Posted on 09/02/2008 10:14:41 AM PDT by lunarbicep
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Jerry was a big influence on quite a few banjo pickers as well, including me.
He said a few other pretty sharp things, too.
Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
Mr. Reed enjoyed his comedic Hollywood roles (which included a part in the 1998 Adam Sandler film, The Waterboy), and he often smiled when movie fans would ask for an autograph without realizing that he was a singer and guitarist of significance. Music was most important to him, though. Asked by interviewer Frank Goodman which facet of music he preferred songwriter, solo guitarist, session man or entertainer Mr. Reed said, Hey, thats like trying to pick out your favorite leg.
Theres nothing on earth as powerful as music, period, he told Goodman. I mean, its pretty hard to fight and hate and be angry when youre making music, isnt it?
As Mr. Reeds health declined in recent years, he focused on spiritual studies and on bringing attention to veterans issues. For 50 years, all Id done was take, take, take, he told The Tennesseans Tim Ghianni in 2007. I decided from now on it is going to be giving. And Im way behind. Were all way behind. We live this life like whats down here is what its all about. Were temporary, son, like a wisp of smoke.
I got to write hit songs, he told interviewer Calvin Gilbert in 2005. And I got to be on phonograph records Im a cotton mill boy, and I got to go to Hollywood. Can you imagine that? Why, yeah, my goodness gracious. Go figure.
Thank you anyway!
I hated hearing this. He was so much more talented than a lot of people think. One heck of a guitar player & a good man.
RIP Jerry
There is one thing about Jerry Reed you could tell as soon as you saw him and heard him speak. He was from the deep South. I think he was born in Georgia but he called himself the Alabama Wild Man.
I once saw a quote from Robert E. Lee. I haven’ seen the quote again but I still think it was accurate. Despite the fact that he was a Virginian, he said he had come to prefer soldiers from Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Those were the best fighters. I think Jerry Reed exemplified the type people who lived in that area as well as it was possible.
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