Working For Jerry Reed 

Here's that Austin City Limits appearance Dave mentioned. It's pretty dang great. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-72aDNVwIg3A.html

My dad was an important guy with Dresser Industries. I was home alone practicing drums at age 17 with our band`s Peavey PA system set up, a microphone, and the only instrument there was a Yamaha keyboard. My mom and dad were at our fishing camp. Jerry Reed was an investor in Dresser and came to our house to get my dad to sign some papers. I couldn`t believe it. He sang and played the keyboard through the PA system on two songs. His encouragement kept me practicing drums instead of giving up because when I told him I hadn`t been playing long he said, "Naw, you got it in you, I can tell. Keep it up son!" Nobody believed me until my dad vouched for me. I didn`t even think to ask for an autograph but I got to jam with Jerry Reed!

1:56 I met Jerry Reed at a truckstop in the early 80's. He went in the restaurant and people swarmed him. He very politely told them, Folk's, let me get a bite to eat then I'll be happy to step out front and sign autographs for you out front.

Jerry Reed is firmly in the Mount Rushmore of Country Guitar

I feel like Peavey should send us some money or gear or something after watching this video. ; )

I love that Jerry Reed would yell “SON” in his tunes all the time.

I stumbled across Jerry's grave site one day. It's at Woodlawn on Thompson Lane in Nashville. We used to love Jerry as a kid in the 70's.

Jerry Reed is like an icon here in Kentucky! He is like Chet Atkins but not quite so refined, a little bit more gritty and just as good. Many people I know loved him from East bound and down days

Ain't a country picker hasn't stolen a lick or two from Jerry . Blues and jazz guys in the know as well. RIP Jerry Reed

Always figured he was an easy going guy. My oldest brother ran into him at a hotel bar once and said he was nothing but wonderful. Jerry’s music holds up well. I will enjoy his music forever.

Loved EVERYTHING about Jerry!! Smokey was the place to watch and drool and the songs were to laugh or fall to pieces! RIP Jerry R. Hubbard!

Btw. If you have not seen the 1982 Austin City Limits show referenced in this video. Prepare to be blown away by the mastery. From the funk of Amos Moses to the lightning of the Sugarfoot Rag. Simply amazing

This interview is edited beautifully - the only time we hear the interviewer is when we need to hear the question so we understand the answer. Perfect.

My brother is well known in the country music world, George Jones, Mark Chesnutt, Garth Brooks, etc. He got into building & flying model airplanes years ago & ran into Jerry at a local airfield flying his model. He flew models with Jerry that whole afternoon and said he was funny and genuine, which is rare in the music industry. No, Jerry had no idea who my brother was.

Jerry Reed, one of my all time favorites

Interviews don't get better than this one.

It’s got to be so dam cool to be a kid and be so affected by someone’s music and then grow up and get to play with them !!!

Excellent interview. RIP Dave, your contributions to music will live on.

Thanks Dave. I remember reading how Chet had gotten complacent with his playing and was really working on production for RCA , then this kid named Jerry Reed came to town and renewed his interest in playing and making albums again . The two albums they made together belong in ANY guitarists albums collection , and man you can tell they had fun making them. You can tell Chet loved Jerry's instrumentals he recorded a slue of them , and they show Mr. Hubbard was a hell of a composer , and not just in the country vein.

i can't count how many gigs I saw Dave play gigs on Lower Broad along with other gigs. Great Bass player.

Many years ago, Jerry and his family played at a small venue near North Wilkesboro Speedway. (filming stuff at the track during the race for Smoky) There was only 15 or at the small venue- and Jerry had us move our chairs on stage. That band could play! They performed as if there were 10,000 people there,Pure class, A great memory.Sitting 8 feet from Jerry as he performed was amazing.

So glad I came across this video. I was the drum tech for the band "Atlanta" in 1983 and '84. We did a show with Jerry Reed and I can testify that he had a GREAT band. All of us were super impressed.

I definitely enjoyed the interview. I had heard about Jerry’s grandson being an excellent musician. This interview gave me the backstory of how that happened. This seems like a long shot- a bass player from Hawaii joining Jerry’s band at a huge time in his career but it did happen. Thanks to Dave for sharing his story!

Thanks Otis. Jerry Reed was great, with his own songs, excellent. Then i heard his tribute album, "Jerry Reed Plays Jim Croce." in '82. Wow, opened up another door.

It never ceases to amaze me how absolutely polished many country guitarists are with their instrument. The tuning Jerry Reed used on Guitar Man is insane. I only wish I could finger pick like you all do.

I've learned so much from these interviews with Roe.

I saw Jerry Reed in Houston at a free show in Miller Outdoor Theater in the early 80's. She got the Goldmine. What a great show.

Jerry Reed always had that personality of a down to earth nice guy. I'd of loved to just have coffee and cigarettes and talked to Jerry about music back in the day. I was a kid when he was at his height in the 70s. He was everywhere it seemed but I never tired of him.

I have a PV Classic 50 tweed amp from the 80’s that is simply amazing. I love it. Definitely Peavey should send you a little love Otis. Have to say. Always loved Jerry Reed. What a player and seemed one hell of a guy. He’s always in rotation around here especially a few of him and Chet together. Now there’s some historical picking.

It WAS a fusion band! Superb interview, of historic importance. Thank you.

I hope he comes back to tell us how it was working for Johnny Cash!

Love the Jerry Reed stories, thanks.

Awesome interview Otis Gibbs, loved Jerry Reed Really informative interview thank you

Great new musician discoveries--Dave Roe and Jerry Roe. Amos Moses was one of the first songs I new all the lyrics to. Enjoyed the 1982 Austin City Limits. Jerry Reed--Certified Guitar Player.

As a bass player myself, I really enjoyed hearing Dave Roe reminisce about playing with the legend Jerry Reed. Great interview; thank you for posting it! 👍

Jerry Reed was a world-class guitarist and heck of a personality.

I love my Peavey T-60. My brother got it in the early 80's, I have had it for the last 30 years or so. It's a beautiful guitar, heavy as heck, but beautiful!

Great piece Otis, thanks.

This is great!! Love the all the Peavey talk!! Great interview!!! Thanks for posting.

Wow, great interview.

Jerry's "AMOS MOSES" has gotta be one of the most innovative and creative tunes that I heard when I was probably eight years old, and to this day it's still a tune like nothing else I've ever heard. 😊

Great interview! Jerry was amazing, always wanted to meet him.

Otis Another great one! The context and history is fascinating And the genuine references and respect noted by Dave regarding Jerry Reed - true legend-

I'm 32 now and just recently discovered Jerry Reed's talent. Guy was so unique in his guitar and the way he presented himself to an audience through the years. Really cool to get some insight about his life during the prime of his Smokey & The Bandit era. Thanks for posting.

The Grand Ole Opry in the ‘80s and ‘90s was ALL Peavey gear. It was solid and American made. Country music and Peavey are now both a hollow shell of those days.

More Jerry Reed content please 🙏

Yeaahh 🤠 !! Jerry Reed stories are the Core reasons why I subscribed. I love this right here. Keep the stories from the past comin Son !!

Carl Perkins also played a Peavy guitar around this time, he said it reminded him of an early 50's Les Paul...

Big Jerry Reed fan here, this was awesome hearing this, thanks Otis.....Parul from Florida

He bought my Yamaha BB1100s back in '87 or so. I was friends with a mutual friend Dean Hall; super nice guy.

The Peavey Mace and the Renown 400 are still top notch amps.

Used to play through an early Peavey Combo 300 bass amp from the 80's. Killer amps.

Jerry Reed what else can be said. Otis you are doing great things with this channel. Love your music too.

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Such thoughtful and genuine responses by Dave Roe. I really enjoyed this :) I had no idea Peavy was ever a country amp? ... I've always thought they were more hi-gain style. ... Gonna check out the Austin City Limits show now :)

I was lucky enough to work with Jerry one day in the studio in Atlanta in 1996. He was exactly as you'd hope he would be. Very personable and funny. He said he never felt like he was acting in any of those movies. He just said the lines as himself. SON!

I totally agree that the 90s were that last stand for country music.

Love Jerry Reed stories and this dude clearly had a front row seat. Assuming this was taped recently, I’m surprised he was so off regarding when JR passed.

Really good one Otis, I’d love an hour with Mr. Roe.

I still have a Peavey 130 special. Bought it around '84 I think. Still works great. Gets played several times a month by a guitar player in my band. Apparently It's a good pedal steel amp. A steel player I use to play with, Cal Freeman, mentioned it to me when he saw it. He played with Gatemouth Brown and Roy Clark and bunch of other folks. Also knew Jerry and like everyone else, said he was a helluva nice guy.

He said country music's last heyday was in the 90s....No truer words have ever been spoken. I was born in 82 by the way, and hate this new "country" music if one could call it that!

Got to give Jerry Reed and Chad Atkins credit boy what to find guitar players they inspired me to play guitar back in the 70s and so I bought one and now I own five of them and still play to this day and one of them is a whole old body Graach and I love it thanks for the videos they’re great I enjoy that a whole lot thanks again have a great night 👍🏼🎸😎

You have really cool friends. After watching this I found The Slo Beats. Thanks brother. Marty

This gentleman is incredibly interesting.

That was awesome stuff! I remember watching that band and thinking "WTH did he find country guys who also know Jazz/funk stuff?" Now it all makes sense. Regarding Peavey, I plug my Telecaster in the an old Peavey Bandit still. That frigin'; amp has been with me through country bands, hard rock bands, etc. for thirty years - like the dog that won't die! Sometimes I use it for my Pedal Steel Guitar also.

A good tune to showcase his out of this world ability is “ The Claw”.

Glad to hear mention of the Blackman Brothers. They live in my neck of the woods. Holler if you ever get down Athens way again Otis.

Grew up on Jerry Reed!!!! The best ever!

Waiiiiit… oohhhhh yes. I remember who he is now. Dave Roe. ✌🏻 out.

Peavey is so underrated guitar wise . The T series electrics were innovative and excellent USA made solid instruments .

My mother knew him in high school Jerry Reed Hubbard back then we saw him at the varsity restaurant in Atlanta around 1973 I was 11 years old my mom spoke to him and told him they missed him at the class reunion he said he was out" dodgin the law"I'll never forget that moment in my life!

I used to work on broken equipment at a sound company right out of the USAF. Peavey stuff was bulletproof and they had a solid parts/repair channel if stuff did break.

Great story by an even better musician who had the talent to audition people for Jery Reed's band. 👍

Jerry Reed one of my all time faves. He could really pick’er good.

Great video! I just saw this video and coincidentally a few days ago the very ACL video of Amos Moses popped up in my feed. As I was watching it, I started scratching my head wondering if Peavey had somehow sponsored the band...? There are 3 guitar players playing matching Peavey guitars and the bass player, handsome fella, had a matching bass! They probably all had Peavey t-shirts underneath. I said to my old lady, "see that guitar? It's a Peavey T-60. I've got one just like it up there on the rack." Very cool, man. I'd never seen that many on stage at one time, haha. I think Jerry lifts it above his head one-handed at the end, and that thing ways a ton. Guess I'll have to watch it again to look at the amps. I have two buddies that have solid state Peavey amps, including my fantastic guitar tech. He says it makes every guitar sound good. It definitely has a pleasing warmth to it. Alright, let me shut up, nice talking with you and thank y'all. Keep on keeping on, brother.

Jerry Reed as the mafia hitman in The Survivors with Robin Williams and Walter Matheau. Great movie

Awesome stories!

Thanks Otis, man this is one cool cat!

Jerry Reed is as good as any guitarist that ever lived.

Dude you are BAD AZZ

I remember a Putnam County Tennessee Sheriff and his son, ( ironically, both named "Jerry Abston"). Jerry had befriended both several years prior.... They told me that Jerry Reed pulled up to the Putnam Co. Sheriff's office one day unannounced during the height of Smokey and the Bandit era....Jerry was driving a dark blue 1970's Chevy Impala with no hubcaps. He went in and asked for Sheriff Abston. They both went to Jerry's car and Jerry opened the trunk and handed Sheriff Abston a brand new Browning Model 12 shotgun and shot the bull him with a few minutes and then headed back down Hwy 70 toward I-40 and then Nashville....Great guy as well as musician.

Jerry Reed was one of the most talented (actor, singer song writer) People ever! Yet he was so under rated! He was AMAZING!!!!!!

Lots of love for Peavey in these interviews, and I agree 100% on what a heeat company Peavey is. They still make the best gear. Particularly with PA systems and amps. I even love their guitars.

I saw Jerry Reed not long after Smokey and the Bandit came out. That was a great show.

Yes! So great!! I love Jerry Reed. I love that man's playing, like he's my #1 Tele guy, ok. So I went to his grave site, inside the building and was so nervous I forgot his name was Jerry Reed Hubbard! Found it when I saw guitar picks sticking out of the wall... love Jerry.

Thanks

Nice solo Dave!

We miss you Snowman!🙏

My dad and his brother played a little. Barn dances, nothing special but they knew a lot of songs. I remember when Amos Moses came out. They had the “ what the hell is that” reaction too, but not because they liked it. I loved it. Had it on 45. I think Preacher and the Bear was on the flip side.

I had a Peavey Deuce combo amp and Peavey 412 cabinet back in the day.

I loved old Jerry

Jerry Reed was one spectacular musician and seemed like one hell of a nice man. When he passed away one of the country award shows recognized Jerry for about one minute, to moderate applause. It made me angry that a huge production like that could only take a minute to pay homage to such a legend. You are sadly missed Jerry to this day.

Unless I’m mistaken the drummer he mentioned, Rick McClure, is from West Liberty KY, just a few miles away from where I am writing this. As is a fellow whose name escapes me who played guitar with Tammy Wynette for a long time. Or perhaps the latter was from a few miles farther, Sandy Hook, hometown of Keith Whitley. Lot of great pickers from around here. Something in the water I guess.

Incredible story

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Excellent. "Amos Moses" came out in 1970 though. ;-)

Cool stuff. This guy is a different cat from a lot of the other interviews. More direct, including eye contact. More projecting voice, faster cadence of speech. Its very interesting. I wonder if this is what is needed to play in an ultra high profile band?

Jerry was a Giant!

Great stories

@0:56 F'ing great line! ...and I am sure; so True "One thing about playing with somebody as good as Jerry Read: You never have to audition again." LOL! I love it!"