Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").ĭavid Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.ĭuke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Paul Yandell is the very good guitarist who actually does most of the heavy lifting. The clip, from The Porter Wagoner Show, seems to be from the early or mid-1960s. To see a white country player performing songs from an African-American early rock and roll star in front of what in a brief crowd shot appears to be an all-white audience makes the point very potently. I am a firm believer that what unites music is far, far more than what separates it. Above is Eastbound and Out” recorded live in 1982.īelow is a nice Chuck Berry medley. That time around, the song was “Muleskinner Blues,” which is one of those great old songs that always seems to pop up.Ī great example of Reed’s skills is the song “Struttin’.” Here is a link to it on YouTube (it is disabled for embedding). That says something-just being on stage with Atkins means you are good. TDMB featured Reed a while back playing with Chet Atkins. The sense I get is that his musical talents were a bit overshadowed by his persona. Old Dogs album with Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings, and Jerry Reed. Reed also was a great, great guitar player. Country music legend, Mel Tillis, started performing in the early 50s with a. “The Essential Jerry Reed” has his two best-known songs: “When You’re Hot You’re Hot” and “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft.”) Click here or on the image for Amazon and here for iTunes. The ultimate good ol’ boy starred with Burt Reynolds in the “Smokey and the Bandit” films. Campbell was good-natured and friendly on television (and reportedly in real life). Both were extraordinary guitarists who could have earned good livings as studio musicians and both used their good looks to great advantage. Jerry Reed had a lot in common with Glen Campbell.
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