I think it’s b/c he’s a country player, Roy Clark Glen Campbell, don’t get as much mention as Slash or Morello. I agree though he is probably a guitar player’s favorite player. I’m a mediocre player myself
That was Jerry Reed. Godfather of the "country funk" genre. VERY talented singer, but also VERY underrated. Elvis sang at least 3 of Jerry's tunes. JR was definitely an original.
My 4 year old loves this song. And he just put two and two together that the guy who sings Amos Moses (the “alligator song” in his world) is the same guy who was Snowman in Smokey and the Bandit, or the cowboy movie in his world. Proud dad moment 😊
Peavey made some nice bass guitars in the 70s-80s. The guitars were not so much…but the amps were decent. I wonder how much they paid Jerry to get the other two guys to play Peavey guitars, too? 🤑
Nice to see somebody seen the same thing I seen that's when I started playing peavy started on a T40 and still have a T20to date back when music was music😁
The Snowman was my favorite as a kid. I graduated kindergarten in 1980 and we dressed up like the profession we wanted to do as adults for the ceremony. I wanted to be a truck driver so I wore cowboy boots, Levi's and a cool western style shirt with pearl snap buttons like the Snowman. I ended up being a diesel truck mechanic/ part time driver. East bound and down!!!!!!!
Where did these days go ??? Just listen to the "Crap" they give us today. Now I now what Hell is like !! NO Auto Tune, NO Strobe lights and special effects. Just PURE Talent. O'h, what I wouldn't give to go back to those times. Air was clean and Sex was dirty !! >
When Jerry reed played The Thrill is Gone with BB King live it was by far the best guitar performance ever. Out of all the people that played this song with bb no one ever came close.
I am class of 1984. My parents listened to C&W and folk. I liked contemporary pop/rock music that tweens/teens liked. As I grew older, my tastes became more diverse. As an adult, I have a huge appreciation for artists like Jerry Reed (and others) who my parents listened to regularly. I was exposed to some pretty cool music as a little girl.
Reed's timing is so great...his playing is just amazing and can stand on its own...but his vocals and the way he tells a story is really unique...RIP Cledus
@@kevincrozier8625 true ,good addition. Mac Davis had the humorous song writing skills too, but not the playing chops of those 3, I guess he could just play rhythm.😁🎸🤘
A great advertisement for PEAVEY guitars, amplifiers and PA system. Personally own a Peavey T25 electric and I'll put it up beside any Les Paul or Strat. And they're USA-made amps are bulletproof .
Jerry, Roy Clark and Glen Campbell are 3 of the most underrated guitarist's ever. The skill they had supercedes every modern player to date. I saw Jerry once when I was a kid, probably 35 yrs ago. He played a little local festival here in southern Illinois. To the other kids he was just some old guy playing music that our parents listened to. But for me, being that I was familiar with his work, he was a guitar god. Just to actually see him live was and still is one of the best times of my life. I was lucky enough to get his autograph on vinyl. Unfortunately it has long been lost. But that night I got to see one of my guitar heroes in action. It was amazing.
Fun song. I lived in Thibodaux, LA when this song came out. Jerry skipped a funny verse and repeated the "only one hand" verse. Missed verse was "Now everyone blamed his old man For making him mean as a snake When Amos Moses was a boy His daddy would use him for alligator bait Tie a rope around his waist and throw him in the swamp (hahaha) Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou" always loved his laugh in the verse.
Wow. I see a lot of Peavey T-60's there. Hell every guitarist had one. My uncle had one back in the 80's. One of the heaviest guitars I have ever played. Lol.
He had a whole bunch of country songs, hits,, he played the TRUCK driver.. In,, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT..with his side KICK, Fred, a baset hound, he was on HEE HAW.. MANY time's. Knew his way ACROSS the fret board, singer, songwriter, the whole bit.. One of the best..
smoothest guitar picker & talker there ever was Look out Amos Lousiana Law gonna git ya it aint legal huntin alligator down in the swamp son! Yeah from Tibbadaux La. No left arm at all!
One thing about Jerry Reed was that there was no doubt he had a blast doing his thing…you could just tell he loved to entertain and he had a good time doing it. He really is a legend.
Always awesome Jerry. RIP Talented with a Capitol T. Speaking of all he was (USA), look at all of those Peavey T-60 guitars and Peavey amps- made in the USA in Meridian, MS! 🇺🇸 My girlfriend in 1989 bought me a new Bandit amp. Dang, that amp was absolutely indestructible. No, it it wasn't a tone monster, but it never needed anything but to be plugged as it traveled with me for many years. Once I settled down and put together my something like my 15th guitar room, I just ran out of room with my tube amps and I wanted it to go to someone who could appreciate it as it deserved. That was just last year in 2020! Loud sucker too! Jerry was a proud American, as am I here deep in the heart of the great state of Texas. 🇺🇸
Always liked him & Tony Joe White's styles. If you haven't heard Tony's music check it out, if you like JR you'll like TJW. Loved his down to earth style, Jerry just oozed talent..
When covid finally over, first day in malls and shopping centres, they should blast this over the The entire place......bet it would a smile on everyone’s faces, and a bounce in their steps.
I’ve heard this song 1000 times but this is the first time I’ve seen him sing it. This is fun. Amazing how good he is at sounding just like his record.
Obviously Peavy came to calling with a pile of free guitars! I've owned a few but never got bit by the bug. Decent guitars and basses, just strange looking. Sad.
This gives me a chance to mention Clarence Gatemouth Brown, again. Just saw a video with Roy Clark (and Glen Campell and Barbara Mandrell and Jerry Reed) whose 1979 album with Gatemouth called Makin Music was amazing. A few years earlier on the album Bogalusa Boogie Man (or was it Down South in Bayou Country ?) Gatemouth played Amos Moses. The Jerry Reed (video--Austin City Limits? 1982) guitar strength version good too, of course. Both are entertaining not quite Cajun songs with a dose of countrified funk.😎
People talk about how undervalued Mr. Jerry Reed was as a superversatile Entertainer. And he was. The backdrop was equally Legendary and unnoticed. Austin. City. Limits!😂🎤🎼🎸🎹🎷🎻🥁📺B.W.
I got this one in my head and just had to hear it. Don't know why, haven't heard it for decades, but it got stuck in there and there ya go. "Alligator bait in the Lousiana bayou." So cool.
Why do people constantly say that these unbelievably talented superstars are all under rated? In what universe would Jerry Reed be anything but rated at the top of his profession by anyone, including his peers? Granted he was not alone at the top, he was among musical Gods, but he was at the top none the less.
Ol' Jerry must have had a Peavey endorsement deal, using their guitars and amps, Peavey made some mighty good stuff over the years. Of course it does help that Jerry and the band are top notch.
@Alexander Capanov I had a t-40 bass and it was so stupidly heavy I got rid of it, but I have a 2x15 cab from the late 70s that I'll never part with, they don't make anything better after all this time
First time I heard this was by Primus, I figured it was a cover but didn't know who. When you've been covered by Elvis and Primus that says alot...and even played on Elvis's cover of your song because noone could get the guitar part right. Gonna dig more into this guy, hell of a talent and a great dude from all I've heard! 👍👍
He was one of the best guitarist not many people noticed I've had some clips of him playing that I shared with other guitar pickers Their response was were did this Guy come from he's not only good he's GREAT what style not missing a beat to any of his music He could pick above the rest enough said
Amos was a Hell of a Man but Jerry was a GOD IMO. And I'm not even a Country Western Music fan. ???? He made me respect it. Miss him so much. TY Jerry for all your love and skills. Darn YOU Emphysema. Couldn't shake her no matter how bad ass he was. 😪
