Jerry REED

Chanteur et guitariste Country US né Jerry Reed Hubbard, le 20 mars 1937 à Atlanta (Georgie). Jerry Reed, bien qu'ayant débuté très tôt la guitare il n'a pas eu de succès immédiat. Il est pourtant l'auteur des succès d'Elvis Presley Guitar Man et US Male et a accompagné Elvis dans ces titres à la guitare mais tarde cependant à se produire en tant que tel. Il met des années à forger la personnalité qui transparaît dans ses compositions.
Le moment-clé qui a lancé sa carrière fut la composition et l'interprétation de Amos Moses en 1970 où il versa dans les disques pop et country puis, When You're Hot, You're Hot qui passait sur toutes les radios country et pop américaines.
Guitariste d'exception, Chet Atkins lui décerne le titre de CGP (certified guitar player), titre n'ayant été reçu que par trois autres personnes dans le monde (John Knowles, Steve Wariner et Tommy Emmanuel) pour sa contribution au développement du style "fingerpicking".
Il fut, avec Chet Atkins, Merle Travis et Doc Watson l'un des mentors du guitariste virtuose français Marcel Dadi, qui lui a dédié une de ses compositions (Song For Jerry).
Jerry Reed a composé une multitude de très belles mélodies comme A Thing Called Love, Blue Finger, Steeplechase Lane, The Claw, Kicky ou La Madrugada, reprises par quantité de grands guitaristes, entre autres Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Marcel Dadi ou John Standefer.
Jerry Reed est décédé à Nashville, le 1^er septembre 2008.
Known throughout country music as "The Guitar Man," singer/songwriter Jerry Reed gained recognition not only for a successful solo career but also as an actor and ace session player. Jerry Reed Hubbard was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 20, 1937; after picking up the guitar as a child, he was signed by publisher and producer Bill Lowery to cut his first record, "If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creeks Don't Rise," at the age of 18. He continued releasing both country and rockabilly singles to little notice until rocker Gene Vincent covered his "Crazy Legs" in 1958.
After a two-ear tenure in the military, Reed moved to Nashville in 1961 to continue his songwriting career, which had continued to gather steam even as he was in the armed forces thanks to Brenda Lee's 1960 cover of his "That's All You Got to Do." He also became a popular session and tour guitarist. In 1962, he scored some success with the singles "Goodnight Irene" and "Hully Gully Guitar," which found their way to Chet Atkins, who produced Reed's 1965 "If I Don't Live Up to It." In 1967, he notched his first chart hit with "Guitar Man," which Elvis Presley soon covered. After Presley recorded another of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male," the songwriter recorded an Elvis tribute, "Tupelo Mississippi Flash," which proved to be his first Top Twenty hit.
After releasing the 1970 crossover hit "Amos Moses," a hybrid of rock, country and cajun styles, Reed teamed with Atkins for the duet LP Me and Jerry. During the 1970 television season, he was a regular on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and in 1971 issued his biggest hit, the chart-topper "When You're Hot, You're Hot," which was also the title track of his first solo album. A second collaboration with Atkins, Me and Chet, followed in 1972, as did a series of Top Forty singles, which alternated between frenetic, straightforward country offerings and more pop-flavored, countrypolitan material. A year later, he scored his second Number One, "Lord, Mr. Ford," from the album The Uptown Poker Club.
In the mid-1970s, Reed's recording career began to take a backseat to his acting aspirations, and in 1974, he co-starred with his close friend Burt Reynolds in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings. While he continued to record throughout the decade, his greatest visibility was as a motion picture star, almost always in tandem with headliner Reynolds; after 1976's Gator, Reed appeared in 1978's High Ballin' and 1979's Hot Stuff. He also co-starred in all three of the Smokey and the Bandit films; the first, which premiered in 1977, landed Reed a number two hit with the soundtrack's "East Bound and Down."
In 1979, he released a record comprised of both vocal and instrumental selections titled, appropriately enough, Half & Half. It was followed two years later by Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce, a tribute to the late singer/songwriter. In 1982, Reed's career as a singles artist was revitalized by the chart-topping novelty hit "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," followed by "The Bird," which peaked at number two. His last chart hit, "I'm a Slave," appeared in 1983. After an unsuccessful 1986 LP, Lookin' at You, Reed focused on touring until 1992, when he and Atkins reunited for the album Sneakin' Around before he again returned to the road. He recorded sparingly during the '90s, earning a higher profile via a film appearance in the Adam Sandler vehicle The Waterboy. Inactive during much of the 2000s, he died in Sep 1, 2008 in Nashville, TN.
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Talents : Guitar, Vocal, Session Musician
Style musical : Traditional Country, Progressive Country, Country Pop, Rockabilly, Nashville Sound, Instrumental C

02/1982	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13081 (US)	The Man With The Golden Thumb / East Bound And Down
06/1982	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13268 (US)	She Got The Goldmine / "44"
10/1982	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13355 (US)	The Bird / Hobo
01/1983	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13422 (US)	Down On The Corner / Hard Times
04/1983	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13527 (US)	Good Ole Boys / She's Ready For Someone
07/1983	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13580 (US)	Hold On I'm Comin' (with Waylon JENNINGS) / Nobody Ever Loved Me
10/1983	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13663 (US)	I'm A Slave / Nobody Ever Loved Me
11/1983	SP RCA VICTOR PB 13666 (US)	Christmas Time's A-Comin' / The Best I Ever Had
04/1984	SP RCA VICTOR GB 13789 (US)	Hold On I'm Comin' (with Waylon JENNINGS) / + Waylon JENNINGS & Hank WILLIAMS JR.)
04/1985	SP RCA VICTOR GB 14069 (US)	She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) / Bird
1985	SP CAPITOL PB-5531 (US)	What Comes Around / Big Time Fool
1986	SP CAPITOL PB-5556 (US)	Country's Alive And Doing Well / Let It Go
1986	SP CAPITOL PB-5612 (US)	This Missin' You's A Whole / There Was You
1986	SP CAPITOL PB-5660 (US)	You Can't Get The Hell Out / Old Fashioned Hearts
1995	CD SOUTHERN TRACKS STCD 0066 (US)	Tryin' Stuff On / The Bird
1995	CD SOUTHERN TRACKS ? (US)	Wish I Had Not Done It My Way / Bass Fishin' Bubba
1998	CD SOUTHERN TRACKS ? (US)	Talk The Talk And Walk The Walk / ?
1998	CD SOUTHERN TRACKS STCD 0108 (US)	My Priscilla / My Gypsy Heart

1967	LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP 3756 (US)		THE UNBELIEVABLE GUITAR AND VOICE OF JERRY REED - It Don't Work That Way / Guitar Man / You're Young And You'll Forget / Woman Shy / I Feel For You / Take A Walk / Love Man / If I Promise / US Male / Long Gone / If It Comes To That / Claw
1968	LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP 3978 (US)		NASHVILLE UNDERGROUND - Remembering, Thing Called Love / You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing / Save Your Dreams / Almost Crazy / You've Been Cryin' Again / Fine On My Mind / Tupelo Mississippi Flash / Wabash Cannonball / Hallelujah I Love Her So / John Henry
1968	LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP 4069 (US)		ALABAMA WILD MAN - Alabama Wild Man / Love Prints / Broken Heart Attack / Freeborn Man / Last Train To Clarksville / Twelve Bar Midnight / Losing Your Love / Today Is Mine / Maybe In Time / House Of The Rising Sun / You'd Better Take Time
1969	LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP 4147 (US)		BETTER THINGS IN LIFE - Roving Gambler / Pride Today / Likes Of Me / Blues Land / Coming Up Roses / Johnny Wants To Be A Star / There's Better Things In Life / Oh What A Woman / Patches Of Blue / Swinging '69 / Someday You'll Call My Name / I'm A Happy Man
1969	LP 12" RCA VICTOR LSP 4204 (US)		EXPLORES GUITAR COUNTRY - Georgia On My Mind / Sittin' On Top Of The World / Are You From Dixie / St James Infirmary / Bluegrass / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Wayfaring Stranger, In The Pines / Swarmin' / John Hardy / Barbara Allen / Worried Man

Reed, Jerry



Real name Jerry Reed Hubbard. Born 1937 in Atlanta, Ga. A performer on WLW-TV (Atlanta, Ga.) in 1956.

References:
Complete discography by Stig Ove Voll
Article in issue 66 (1988) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases



Discography is not intended to be complete

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/May 26 Bb c&w rev.	Capitol F3429		When I Found You {b,c,d,e,f,j,k,q,t} Mister Whiz {c,d,f,i,l,p,q}	1 1	45-15197 45-14902
1956/Aug. 25 Bb c&w rev.	Capitol F3504		This Great Big Empty Room {c,h,m,p,q} Just A Romeo {c,p,q}	1 1	45-15546 45-14499
1957/June 10 Bb pop rev.	Capitol F3731		Oh! Lonely Heart {c} Rockin' In Bagdad {c,h,m,q}	1 1	45-16895 45-16894
1957/Nov. 18 Bb pop rev.	Capitol F3823		In My Own Backyard {c,q} Ba-Bee {c}	1 1	45-17403 45-17402
1958/Feb. 10 Bb pop rev.	Capitol F3882		Bessie Baby {c,d,f,m,q,s} Too Young To Be Blue {c}	1 1	45-17806 45-17807
1958/June 16 Bb pop rev.	Capitol F3992		Your Money Makes You Purty [!!] {c} How Can I Go On This Way {c}	1 1	45-18978 45-18980
1959/June 29 Bb pop rev.	NRC NRC-5008		Little Lovin' Liza {o} Soldier's Joy	1 1	K8OW-5983 K8OW-5982
1959/July (Bb est.)	NRC NRC-032		Just Right Stone Eternal	1 1	NR-52 NR-53
1962/Sept. 15 Bb pop rev.	Columbia 4-42533		Twist-A-Roo [instr.] Hully Gully Guitar [instr.]	2 2	ZSP 57743 ZSP 57744

Additional Tracks on Comps
	[live recording]		Mister Whiz {n,r}
1955	Capitol unissued		I'm Tired Of Playing Cupid {c}		14500
1956	Capitol unissued		Everywhere {c} How Can I Go On This Way [alt. vers.] {c} I Can't Find The Words {c} I Have Had Enough {a,b,c,d,f,j,k,q}		15545 14901 15997 15198
1957	Capitol unissued		So In Love {c} Teardrop Street {c}		17404 17805
1958	Capitol unissued		Heart Appeal {c,d,f,q} You Make It, They Take It {c,g,m}		18979 18977

References in "As By" Column:

1. as by Jerry Reed
   
2. as by Jerry Reed And The Hully Girlies
   

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks



Single-artist compilations included selectively

a.	Battle 400 (cd)	When Country Goes Boppin' And Jivin', Vol. 2
b.	Bear Family BCD 15624 (cd)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 3
c.	Bear Family BCD 16306 (cd)	Here I Am / Jerry Reed
d.	Beat Goes On 504 (cd)	Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower
e.	Blend 4 (cd)	Best Of Blend Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. 4
f.	Capitol (France) 2S 150- 81970/1 (lp)	Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower
g.	Capitol (France) 2S 184- 85029/30 (lp)	Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower, Vol. 2
h.	Capitol (France) 2S 150- 85345/6 (lp)	Rock And Roll At The Capitol Tower, Vol. 3
i.	Capitol (France) 7 99879 2 (cd)	Rockabilly: Capitol Country Classics
j.	Club 007 (lp)	Grab This And Dance, Vol. 7
k.	Disky DC- 885702 (cd)	A Capitol Rockabilly Party, Part 1
l.	Disky DC- 885712 (cd)	A Capitol Rockabilly Party, Part 2
m.	Disky DC- 885772 (cd)	A Capitol Rockabilly Party, Part 3
n.	Dragon Street DCD 70100 (cd)	The Big D Jamboree Live!
o.	NRC NRCD- 0011 (cd)	35 Doo-Wops From NRC
p.	Pickwick JS- 6127 (lp)	I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter
q.	Revival 3017 (lp)	Rockin' With The Guitar Man / Jerry Reed
r.	Roller Coaster 3042 (cd)	The Big D Jamboree Live
s.	See For Miles 98 (lp)	Hollywood Hillbilly
t.	Smith & Co. SCCD 1145 (cd)	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 2