Jerry reed

**Nick Alberty** · Sep-03-2008, 9:25am

Jerry Reed passed away. He will be missed by musicians from all genres.

"East Bound And Down" is a tune my band has done in the past. We'll have to work it up again in honor of one of the greatest pickers ever.

We'll miss you Jerry...

**earthsave** · Sep-03-2008, 11:11am

Son.

She Got the Gold Mine and I got the Shaft and When You're Hot Yer Hot are good ones.

Yep, we'll miss him.

**Dan Margolis** · Sep-03-2008, 11:21am

The Claw, and Amos Moooooses.

**picksnbits** · Sep-03-2008, 11:27am

Lip-syncing to "Huggin' and Chalkin'" off one of his first albums was probably my first musical performance (in the living room for anybody that was willing to watch). Tried to finger-pick "The Claw" later, but I don't think I ever quite got it. Wish I still had those albums, I'd like to listen to em now. There was some pretty hot pickin on there from what I remember.

**Dennis Ladd** · Sep-03-2008, 11:33am

I've collected fingerpicking instrumentals for decades from every source I could. I never did any of his because they are too hard! Even looking at them all written out didn't help.

But I keep listening to all of 'em and keep hoping for more. He was crazy good and will be missed by a lot of us musicians.

Dennis

**JimRichter** · Sep-03-2008, 11:42am

Great songwriter, song-interpreter, guitarist, singer, and personality.

Country music took a sad turn when we saw less and less of Jerry Reed and his ilk and more and more of She-Daisy, Big and Rich, and Rascal Flatts.

Another hero passes away.

Jim

**salleyann** · Sep-03-2008, 12:03pm

Only time I got to see him was in the mid 50's at the Hammond Civic Center in one of those Grand Ol' Opry tours. He must have been 18-20 years old and was FANTASTIC even at that age. Imagine,
touring with the likes of Ray Price, Grandpa Jones, Minnie Pearl at that age in front of your OWN band. Yeah, he'll be missed.

**Mike Black** · Sep-03-2008, 12:15pm

And to bring it back to Mandolins...Jerry also did some great guitar playing along side Jethro Burns on the later Homer & Jethro albums.

I miss ya Jerry! Pulling out the records tonight.

**Jim Broyles** · Sep-03-2008, 12:19pm

I was a little irritated at Jerry for playing that stupid nylon string guitar. I wanted to hear him do his stuff on a telecaster. But he was a big influence on me. RIP Jerry.

**Spruce** · Sep-03-2008, 12:30pm

"I wanted to hear him do his stuff on a telecaster."

Here ya go....

Man, this is a sad one....

**picksnbits** · Sep-03-2008, 12:44pm

Wow, I just looked at his discography on CMT and there's around 70 albums on there. The ones we had around the house when I was a kid weren't as close to the beginning of the list as I expected either.
He was putting out 2-3 per year back in the late 60's and early 70's and 13 in the last 10 years. How'd he ever have time to go fishing?

**JimRichter** · Sep-03-2008, 12:53pm

Originally Posted by

He was putting out 2-3 per year back in the late 60's and early 70's and 13 in the last 10 years. How'd he ever have time to go fishing?

Probably the same way he learned to play like that with all the fishing he did

Jim

**picksnbits** · Sep-03-2008, 12:57pm

Guitar with a built-in fishing-reel?

**Dan Margolis** · Sep-03-2008, 1:11pm

I don't know what type of electric he's playing, but "Nervous Breakdown" by Jerry is a hot tune. #Also, he plays "Amos Moooooses" on electric. Both of these are on Jerry Reed: RCA Country Classics,

**Ken Berner** · Sep-03-2008, 2:33pm

Looking back on those years, we enjoyed some good picking from Glen Campbell, John Hartford, Mason Williams, Roy Clark, Jerry Reed and a few others. If it had not been for the old TV, I probably wouldn't have gotten interested in strings. Jerry will be missed for sure!

**JimRichter** · Sep-03-2008, 6:25pm

Originally Posted by

If it had not been for the old TV, I probably wouldn't have gotten interested in strings.

Ken, I think you're probably right. #Though my dad and uncles were all music-oriented (great taste, hooking into what was cool), none of them picked. #

Much like those who learned to pick listening to Monroe or Flatt and Scruggs on the radio in the 50's (and recording it to home reel to reels), I learned from the TV. #And, it only became better in the early 80's with the advent of VHS tape. #Many things I taped in my early teens became primers for how to pick (especially ACL, and those great early SRV, Los Lobos, or NGR shows).

I logged in a lot of hours watching Hee Haw, the Mac Davis show, Pop Goes the Country, The Bobby Goldsboro Show, the Glenn Campbell show, the Smothers Brothers show, Austin City Limits, not too mention PBS pledge drives like when they would show Woodstock, The Last Waltz, or a Kingston Trio or Limelighters reunion.

Jerry Reed, along w/ guys like John Hartford or Roy Clark, defined a lot of what I got off the TV musically in my formative years. #My dad's record collection was neck in neck w/ the TV; however, you could see what the guys were doing on the TV.

Jim

**Ken Berner** · Sep-04-2008, 8:29am

Jim, your memory is much more vivid than mine! Mac Davis was a trip and I had forgotten him. I really liked Bobby Goldsboro, too; "Honey" still makes me weep. Speaking of weeping, did Glen Campbell ever marry the woman who left Mac Davis for him? I never heard, but I remember Glen and Tanya Tucker. What a country song that would make!

**Jim Broyles** · Sep-04-2008, 9:10am

Yes, Glen Campbell married the former Sarah Barg Davis in 1976.

**Skip Kelley** · Sep-04-2008, 9:28am

That is sad news indeed! I heard a story about Jerry sitting in a recording session and was asked if he could read music to which he replied, "yes". They put the music in front of him to play and he said " well, I can't read it and play it at the same time!" Everybody got a big laugh out of that. He was an awesome musician.

**Pete Martin** · Sep-04-2008, 9:36am

My favorite Jerry Reed quote (refering to his divorces)

"Every 5 years I find a woman I really hate and buy her a house".

**Tom Mullen** · Sep-04-2008, 12:59pm

On that Jerry Reed You tube link, there is a song "Alabama Jubilee done with his band. Anybody recognize the fiddler or b*njo picker? The fiddler reminds me of Hoot Hester.

**twaaang** · Sep-04-2008, 5:20pm

Possibly Bob Black on banjo? -- Paul

**earthsave** · Sep-05-2008, 10:40am

Definitely not Bob Black, but I dont recognize him.

**K3NTUCKI8oy** · Sep-06-2008, 1:14am

He is a legend and its a terrible loss. Too bad Nashville has no creative edge anymore.

**2point** · Sep-17-2008, 12:25pm

Here's my Jerry Reed story. I used to run the stage lights at the Walt Disney World/Magic Kingdom castle stage years ago. Back in the early 80's, we had Jerry and his band for a country night show. I was so excited as Jerry was my favorite and I new all his songs backwards and forwards. I designed the lights with his songs in mind and had a blast running the show. Afterwards, the tour manager said, "Jerry want's to know who the F***er on lights is!" "WHAT!" i thought I was doing a good job. Seeing that i was upset, the manager said, "You don't understand. When Jerry calls you a F***er, that's a good thing!"