Guitar Pickin' US Male

If you're an Elvis Presley fan, the name Jerry Reed looms large in the Elvis' late 60's comeback. It was Reed's 2 songs, "US Male" and "Guitar Man" that Elvis recorded on in early 1968. "US Male" was the only song to chart Top 40, but both hinted at the comeback that was to occur in late '68. Reed died this week at age 71. His musical talents were undermined by his good ole boy roles in Burt Reynolds movies, but he was a great picker and when he steered clear of sentimentality, recorded some of the best Country humor songs of the 70's. Although my favorite came out in the early 80's, "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)".