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.
For those 167 thumbs down you wouldn't recognize talent if smacked you across your faces, heaven's a better place now they have Jerry snowman reed r.i.p.
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.
No fancy gimmicks, no pyrotechnics, no smoke machines, no dancers, no outrageous costumes. Just good _’ol_ fashioned music and very talented musicians enjoying themselves and sounding great.
My husbands papa played in a band with JR in Sc but when he wanted to go and try to make it bag papa had to stay home as times were hard and he had a large family to support. JR is awesome
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.
For every version I've seen of Jerry Reed performing this song, he and the entire band always looks so danged happy! There is no way to watch this and not feel happy!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!
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
saw him at the fresno fair in 1986, i got in early due to my dad's passes, and we watched his warm up, he stops and tells us 5 kids, "Is this my audience tonight, damn this is going to be good" he calls us all up 5 teenagers and we sit on the stage and he plays right to us for his whole warm up, a true good guy. "it was only 30 minutes 40 years ago, but when i see him i have a great memory, he also upgraded our tickets to front row center and told the crowd of about 15,000 that we are his private audience that keeps him right. He signed my hat, had it for years lost in a divorce move.
1968CudaGuy 7 months ago I was 12 years old when Smokie and the Bandit came out and parents forbid me to see it. My grandpa took me to watch it at the Royal 4 theater in Malden Missouri. Have that memory etched in my mind forever. He died in 1981 and I still miss him. Rest in peace grandpa, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Burt Rynolds..
When I was a kid, during WW 2, I used to watch Air Force cadets practice dog fights from the Malden air base. It was better than TV. I must be a lot older than you.
I'm proud to say that Snowman and ol' Bandit still run through our house every so often. We have a 14 year old son who loves to watch Smokey and the Bandit when his friends are over. They absolutely love it.
Jerry Reed was an outstanding guitar player. He wrote Guitar Man and Elvis Presley liked it so much he recorded it. When his band couldn't get the feeling right he said " That's it! Get me Jerry Reed on the phone, NOW! Then he asked Jerry to come down and help out with the guitar part and Jerry did. Wow! A guest guitarist for Elvis Presley on a song that he wrote! How many people can say that? Incredible!!
Col Parker demanded the find Reed to play on that song. It took quite a while. He was out fishing on the Cumberland River. He came to the studio in his fishing clothes, Elvis had always demanded the players dress up in the studio, but not Jerry. He borrowed a guitar, tuned it how he wanted it and laid down the track like Elvis wanted. Col Parker also tried to get Jerry to give him 75% of the publishing rights to the song, apparentlythat was a standard practice of his if you wanted Elvis to record your song. Jerry refused. Told him, it's MY song, I keep the publishing. Use it or don't. Elvis loved the song so Jerry kept the publishing rights and it became a number one hit for Elvis. It's said this was the only time Col Parker didn't get the rights to a song he wanted. For those who don't know, Col Tom Parker was Elvis' manager. He ruled with an iron fist.
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.
I am a Metal Head. But I luv this song. Took Jerry 1 night to write this masterpiece. Always brings a tear to the eye. From the scene where Burt says we are going into the rocking chair. Safer than in ya mothers womb here darling.
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.
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.
My wife and i met Jerry early summer of 01.. my wife was 8 months pregnant with my daughter.. Jerry was older and had just finished his show and completely blew everyone away with his unbelievable talent. He was very humble and kind. I didn’t know what to say besides “thank you and i enjoyed the show”.. what do you say to an icon?!?! He smiled, shook my hand, cordially greeted my wife, then reached out and touched her belly and said “take good care of this youngan.. it will be special” .. several years later, i explained to my daughter who Jerry Reed was during a scooby doo episode. There was and only ever be one like Jerry Reed
Thank you very much, Scott, for sharing your wonderful story! It's another reason why I'm so glad that my old VHS tape held up over all these years and so many people are enjoying it.
Wonderful music , wonderful people , Jerry for ever in my heart, thank you very much for sharing . I love it , what a beautiful performance. Loving greetings😍😍❤❤
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.
You know, the Snowman here made me want to drive a Kenworth. Trouble is, here in the UK, that thing would block a lot of the roads! Such a talented guy was Mr Reed. Thanks for sharing!
I highly recommend white buffalo and colter wall, two of today's best. But yea today's country is all glamour fake twang and pandering to an audience, it's garbage.
I was 11 years old when the Smokey movie came out in ‘77. I saw it in the theater and thought is was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. I loved the whole CB/trucker craze that it spawned. I saw the black Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit 2 at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum when I was 54 years old. Seeing that car was like seeing a celebrity. (Even though it was from SB2.)
I was very fortunate to actually see up-close-and-personal the truck that was in Smokey and the Bandit. Would have made me really happy if Jerry Reed had been sitting in that truck! I really love to hear him sing
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.
This is a JAM! Go, cuz! I can hear the audience clapping along as they sip their Lone Stars. The background singers remind me of Mickey Gilley's....high-pitched and studio-ready. The pickin' here, the rhythm section, everything .Perfect!
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!!
Besides being great song from an epic film, there is some serious musicianship going on here. No autotune or canned backing tracks, just a collection of first rate musicians that are tighter than a drum.
I get hate when I say Smokey and the Bandit was the best movie of 1977. I think it holds up better than Star Wars. Even S&tB3 looks pretty good compared to whatever "Star Wars" abomination has been extruded by Disney lately.
I always hoped they'd invent a time machine before I got old, but I guess TH-cam is as close as we're gonna get. Just watching this took me back to those times, carefree summer nights, keg parties out in the boonies, fast cars, drive-in theaters, and (ugh) the national 55 mph speed limit. Well back to reality, thanks for the memories Jerry.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
Incredible talent. Able to “rap” where you understand every word, while playing an instrument at a world class level, everything original, clever and positive!
I miss the 70s an 80s what a Era to grow up in.
We had the best music!
I drive cab in San Diego 5 yes. This was one of my fave songs especially when I was running for a bell. Snowman you will be missed. Yardbird.
Yes sir. Good times!
I miss it too!
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.
For those 167 thumbs down you wouldn't recognize talent if smacked you across your faces, heaven's a better place now they have Jerry snowman reed r.i.p.
He was amazing. RIP Jerry.
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
If you don't like Jerry(snowman)then you ain't human.🗽🗽🗽👍👍
I loved him as snowman but not as bandit in the 3th movie
I reject most Country music with extreme prejudice and I love this song!
@@Dayandcounting same
No fancy gimmicks, no pyrotechnics, no smoke machines, no dancers, no outrageous costumes. Just good _’ol_ fashioned music and very talented musicians enjoying themselves and sounding great.
No naked women, no bad words ☺️👍🏼
That's because we are watching an artist, not a performer. Jerry Reed did not have 18 writers and 9 producers and than lip -sync his own songs!
Jerry and the Gang looked like they were having SO MUCH FUN!!! 🥲🎼🎸🎵🎻🎶🪕🥁🗣🎙🎉
@@elaineewalt8137 Minus the banjo player. LOL!!
Hell yea…..you said it perfectly.
Jerry Reed was a MASSIVE talent! One of the best guitar players to ever walk the earth. RIP Snowman
There will never be another person like him.
10-4 good buddy!
Amen, brother!!
Hey Jerry (Snowman), it's gonna be so cool to see ya truckin' along them golden paved highways at 96 mph (at least). Soar good buddy.
@kawner and kameron And such a really nice human being, as well.
Have never heard a bad word about Jerry Reed. Entertainers like him no longer exist.
My husbands papa played in a band with JR in Sc but when he wanted to go and try to make it bag papa had to stay home as times were hard and he had a large family to support. JR is awesome
Jerry was the greatest.
Jimmy Buffett was perhaps the last one left.......
he never used auto tune. a true artist
Wish there were
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.
Mr. Jerry Reed remembered February 3rd, 2023. Great talent never forgotten.
RIP Jerry Reed and his good buddy Burt Reynolds.
John42ification - May they make Beer runs for eternity !.....Bandit Out !.....
Thats a big 10/4
Can it get more sad that those days are gone? God Bless Jerry and Burt! Never appreciated them enough while they were here.
I wish he was my Buddie!!
They will always be LEGENDARY
No sparkes; no wiggly dancers; no lip snycing. Just plain ol' talent and personality. Much better than today's entertainers.
You said it right 👍
Awesome talent❤❤❤
You got it
Amen! To that!!
I wa only 19
For every version I've seen of Jerry Reed performing this song, he and the entire band always looks so danged happy! There is no way to watch this and not feel happy!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!
They look like they'd do it for free.
Well... except for some of the guys playing next to him.
Just replying as a musician,...its because its amazingly fun....period.
Jerry was a good ol boy to the very end.He wore work cloths,drove an old pickup and lived in a modest home and never turned any fan away.Miss him.
What a legend.
You can tell by the look on his face, he loved what he was doing and was damn good at it!!!
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
saw him at the fresno fair in 1986, i got in early due to my dad's passes, and we watched his warm up, he stops and tells us 5 kids, "Is this my audience tonight, damn this is going to be good" he calls us all up 5 teenagers and we sit on the stage and he plays right to us for his whole warm up, a true good guy. "it was only 30 minutes 40 years ago, but when i see him i have a great memory, he also upgraded our tickets to front row center and told the crowd of about 15,000 that we are his private audience that keeps him right. He signed my hat, had it for years lost in a divorce move.
DAAAAMN thats just KING of trucking, smokey, bandit music !!!
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.
Man this is so good, it brings a tear to my 61 year old eye. Damn this is some music and played by outstanding musicians getting the groove on.
I miss Jerry, he made the world a happier place.
amen
YES!
Is that a fucking PEAVEY predator?
He sure damn did
I miss him too :(
Sadly, both Snowman and Bandit are both gone. They are missed.
1968CudaGuy
7 months ago
I was 12 years old when Smokie and the Bandit came out and parents forbid me to see it. My grandpa took me to watch it at the Royal 4 theater in Malden Missouri. Have that memory etched in my mind forever. He died in 1981 and I still miss him. Rest in peace grandpa, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Burt Rynolds..
When I was a kid, during WW 2, I used to watch Air Force cadets practice dog fights from the Malden air base. It was better than TV. I must be a lot older than you.
Amazing, I love the film and it's songs, Jerry just loved doing his thing, Thank you Snowman and Bandit, I'm gone.
I'm proud to say that Snowman and ol' Bandit still run through our house every so often. We have a 14 year old son who loves to watch Smokey and the Bandit when his friends are over. They absolutely love it.
Katie M nice
That movie is ageless.
It was a 8-10 year old movie when i first saw it and it's still one of the most fond memories of my childhood.
Watch it every time it comes on. It's a timeless movie.
Snowman,Bandit,and Frog...
Whooop Whooop! Truck it up, Son!
Jerry Reed was an outstanding guitar player. He wrote Guitar Man and Elvis Presley liked it so much he recorded it. When his band couldn't get the feeling right he said " That's it! Get me Jerry Reed on the phone, NOW! Then he asked Jerry to come down and help out with the guitar part and Jerry did. Wow! A guest guitarist for Elvis Presley on a song that he wrote! How many people can say that? Incredible!!
He also composed 4 albums of original guitar instrumentals for Chet Atkins.
He had that unique guitar picking sound.
What Elvis actually said was "Get me that redneck picker." True story.
@@RonFoltzPhxAZ That he did
Col Parker demanded the find Reed to play on that song. It took quite a while. He was out fishing on the Cumberland River. He came to the studio in his fishing clothes, Elvis had always demanded the players dress up in the studio, but not Jerry. He borrowed a guitar, tuned it how he wanted it and laid down the track like Elvis wanted. Col Parker also tried to get Jerry to give him 75% of the publishing rights to the song, apparentlythat was a standard practice of his if you wanted Elvis to record your song. Jerry refused. Told him, it's MY song, I keep the publishing. Use it or don't. Elvis loved the song so Jerry kept the publishing rights and it became a number one hit for Elvis. It's said this was the only time Col Parker didn't get the rights to a song he wanted.
For those who don't know, Col Tom Parker was Elvis' manager. He ruled with an iron fist.
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!
Jerry is a massive talent. One of the most underrated pickers ever. Ask any pro picker and who influenced them his name comes up a lot. RIP Snowman.
When the legendary acoustic guitarist Tony Rice says that Jerry Reed is one of the greatest guitarist ever…you better listen.
Jerry Reed was the man, myth and the legend all rolled into one
My husband has been a trucker for over 30 years. If you got it, a trucker brought it! He has great stories about the road.
I am a Metal Head. But I luv this song. Took Jerry 1 night to write this masterpiece. Always brings a tear to the eye. From the scene where Burt says we are going into the rocking chair. Safer than in ya mothers womb here darling.
From one of my all-time favorite movie.
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.
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.
That, son, is the way it's done.
Sperry Univac
Amen!
Sperry Univac
SON!!
Ya damn skippy!
It is...
It is.
Most people don’t realize how talented Jerry Reed was as a musician and songwriter.
He was awesome.
What a good old boy! Great talent! It makes you want to run out and get your party on !
He's in the country music hall of Fame. Many hit songs.
Wasn't a bad actor either.
A real all around talent.
He was a trucker as well.
I don't take my childhood for granted.
Met him in okinawa japan as a teen he was doing a u so tour great man to talk to.
My wife and i met Jerry early summer of 01.. my wife was 8 months pregnant with my daughter.. Jerry was older and had just finished his show and completely blew everyone away with his unbelievable talent. He was very humble and kind. I didn’t know what to say besides “thank you and i enjoyed the show”.. what do you say to an icon?!?! He smiled, shook my hand, cordially greeted my wife, then reached out and touched her belly and said “take good care of this youngan.. it will be special” .. several years later, i explained to my daughter who Jerry Reed was during a scooby doo episode.
There was and only ever be one like Jerry Reed
Thank you very much, Scott, for sharing your wonderful story! It's another reason why I'm so glad that my old VHS tape held up over all these years and so many people are enjoying it.
Wonderful music , wonderful people , Jerry for ever in my heart, thank you very much for sharing . I love it , what a beautiful performance. Loving greetings😍😍❤❤
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.
Love it..!....this just took me back in time to my old neighborhood [drive-in]......*sigh*.
You know, the Snowman here made me want to drive a Kenworth. Trouble is, here in the UK, that thing would block a lot of the roads!
Such a talented guy was Mr Reed. Thanks for sharing!
God i wish we could go back to that time again. Everything was normal and people and music was real.
I hate country music because of what it is today. But this? This I could listen to all damn day.
Yeah, but what it is today isn't what it was then. It never will be again.
Today’s country music is like any other music nowadays a fashion show all flash no real substance
@@donwarnick1089 It's not the days of Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette, that's for sure. (this from a partial fan back then)
I highly recommend white buffalo and colter wall, two of today's best.
But yea today's country is all glamour fake twang and pandering to an audience, it's garbage.
I'm class of '82' and Jerry made it even better...RIP Mr Reed, you were awesome..
I was 11 years old when the Smokey movie came out in ‘77. I saw it in the theater and thought is was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. I loved the whole CB/trucker craze that it spawned. I saw the black Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit 2 at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum when I was 54 years old. Seeing that car was like seeing a celebrity. (Even though it was from SB2.)
I was very fortunate to actually see up-close-and-personal the truck that was in Smokey and the Bandit. Would have made me really happy if Jerry Reed had been sitting in that truck! I really love to hear him sing
Just hearing this song makes want to see the movie again.
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.
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.
Alot of people don't realize he was one of the best guitarist in the world
Whenever I hear this song I gotta lean into the go pedal just a little harder
Damn shame my go pedal is only worth 70
Grand Waha that’s right!
Yep this is one of them songs you better be careful on the road with, especially if you're on the backside of your run and headed home
After I saw the movie; It was two weeks before I regained my senses and drove in a civilized manner
I've heard that Covid is nothing in the US, compared with road deaths.
Grew up with all this from Jerry to Burt and Jackie still cranking 2023 💪
This is a JAM! Go, cuz! I can hear the audience clapping along as they sip their Lone Stars. The background singers remind me of Mickey Gilley's....high-pitched and studio-ready. The pickin' here, the rhythm section, everything .Perfect!
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.
One of the GOATs right there.
Besides being great song from an epic film, there is some serious musicianship going on here. No autotune or canned backing tracks, just a collection of first rate musicians that are tighter than a drum.
I've said this before and I'll say it again,this song should have gotten a Oscar nomination.
I get hate when I say Smokey and the Bandit was the best movie of 1977.
I think it holds up better than Star Wars.
Even S&tB3 looks pretty good compared to whatever "Star Wars" abomination has been extruded by Disney lately.
Love the Snowman. Thank you Jerry for the memories. Keep on trucking
Loved the song and the movie, saw it in the theater with my grandparents and had a blast.
His songs were JUST PLAIN FUN! It's hard to not move your ass to them, even when you're sitting down.
And I'm tapping my foot while I am agreeing with ya
I watched this movie again yesterday and the music is such a great part of it.
I always hoped they'd invent a time machine before I got old, but I guess TH-cam is as close as we're gonna get. Just watching this took me back to those times, carefree summer nights, keg parties out in the boonies, fast cars, drive-in theaters, and (ugh) the national 55 mph speed limit. Well back to reality, thanks for the memories Jerry.
Great song Jerry. Thank you for sharing from Vancouver Island BC Canada.
RIP Jerry Reed ... you are loved & missed & your legacy will continue
After we are all dead and gone this song will live on for ever.
There is only ONE Snowman ! Rest In Peace Jerry.
in our hearts forever
That's a big 10 4
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 TH-cam.
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 👍
Jerry is the type of guy I could hang out with all my life. Peace brother
I love this movie. It's a trip. Very handsome Burt Reynolds & Jerry Reed. This are very talented men.
Jerry Reed was extremely talented, brilliant he has written songs for Elvis Presley & lots of other country singers!!
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.
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)
Kids, this is what you call talent, Legendary Talent!
One of the greatest guitarists in American music.. God Bless
Youngsters, this is what swagger looks like. Jerry had an abundance of it. 🤩
Love the Bell Bottom Jeans he was wearing. Reminds me of the style back in my high school days!
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!
He was an amazing man and a fantastic guitar player. He will be missed
USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) - we used this as our breakaway song during our '82 Westpac.
he's having such a great time. love watching as an adult what I heard growing up.
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 was on a plane in the mid 70's with Jerry Reed. For the entire flight he played for us to pass the time
As a long-time Smokey and the Bandir fan, this is pretty awesome … 👍
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.
A terrifically tight trio of Peavey T-60s!
Agree! And I'm still playing my Peavey T-60. Nothing compares!
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.
Been driving truck for 30 plus years song still gives me goose bumps Jerry was great
The 70's. Ahhh! Great singer. Great Movie. Trucker's daughter here.
Your Daddy represents the great blue collar folk of the US. Cheers friend.
Who is still listening to a masterpiece 🎶❤
Greetings from Australia, I'm 42yo, and I absolutely love this clip. Yes, I'm still listening.
Me😁❤️🌹🌹🌹
"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
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.
Amazing experience to watch such a kick-ass live show almost 40 years ago
Incredible talent. Able to “rap” where you understand every word, while playing an instrument at a world class level, everything original, clever and positive!
One of the most under appreciated awesome songs of all time.
Music will never be the same like it was back then.
Nothing will be the same ever!
I'm a hip hop guy but I love this song and movie
God Bless Jerry Reed. So many good memories. Anyone got a time machine?
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