Jerry Reed “Guitar Man” 1967. Reed’s may be one of the most idiosyncratic guitar styles in all of country music. Playing nylon strings with a thumbpick in a highly unusual “Ddmaj9sus4” tuning, Reed augmented these licks a bit every time guitar man was performed. The song itself is pure rock ‘n roll, soon becoming a staple for Elvis Presley himself(note the funky af bass break). In the 70s Reed would find superstardom appearing with Burt Reylonds in the Smokey and the Bandit films which included

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Jerry Reed born this day March 20, 1937, died September 1, 2008. His signature songs included "Guitar Man", "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", "Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), "The Bird", and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". See a shirt custom tail

Jerry Reed performing East Bound and Down live in 1982 | Center Stage Magazine