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.
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!!!!!!
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.
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'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.
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.
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 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 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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
Incredible talent. Able to “rap” where you understand every word, while playing an instrument at a world class level, everything original, clever and positive!
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'm worried that a lot of the younger generation don't even know that Jerry Reed was a musician. Where are we failing? We can't let anyone miss out on such a great talent.
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
I'm 49 and Jerry was a multi talented singer actor WRITER and all around incredible humble funny man! R.I.P. Legend in his own right! Truly appreciate and miss him!
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!
And they are all Eastbound and Down until the end of time!! And we are the richer for them having being Eastbound and Down here on Earth... Even if it was just for a little while!!
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
Incredibly talented, cool, and humble man. My Daddy's office was in the same building as Jerry's. He used to hang out some. 10-4 there that one Snowman. We'll catch you on 5he other side son.
Back then people weren't angry as hell and ready to rip each other a new one for every little thing. Definitely a better time and place to live than it is now.
He was so good… at 01;38 you see him making a slight tone adjustment. Just… wow. Even in bell bottoms. And how he handed off to the others rather than demanding every second to be the ultra-superstar. Talent AND class. Wish I'd known more about his musicianship back then. It looks like the keyboard guy is playing a Prophet 5, an awesome machine.
Out of all the great country singers that have ever been ain't but one can call himself THE ONE SNOW MAN IM EAST BOUND AND DOWN. we'll catch on the flip side keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down whoop n ride
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.
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
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!!! 🥲🎼🎸🎵🎻🎶🪕🥁🗣🎙🎉
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That, son, is the way it's done.
Sperry Univac
Amen!
Sperry Univac
SON!!
Ya damn skippy!
It is...
It is.
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 :(
Alot of people don't realize he was one of the best guitarist in the world
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'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!
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.
Jerry Reed was the man, myth and the legend all rolled into one
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.
You can tell by the look on his face, he loved what he was doing and was damn good at it!!!
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.
Kids, this is what you call talent, Legendary Talent!
The people who disliked this song are going westbound and up...
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The people who don't like this couldn't close an umbrella.
Never was a big country music fan, but I always liked this song.
They can go westbound till their hats float.
I've never heard ANYONE turn this song off on ANY radio! 😉🎶🪕🎸🎵 🚫 📻
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.
Just hearing this song makes want to see the movie again.
RIP Jerry Reed ... you are loved & missed & your legacy will continue
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.
There is only ONE Snowman ! Rest In Peace Jerry.
in our hearts forever
That's a big 10 4
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.
Jerry is the type of guy I could hang out with all my life. Peace brother
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.
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.
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.
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.
Man Jerry Reed could really pick and play.
Thanks i didnt know
"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
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!
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.
What a great time-What a great Song-One of the best Trucker Movies ever!!! East bound and down!!!🗽🌠🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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.
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!
.
(And 'yes', musicians are magicians in my book)
He was an amazing man and a fantastic guitar player. He will be missed
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!
One of the greatest guitarists in American music.. God Bless
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 👍
Probably not a good idea to listen to this while driving 😂
Rip Jerry aka the snowman and Burt Reynolds
Jerry Reed was extremely talented, brilliant he has written songs for Elvis Presley & lots of other country singers!!
Music will never be the same like it was back then.
Nothing will be the same ever!
I'm class of '82' and Jerry made it even better...RIP Mr Reed, you were awesome..
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😁❤️🌹🌹🌹
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.
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.
Jerry was a legend, and not just for the guitar playing. You don't run into people like him anymore, which is a shame.
Incredible talent. Able to “rap” where you understand every word, while playing an instrument at a world class level, everything original, clever and positive!
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!
rip Jerry Reed you're singing to angels now
he's having such a great time. love watching as an adult what I heard growing up.
I'm worried that a lot of the younger generation don't even know that Jerry Reed was a musician. Where are we failing? We can't let anyone miss out on such a great talent.
I don’t know what you consider young but this 18 year old loves old music
@@jacobweems3316same man, I'm only 19 and I live for this kinda stuff. Absolutely amazing
The most underrated country star of all time
I like his movies, too. Love him in Hot Stuff with Dom DeLuise.
Every time I hear this song while driving down the interstate I go just a little bit faster. Great driving song! God bless the late great Jerry Reed.
Damn! Let's get some shots of that bass player, boy's killin' it!!! Bass players never get no love...
How about the producer going to a wide shot during a dual guitar solo. TWICE!!! Holy crap!
After we are all dead and gone this song will live on for ever.
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
“You can’t drive a forklift !”
“I can drive any forkin thing around”
"HEY PUT ME DOWN! WATCH IT WHOOOA!"
*Gets launched through several crates of beer*
"VERY FUNNY! VERY FUNNY!"
"I thought it was funny"
"HEY PUT ME DOWN! WATCH IT WHOOOA!"
*Gets launched through several crates of beer*
"VERY FUNNY! VERY FUNNY!"
"I thought it was funny"
One of the most under appreciated awesome songs of all time.
Legend.
Made alot of families very happy at the drive in.
RIP Jerry
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.
Amazing experience to watch such a kick-ass live show almost 40 years ago
R.I.P Burt you will be missed
I'm 49 and Jerry was a multi talented singer actor WRITER and all around incredible humble funny man! R.I.P. Legend in his own right! Truly appreciate and miss him!
42 and grew up to real musicians with extraordinary talent. Blessed I still remember those young years and my parents listened to good music. 🎶😎💃❤️💃🙏🎶
Loved the song and the movie, saw it in the theater with my grandparents and had a blast.
Breaker 1-9 this Tartan Grandpappy on the other side of pond, them's some fast hands Son. never be another Snowman R.I.P Jerry
Was there ever a singer guitarist who had more fun than Jerry Reed? Rest In Peace Snowman
Jerry Reed and the other guitarist jamming on that lead like Downing-TIpton of country music! 🎸🎸
😊😊😊 JP is my favorite band of all time!!!! What a GREAT comparison you've made!!!!!
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
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.
Jerry was a one of a kind. Always a First Class actor. So much talent. He will be missed. RIP My friend.. Jim
Jim Miller he was a monster guitar player and great singer/songwriter before he was in any movies, btw.
Been driving truck for 30 plus years song still gives me goose bumps Jerry was great
Love the Bell Bottom Jeans he was wearing. Reminds me of the style back in my high school days!
And they are all Eastbound and Down until the end of time!!
And we are the richer for them having being Eastbound and Down here on Earth...
Even if it was just for a little while!!
RIP boys!!! Give that Buford hell up there lol 👍🏻
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 Reed, thank you for the memories, sir.
Incredibly talented, cool, and humble man. My Daddy's office was in the same building as Jerry's. He used to hang out some. 10-4 there that one Snowman. We'll catch you on 5he other side son.
I was born early 70's and this man is great! The world these days seems to be on fire about everything. The 80's feel like centuries ago sadly.
Anytime this song comes on while your driving, you are obligated to look out for smokies and put that hammer down
And turn it up to earbleed
Back then people weren't angry as hell and ready to rip each other a new one for every little thing. Definitely a better time and place to live than it is now.
Damn that was GOOD!
Great artist, great song.
Get inspired kids!
This music is pure gold. I watched each smokey and the bandit movie 100 times.
This concert is the funkiest version of Jerry Reed I've ever heard. '82 must have been a crazier year than I remember.
Lots of that ole cocaine 👍😉
@@Candyman. back when it was good for you, or so we told ourselves.
@@disprogreavette8545 Ha!! Yeah, and doctors said that smoking was good for you too. Soap opera days.
One of the most natural performers Ive ever seen.
I adored Jerry Reed. Great talent, great picker, and funny as all get out. Love you, Jerry. RIP
He was so good… at 01;38 you see him making a slight tone adjustment. Just… wow. Even in bell bottoms. And how he handed off to the others rather than demanding every second to be the ultra-superstar. Talent AND class.
Wish I'd known more about his musicianship back then.
It looks like the keyboard guy is playing a Prophet 5, an awesome machine.
Wrote that song in one day. Presented and Burt loved it
Out of all the great country singers that have ever been ain't but one can call himself THE ONE SNOW MAN IM EAST BOUND AND DOWN. we'll catch on the flip side keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down whoop n ride