыл бұрын

Here's that Austin City Limits appearance Dave mentioned. It's pretty dang great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWPEdYGMrK6aaaM

@devonfulton1759 Жыл бұрын

Oofta!! “Damn son!”

@rickveras4016 Жыл бұрын

Dave gets a solo at the 13:30 minute mark

@rogerwilliams2629 Жыл бұрын

That concert rocks!! LOL, thanks for posting it.....Dave, you sounded great!!

@randynorman742 Жыл бұрын

That’s a band of pickers right there..I kept trying to see what kind of bass Dave was playing I thought Jerry was playing one of those PV music mans but I started looking closer and I think there something else

@DCII Жыл бұрын

Jerry identified Dave by name in the show, but in the credits he's listed as David Rorick. Clerical error or pseudonym?

@baneverything5580 Жыл бұрын

My dad was an important guy with Dresser Industries. I was home alone practicing drums at age 17 with our band`s Peavey PA system set up, a microphone, and the only instrument there was a Yamaha keyboard. My mom and dad were at our fishing camp. Jerry Reed was an investor in Dresser and came to our house to get my dad to sign some papers. I couldn`t believe it. He sang and played the keyboard through the PA system on two songs. His encouragement kept me practicing drums instead of giving up because when I told him I hadn`t been playing long he said, "Naw, you got it in you, I can tell. Keep it up son!" Nobody believed me until my dad vouched for me. I didn`t even think to ask for an autograph but I got to jam with Jerry Reed!

@redplanetdrifter3352 Жыл бұрын

Even if you didn't get an autograph, that's still a million dollar experience! Very cool!

@marklwest7089 Жыл бұрын

I just read that in Jerry Reed’s voice!

@Steve-hj6xv Жыл бұрын

Pretty sweet 🙂

@walterkersting6238 Жыл бұрын

That is something.

@baneverything5580 Жыл бұрын

@@redplanetdrifter3352 It felt like an LSD trip. Just bizarre!

@jimmyleon2983 Жыл бұрын

1:56 I met Jerry Reed at a truckstop in the early 80's. He went in the restaurant and people swarmed him. He very politely told them, Folk's, let me get a bite to eat then I'll be happy to step out front and sign autographs for you out front.

@TheGeniuschrist Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed is firmly in the Mount Rushmore of Country Guitar

@raymondrochajr9621 Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@TruthSeeker-rn1tm 2 ай бұрын

He is firmly in the Mount Rushmore of Guitar as far as I'm concerned.

@otisgibbs Жыл бұрын

I feel like Peavey should send us some money or gear or something after watching this video. ; )

@chrisbrowning6102 Жыл бұрын

Those Peavey guitars from the late 70s/early 80s were good quality instruments.

@chipbrandstetter Жыл бұрын

Peaveyed to Hell. Love me some Peavey. How the mighty have fallen.

@slartybartfast6526 Жыл бұрын

I love Peavey. Not sure if it’s because I’m from Mississippi and they are too or if it’s just that I like to be a little different. I have several of the old amps and several of the new amps and even one of the new HP2 guitars that was from the last run in Meridian. I hate that their reputation has been tarnished in the recent past. One thing about them though, they are still owned by the family. Keep up the good work Mr. Gibbs, I love these videos. It’s wonderful that these stories are being put somewhere safe.

@ministerofdarkness Жыл бұрын

I still have my Peavey Bandit!

@DavidSmith-ss1cg Жыл бұрын

Peavey became famous in the 1970s when they adopted Lynyrd Skynyrd and supplied them with amps. They were good quality gear, too, and when the band got together again in the early 1990s, they just got them old amps and retubed and re-biased as needed and they were as powerful as any new Marshalls or anything. The Austin City Limits video works as the video imagery for using this video as a Peavey advertisement. It's mind-blowing to see Jerry Reed playing what looks like one of their base-model T-60s and making it "speak in tongues." And Jerry was Chet Atkin's protege, so the music quality is superb, of course. Jerry was - as Dave has said in the video - an all-around entertainer, a comic and an actor as well as a superb musician.

@jdpip 9 ай бұрын

Excellent interview. RIP Dave, your contributions to music will live on.

@ayronsmama05 Жыл бұрын

Loved EVERYTHING about Jerry!! Smokey was the place to watch and drool and the songs were to laugh or fall to pieces! RIP Jerry R. Hubbard!

@Noeland Жыл бұрын

Always figured he was an easy going guy. My oldest brother ran into him at a hotel bar once and said he was nothing but wonderful. Jerry’s music holds up well. I will enjoy his music forever.

@troykelso Жыл бұрын

This interview is edited beautifully - the only time we hear the interviewer is when we need to hear the question so we understand the answer. Perfect.

@scaryharryflanagan70 Жыл бұрын

I stumbled across Jerry's grave site one day. It's at Woodlawn on Thompson Lane in Nashville. We used to love Jerry as a kid in the 70's.

@ayronsmama05 Жыл бұрын

I want to go see it. I just got to remember to look for Jerry R. Hubbard!

@5roundsrapid263 Жыл бұрын

That’s where it is? I need to go there. Most of the old country singers are buried at the cemetery in Madison.

@scaryharryflanagan70 Жыл бұрын

@@5roundsrapid263 It's to the left of the little building. Is that called a mortuary? And I'm pretty sure it says Jerry Reed on it.

@shanehampton9070 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed is like an icon here in Kentucky! He is like Chet Atkins but not quite so refined, a little bit more gritty and just as good. Many people I know loved him from East bound and down days

@TheOldYellers Жыл бұрын

Btw. If you have not seen the 1982 Austin City Limits show referenced in this video. Prepare to be blown away by the mastery. From the funk of Amos Moses to the lightning of the Sugarfoot Rag. Simply amazing

@tomcampbell6384 Жыл бұрын

Looking it up now.

@machmen1000 Жыл бұрын

I love that Jerry Reed would yell “SON” in his tunes all the time.

@bglrj Жыл бұрын

Interviews don't get better than this one.

@timgant7141 Жыл бұрын

Ain't a country picker hasn't stolen a lick or two from Jerry . Blues and jazz guys in the know as well. RIP Jerry Reed

@todmarks175 Жыл бұрын

Ask John 5 what his guitar playing meant to him.

@429supercj Жыл бұрын

He's influenced a lot of metal too

@Dman85612 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. I remember reading how Chet had gotten complacent with his playing and was really working on production for RCA , then this kid named Jerry Reed came to town and renewed his interest in playing and making albums again . The two albums they made together belong in ANY guitarists albums collection , and man you can tell they had fun making them. You can tell Chet loved Jerry's instrumentals he recorded a slue of them , and they show Mr. Hubbard was a hell of a composer , and not just in the country vein.

@RollieFingers59 Жыл бұрын

It’s got to be so dam cool to be a kid and be so affected by someone’s music and then grow up and get to play with them !!!

@johnrosier1686 Жыл бұрын

I definitely enjoyed the interview. I had heard about Jerry’s grandson being an excellent musician. This interview gave me the backstory of how that happened. This seems like a long shot- a bass player from Hawaii joining Jerry’s band at a huge time in his career but it did happen. Thanks to Dave for sharing his story!

@ernestconnell8087 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed, one of my all time favorites

@bradhardisty1652 Жыл бұрын

i can't count how many gigs I saw Dave play gigs on Lower Broad along with other gigs. Great Bass player.

@fredbadgett7962 Жыл бұрын

Many years ago, Jerry and his family played at a small venue near North Wilkesboro Speedway. (filming stuff at the track during the race for Smoky) There was only 15 or at the small venue- and Jerry had us move our chairs on stage. That band could play! They performed as if there were 10,000 people there,Pure class, A great memory.Sitting 8 feet from Jerry as he performed was amazing.

@TimNelson Жыл бұрын

It WAS a fusion band! Superb interview, of historic importance. Thank you.

@jeffreyday2414 Жыл бұрын

I've learned so much from these interviews with Roe.

@ianking-jv4hg Ай бұрын

Thanks Otis. Jerry Reed was great, with his own songs, excellent. Then i heard his tribute album, "Jerry Reed Plays Jim Croce." in '82. Wow, opened up another door.

@jakelakota3010 Жыл бұрын

It never ceases to amaze me how absolutely polished many country guitarists are with their instrument. The tuning Jerry Reed used on Guitar Man is insane. I only wish I could finger pick like you all do.

@mikesmusicden Жыл бұрын

As a bass player myself, I really enjoyed hearing Dave Roe reminisce about playing with the legend Jerry Reed. Great interview; thank you for posting it! 👍

@TheOldYellers Жыл бұрын

I have a PV Classic 50 tweed amp from the 80’s that is simply amazing. I love it. Definitely Peavey should send you a little love Otis. Have to say. Always loved Jerry Reed. What a player and seemed one hell of a guy. He’s always in rotation around here especially a few of him and Chet together. Now there’s some historical picking.

@donscott763 Жыл бұрын

Great new musician discoveries--Dave Roe and Jerry Roe. Amos Moses was one of the first songs I new all the lyrics to. Enjoyed the 1982 Austin City Limits. Jerry Reed--Certified Guitar Player.

@ypaulbrown Жыл бұрын

Big Jerry Reed fan here, this was awesome hearing this, thanks Otis.....Parul from Florida

@rogerwilliams2629 Жыл бұрын

Wow, great interview.

@maletero9888 Жыл бұрын

I saw Jerry Reed in Houston at a free show in Miller Outdoor Theater in the early 80's. She got the Goldmine. What a great show.

@johnglenn30csardas Жыл бұрын

Great piece Otis, thanks.

@g2guns562 Жыл бұрын

Awesome interview Otis Gibbs, loved Jerry Reed Really informative interview thank you

@alangray9117 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed always had that personality of a down to earth nice guy. I'd of loved to just have coffee and cigarettes and talked to Jerry about music back in the day. I was a kid when he was at his height in the 70s. He was everywhere it seemed but I never tired of him.

@sevenmileridgeband Жыл бұрын

This is great!! Love the all the Peavey talk!! Great interview!!! Thanks for posting.

@johnpickard9201 Жыл бұрын

So glad I came across this video. I was the drum tech for the band "Atlanta" in 1983 and '84. We did a show with Jerry Reed and I can testify that he had a GREAT band. All of us were super impressed.

@baneverything5580 Жыл бұрын

@John Pickard One of Atlanta`s drummers (Buck...lives in Farmerville Louisiana now I think) used to jam with us and he and I did double drums. It was fun. I could play with one hand and get a drink of beer. LOL! Buck played on the (Louisiana) Michael Ray album...has Leaf in the Wind on it. He desperately wanted my Pearl bass drum pedal for its power and tried to trade me his Ludwig Speed King for it to no avail. I hate those. They always bruised up my shin and sqeaked. How John Bonham got the power he did from them is a mystery.

@MrBluoct Жыл бұрын

Otis Another great one! The context and history is fascinating And the genuine references and respect noted by Dave regarding Jerry Reed - true legend-

@christian_cantarutti 4 ай бұрын

I'm 32 now and just recently discovered Jerry Reed's talent. Guy was so unique in his guitar and the way he presented himself to an audience through the years. Really cool to get some insight about his life during the prime of his Smokey & The Bandit era. Thanks for posting.

@redplanetdrifter3352 Жыл бұрын

Great interview! Jerry was amazing, always wanted to meet him.

@ericcrawford3453 Жыл бұрын

Love the Jerry Reed stories, thanks.

@95Everan Жыл бұрын

Yeaahh 🤠 !! Jerry Reed stories are the Core reasons why I subscribed. I love this right here. Keep the stories from the past comin Son !!

@5roundsrapid263 Жыл бұрын

The Grand Ole Opry in the ‘80s and ‘90s was ALL Peavey gear. It was solid and American made. Country music and Peavey are now both a hollow shell of those days.

@jerryfrederick6610 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed what else can be said. Otis you are doing great things with this channel. Love your music too.

@b.abrackus6403 Жыл бұрын

He said country music's last heyday was in the 90s....No truer words have ever been spoken. I was born in 82 by the way, and hate this new "country" music if one could call it that!

@walcoman 2 ай бұрын

Jerry's "AMOS MOSES" has gotta be one of the most innovative and creative tunes that I heard when I was probably eight years old, and to this day it's still a tune like nothing else I've ever heard. 😊

@beowulf6057 Жыл бұрын

My brother is well known in the country music world, George Jones, Mark Chesnutt, Garth Brooks, etc. He got into building & flying model airplanes years ago & ran into Jerry at a local airfield flying his model. He flew models with Jerry that whole afternoon and said he was funny and genuine, which is rare in the music industry. No, Jerry had no idea who my brother was.

@philipbaldwin2078 11 ай бұрын

Who’s your brother?

@beowulf6057 11 ай бұрын

@@philipbaldwin2078 he’s Brad Paisley’s monitor engineer for almost 20 years.

@henrydanielgatlin9774 Жыл бұрын

He bought my Yamaha BB1100s back in '87 or so. I was friends with a mutual friend Dean Hall; super nice guy.

@chrisbrowning6102 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed was a world-class guitarist and heck of a personality.

@RyanWilliamsMusic Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to work with Jerry one day in the studio in Atlanta in 1996. He was exactly as you'd hope he would be. Very personable and funny. He said he never felt like he was acting in any of those movies. He just said the lines as himself. SON!

@deaterk Жыл бұрын

Really good one Otis, I’d love an hour with Mr. Roe.

@Alex16993 Жыл бұрын

I hope he comes back to tell us how it was working for Johnny Cash!

@leesanna7835 Жыл бұрын

Carl Perkins also played a Peavy guitar around this time, he said it reminded him of an early 50's Les Paul...

@amberpaigejames9054 Жыл бұрын

Such thoughtful and genuine responses by Dave Roe. I really enjoyed this :) I had no idea Peavy was ever a country amp? ... I've always thought they were more hi-gain style. ... Gonna check out the Austin City Limits show now :)

@otisgibbs Жыл бұрын

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@fedoff2190 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree that the 90s were that last stand for country music.

@lpowers Жыл бұрын

Awesome stories!

@Dartguyjw Жыл бұрын

I love my Peavey T-60. My brother got it in the early 80's, I have had it for the last 30 years or so. It's a beautiful guitar, heavy as heck, but beautiful!

@denisdickinson3537 Жыл бұрын

A hard rock maple tone machine with a stick of butter for a neck !

@arkybeagle6159 Жыл бұрын

In a pinch you can put a Telecaster neck on it. Hartley made things for working players.

@jeffpierce4626 Жыл бұрын

I have a T-45. It's like carrying a tree trunk. Bought mine in '83.

@kevinbassvocals Жыл бұрын

Used to play through an early Peavey Combo 300 bass amp from the 80's. Killer amps.

@haraldholmgang9810 Жыл бұрын

Yep! I had one too. Jerry and his songs were/are a staple when my Dad and I get together and shoot the s

@martywilliams5759 Жыл бұрын

You have really cool friends. After watching this I found The Slo Beats. Thanks brother. Marty

@joanngrunwald6590 Жыл бұрын

Grew up on Jerry Reed!!!! The best ever!

@jaygatsby1 Жыл бұрын

Love Jerry Reed stories and this dude clearly had a front row seat. Assuming this was taped recently, I’m surprised he was so off regarding when JR passed.

@hog7203 Жыл бұрын

I still have a Peavey 130 special. Bought it around '84 I think. Still works great. Gets played several times a month by a guitar player in my band. Apparently It's a good pedal steel amp. A steel player I use to play with, Cal Freeman, mentioned it to me when he saw it. He played with Gatemouth Brown and Roy Clark and bunch of other folks. Also knew Jerry and like everyone else, said he was a helluva nice guy.

@markbrown7103 Жыл бұрын

Got to give Jerry Reed and Chad Atkins credit boy what to find guitar players they inspired me to play guitar back in the 70s and so I bought one and now I own five of them and still play to this day and one of them is a whole old body Graach and I love it thanks for the videos they’re great I enjoy that a whole lot thanks again have a great night 👍🏼🎸😎

@TheFesterhagood Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear mention of the Blackman Brothers. They live in my neck of the woods. Holler if you ever get down Athens way again Otis.

@Jamestele1 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome stuff! I remember watching that band and thinking "WTH did he find country guys who also know Jazz/funk stuff?" Now it all makes sense. Regarding Peavey, I plug my Telecaster in the an old Peavey Bandit still. That frigin'; amp has been with me through country bands, hard rock bands, etc. for thirty years - like the dog that won't die! Sometimes I use it for my Pedal Steel Guitar also.

@RealBurntReynolds Жыл бұрын

Dude you are BAD AZZ

@marlintaylor2687 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Otis, man this is one cool cat!

@edgarfoerster9831 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Reed one of my all time faves. He could really pick’er good.

@lovinliftin4956 Жыл бұрын

Waiiiiit… oohhhhh yes. I remember who he is now. Dave Roe. ✌🏻 out.

@wientzer Жыл бұрын

I remember a Putnam County Tennessee Sheriff and his son, ( ironically, both named "Jerry Abston"). Jerry had befriended both several years prior.... They told me that Jerry Reed pulled up to the Putnam Co. Sheriff's office one day unannounced during the height of Smokey and the Bandit era....Jerry was driving a dark blue 1970's Chevy Impala with no hubcaps. He went in and asked for Sheriff Abston. They both went to Jerry's car and Jerry opened the trunk and handed Sheriff Abston a brand new Browning Model 12 shotgun and shot the bull him with a few minutes and then headed back down Hwy 70 toward I-40 and then Nashville....Great guy as well as musician.

@VGKDean Жыл бұрын

I saw Jerry Reed not long after Smokey and the Bandit came out. That was a great show.

@artemisXsidecross Жыл бұрын

Great story by an even better musician who had the talent to audition people for Jery Reed's band. 👍

@wadedaffron639 Жыл бұрын

This gentleman is incredibly interesting.

@Jeffbambam Жыл бұрын

Incredible story

@philiplacey5430 Жыл бұрын

Nice solo Dave!

@evdallas123 Жыл бұрын

My mother knew him in high school Jerry Reed Hubbard back then we saw him at the varsity restaurant in Atlanta around 1973 I was 11 years old my mom spoke to him and told him they missed him at the class reunion he said he was out" dodgin the law"I'll never forget that moment in my life!

@christophersmith2737 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I just saw this video and coincidentally a few days ago the very ACL video of Amos Moses popped up in my feed. As I was watching it, I started scratching my head wondering if Peavey had somehow sponsored the band...? There are 3 guitar players playing matching Peavey guitars and the bass player, handsome fella, had a matching bass! They probably all had Peavey t-shirts underneath. I said to my old lady, "see that guitar? It's a Peavey T-60. I've got one just like it up there on the rack." Very cool, man. I'd never seen that many on stage at one time, haha. I think Jerry lifts it above his head one-handed at the end, and that thing ways a ton. Guess I'll have to watch it again to look at the amps. I have two buddies that have solid state Peavey amps, including my fantastic guitar tech. He says it makes every guitar sound good. It definitely has a pleasing warmth to it. Alright, let me shut up, nice talking with you and thank y'all. Keep on keeping on, brother.

@paulhunt4690 Жыл бұрын

A good tune to showcase his out of this world ability is “ The Claw”.

@babayagaslobbedaknobba Жыл бұрын

Lots of love for Peavey in these interviews, and I agree 100% on what a heeat company Peavey is. They still make the best gear. Particularly with PA systems and amps. I even love their guitars.