For your next Jerry song, please do "She Got the Gold Mine, I Got the Shaft". Great tune. Also, I remember Jerry in a movie called The Survivors, where Jerry played (I kid you not) a hitman. The movie also starred Robin Williams and Walter Matthau.
It is worth sitting through the entire movie to get to watch the "showdown" between Jerry and Robin and Walter in the final part of the movie. It's hilarious. Whole movie is good.
"Gator" (1976) is a movie - sequel to "White Lightening" (1973) - both starring Burt Reynolds (as Gator McKlusky) with Jerry Reed in "Gator" as a hitman. Worth checking out over on the movie channel.
Another vote for Marie Laveau by Bobby Bare. You will absolutely love it! Gator McCluskey is a Burt Reynolds character in White Lightning and Gator, the movie this song came from.
This is the title song for a movie character, Gator Mcklusky, played by Burt Reynolds in 'White Lightning' and the sequel, 'Gator'. Unlike 'Smokey and The Bandit', both White Lightning and Gator are action/dramas with much darker tones.
Need to check out “Guitar Man”. Great song, so good, Elvis covered it, and had to get Jerry Reed to come from a fishing trip to play the guitar for his recording, cause nobody could do it like Jerry. And another fun fact, Elvis would always would get like 50% of the rights to the songs he covered, and after Jerry did his thing at the studio with Elvis, one of this people came up to Jerry and told him Elvis usually gets X amount of the song rights, Jerry said NO WAY. But Elvis like it so much, he didnt do anything about it. In fact, Elvis wanted to cover Dolly Parton’s i will always love you, but he never did, because Dolly wouldnt give any of the rights over to her song, even though she would have loved for him to do it.
@@emeraldmaiden63 that's how I got into Jerry too. Dad loved him. Great memories as my Dad has been gone 24 years now. I hear you on that for sure. Cherish those memories we have of them.❤
@Jeffrey Flint I will always remember my dad as a young man, as he died in 1983 at age 41. Lung cancer. I hope you have many good memories of your father.
@@emeraldmaiden63 wow! Younger than mine. I do have great memories of him. He was 58 when he died. Heart attack got him although it was the third one. Crazy when you think how quickly time goes by. That was in 1999. Mom died at 52 in her third insulin coma in 1992. I hope you still have your mama .
Great reaction. Jerry Reed is one of the best storytellers. She Got The Goldmine I Got The Shaft , and When You're Hot You're Hot are a couple really good ones by him. Yall should do some Roger Miller he's another good storyteller.
Gator McClusky was a person in the movie "Gator". It was a follow up movie to "White Lightning" both stared Burt Reynolds. Burt and Jerry have a long history together. Three movies together.
I have been to alot of concerts i am 64 but let me tell Jerry reed was my all time favorite. I such a great time singing his songs with him and knew i knew them all. It was so awesome. I will remember it forever.
Jay & Amber I think that it is time for reaction of the movie, Gator with Jerry Reed aka "Bama" McCall and Burt Reynolds aka "Gator" McKlusky. This is Burt's 1st as a director of a movie. Burt honored his college professor, Watson B. Duncan III by having Duncan in the movie. Duncan is well known in South Florida especially Burt's home county of Palm Beach, Florida.
Love these bayou songs!!! I think this was from the movie Gator, starting Burt Reynolds! Jerry Reed was awesome....check out his "When You're Hot, You're Hot!". You'd like Charlie Daniels story song "Wooly Swamp", and OMG, Bobby Bare's "Marie Laveau"!!! Please!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
"Gator McClusky" = Burt Reynolds in the film, "Gator". "The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia-Florida line in the United States."
Just an idea, since we've met all your kids on this channel, and watched one of them being born, why not introduce us to Mama? And let her tell us some of these Jerry Reed stories. I bet it would be a hoot and a holler for everyone involved (especially us!) 😊
I had the pleasure of attending an outdoor concert with my father-in-law and hearing Jerry Reed live. A fun experience that I certainly treasure, especially now that my father-in-law is no longer with us. Jerry was the most entertaining performer I have ever seen.
Along with Roy Clark and Jim Stafford, Jerry Reed was probably one of the greatest guitarists in country music, imo. To see his true musical talent, check out "Lightning Rod" or "Sugarfoot Rag"
Jerry Reed one of the greats in the world of guitar players, He also wrote great songs too ..Guitar Man ...This thing called love , Last train to clarksville .. ... One of my Hero's
I'm going through his discography in my car on MP3 and there are gems in there. "Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country" is the best so far with more to follow!
Jerry Reed is a great musician, actor & storyteller! Now,‘it’s time to get back to the icon storytelling of HARRY CHAPIN. Mr. Tanner is a sweet story that will make Amber cry. Cats in the Cradle is a story Jay will love about missed moments in fatherhood. I want to Learn a Love Song is sweet story that may be from Harry’s life. Gotta get back to HARRY CHAPIN. You’ve only reacted to one of his songs so far. Loving you guys from sunny So. Cal!
A great 70s country song with a unique voice is Earl Thomas Conley with "Holding Her and Loving You". A Keith Whitley type voice and I am sure the J&A team will love it.
Jerry Reed is a heck of a guitar player too , check out the song EASTBOUND & DOWN There's a live video of it of him singing and playing Keep up the good work Rob Squad Couple more songs that are good SHE GOT THE GOLDMINE (I got the shaft) Or WHEN YOU'RE HOT YOU'RE HOT
There is another fun "trucking" movie called "Convoy". I know you guys would like it a lot. It's fun, has catchy tunes, and it made the handle "Rubber Duck" famous as he put the "hammer down". Also, a song called "My Dingaling", "The Streak", and "It's Me Again Margaret.". I was just a kid, but these songs were so fun when they came out.
The movie Gator was filmed in 1976 right down the road from me in & around the Okefenokee swamp & Savannah Georgia, you guys need to do the movie reaction to it & the one before it White Lightning 1973 ✌💖☮
Jerry wrote and performed "Guitar Man". Elvis wanted to recorded they had to bring Jerry in to show them how he played it as none of the studio guys could recreate the sound of Jerry reeds song
Jerry was just so good. Two more great songs from Jerry are Guitar Man and a song about divorce called She Got the Goldmine, and I Got the Shaft. Also for another story song, Charlie Daniels Band's song called The Legend of Wooly Swamp.
Gator was recorded for a movie with the same name, starring none other than Burt Reynolds. Another Jerry Reed banger... She Got the Gold Mine, I Got The Shaft.
There's a really fun video featuring Jerry for Amos Moses. You'll love it. I grew up listening to Jerry. So great that young people in 2023 can still enjoy what many feel is a great and entertaining artist like Jerry.
Jay I received a message from your boy. He said he heard you saying that he wasn’t even in your top 3 anymore. He asked me if I could tell you that he would like you to reconsider. He said that he put on the most banging performance of a life time at the River Plate. He wants you to see how he took over the show when they amped up “Let There Be Rock” He’s looking to be your number 1 boy again. You won’t be disappointed. Remember he did this just for you at the River Plate Live! Angus wants his spot back!!!
Btw, You saw "Smokey..." of which Jerry Reed did the soundtrack for the movie and played Snowman, Bandit's best friend. In Gator, of which this is the opening soundtrack sung by Jerry Reed, Jerry Reed played Bama McCall, Burt Reynold's (Gator McKlusky) old friend from back in the day , and the movies protagonist. The movie is not bad if you have a couple drinks, close one eye, and grade it on the curve, BUT it has one of the top 2-3 all time great boat chase scenes, starting with Jerry Reed singling the soundtrack Gator, and all the local cops and the G-man in boats, helicopters, and squad cars, getting ready to come down on Gator McKlusky, who happens to have a speed boat that runs like a scalded dog. BTW, if you like story songs like you seem to and Jerry Reed, listen to the song "Framed" by Jerry Reed - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TuiU8dJAaD0.htmlsi=-0OZTFCTQexicYxb
My dad was an old school Cajun (b. 1933, and his Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandpappy was the man who got the second ship of Acadian refugees out of Canada, which landed in what's now Louisiana in 1787, and the people became known as Cajun) born & raised a half mile from the Atchafalaya Swamp, and he said some of his uncles basically lived in the swamp, hunting gators and making moonshine, only coming onto land to sell the gator skins and whiskey, get supplies and visit family. He said the sheriff and his deputy chased them into the swamp one day. Only the sheriff made it out alive, and the sheriff decided it was best to leave them be so long as they stayed in the swamp.
...I don't know if someone mentioned this, but, when Jerry Reed went to help Elvis with some guitar picking style for the song 'guitar man'....he embarrassed Elvis the 1st time they met at the studio...he circled Elvis and when Elvis said he was making him 'uncomfortable, he said.....'sorry Elvis, but your the best looking guy I have EVER seen!' ...and then Elvis laughed.
Yes, my favorite Jerry Reed song. This one was the theme of the movie Gator, which was supposed to be the sequel to White Lightning. But this Gator was from Florida and the other Gator McClusky was from Arkansas. White Lightning is Burt Reynolds best movie, if you have never seen it, I suggest you will like it.
Welcome to the gem filled Reed Jerry rabbit hole. Gator was a motion picture as well, and you might've guessed it starred Ol' Burt and Jerr Bear. Jerry plays a number of great villains, do you remember Coach Red Bayou from Waterboy? Yep that's Jerry. You should check out his F-16 monologue. My favorite songs of his are Lord Mr. Ford, Preacher and the Bear, The Bird, Don't Think Twice (Bob Dylan cover), any of his collaborations with B.B. King, and Guitar man. There's also a story about how he got over on Elvis, relating to Guitar Man.
Jerry Reed wrote all those songs and plays the guitar in all of them he was one of the best guitar players ever write up their with Roy Clark, Glen Campbell and Chet Atkins
There is the movie Gator with Burt Reynolds and bad guy Jerry Reed as Bama McCall where the song originated. Plus White Lightning which came before Gator.
Jerry was an actor too. He co-starred with Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Art Carney in Smokey and the Bandit in '77. Awesome comedy movie. Check it out if you haven't seen it already.
This is from the Movie Gator directed and starring Bert Reynolds 1970, It was followed up in 1973 with White Lightning where the feds get Gator out of prison to help get a corrupted Sherriff and who also killed Gator's younger brother.
Another Country performer you should give a listen to is Roy Clark. Absolutely one of the very best guitarists of all time. He had a lot of comedic songs and some serious ones, but I recommend listening to his playing of the instrumental song "Malaguena". There are two versions, the standard Flamenco style and a very fast paced version he did live on the old TV show "The Odd Couple". The Odd Couple version will leave you astounded!
🎸ohMY... Roy's Guitar talent often gets overlooked(I think) because he is such a Goofball between songs, and Most of the stuff he does was just Standard Country.. "Malaguena" is just SO good
Another great reaction, as always. Can't go wrong with Jerry Reed, he's a legend! I've been watching your music reactions from the beginning, and if I may, I'd like to offer one bit of constructive criticism. Your background has gotten much busier with all those great pictures of musicians, but it's so busy now, that the two of you don't stand out as much as you used to. It's like visually, you're fading into the background. Do what you like with that advice, and keep making the great music and movie reactions!
This song is the theme from the Burt Reynolds’ movie “Gator”, where Jerry Reed plays the villain. Great movie! If you’re looking for another storytelling song, “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” is another fun one.
The swamp he was talking about is the Okefenokee Swamp which is located on the Georgia/Florida boarder. That is where the movie White Lightning takes place that this song was used for.
I love Jerry Reed and his song SHE GOT THE, I GOT THE SHAFT. But he has a couple of other songs that rock. ALABAMA WILD MAN, LORD, MR. LORD, and GUITAR MAN, which was used on the backend of Elvis' 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL. Elvis opethe show with TROUBLE and transitions into GUITAR MAN for the second part. Elvis was back!! And he brought Jerry Reed with him. Enjoy
So Jerry Reed is one of my favorites. I really like his acting even though he didn't do very much. There's a movie with him and Burt Reynolds and Lauren Hutton called Gator. It's an old movie from the seventies but I think you would really like it. It shows Jerry Reed in a different light.
"Framed" is a great story about trouble with the law...; "Ko-Ko Joe" is an awesome story that reminds us not to judge a book by its cover. It has an awesome, funky guitar flare that J will love. Pull it with lyrics though, cause you don't want to miss them; I have often thought this song would be a great premise for a feature film!
