Jerry Reed – Lightning Rod
Some may remember Jerry Reed as the Snowman in the Smokey and the Bandit movies.
Others will remember him as the singer of songs such as Amos Moses, When You’re Hot, You’re Hot or Lord, Mr. Ford.
And there are still others who knows that he was a songwriter having written the songs to Smokey and the Bandit, the ones mentioned above and others such as Guitar Man and US Male for Elvis Presley, A Thing Called Love, a song he recorded in the late 60′s.
But he was also a great guitarist as can be seen in this clip from 1977. He may be the greatest county guitarist that ever lived.
He began his career in 1955 and it ended this week when he passed away.
Rest In Peace – Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – August 31, 2008).