JERRY REED
A promotional sticker from RCA Records which was issued at the time that the movie "Smokey and the Bandit" was released.
Jerry greets the audience in Douglasville, Georgia
In September 1982 I had the pleasure to fulfil a dream when I got the chance to see one of my idols, Jerry Reed, in concert. I was on holiday in America when I got a call from Jerry's manager, Frank Rogers, to tell me that he had made arrangements for me to see Jerry in concert in Douglasville, Georgia. I was down in Panama City Beach, Florida at the time and drove about 400 miles or so to get to see the show. Some of the photographs from that memorable night are on this page.
Jerry sings "Patches" and the audience loved it when the band played "East Bound and Down"
"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
"She Got The Goldmine"
"The Man With The Golden Thumb" featuring some wild guitar pickin'
A fan presented Jerry with a cake that said "Welcome Snowman" and had a model Trans-Am car flying across the top!
Jerry plays Hank Garland's "Sugarfoot Rag"
"Amos Moses"
"When You’re Hot, You’re Hot"
"A Thing Called Love"
The end of the show - which I sat through twice!
Leaving the stage with a tight hold on that Fender Telecaster
Jerry being escorted from the stage by a local police officer
This is a sew on patch I received from Jerry that advertised the album "When You're Hot, You're Hot." I did get several of these given to me but, over the years, gave them all away to dedicated Reed fans.
This Gator belt buckle was a treasured gift to me from Jerry
An autograph for an officer from the Douglasville Police Department
…and my concert ticket - still intact!
The quality of the three photographs immediately above are not as good as the others but, as they are from the same session, I thought I would include them here.
A happy man - with my signed photograph
As you may know, the official Jerry Reed website closed down some time ago but Jerry can be reached at R2KRecords and there are sites run by dedicated fans - such as Hot A' Mighty by Pat Teachey in the United States.
The autograph says "Hang in there, Stan!"
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listen to the radio station jingle Jerry recorded for me in June, 1974.
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