"Guitar Man" Elvis Presley and Jerry Reed

This is a combination of the Elvis version and Jerry version of "Guitar Man" which have been combined to sound like a duet. In order to perfectly match them up, the Jerry Reed version had to be slightly sped up and ever-so-slightly pitched up; contrarily, the Elvis version (on which Jerry also played guitar) had to be slightly slowed down and ever-so-slightly pitched down. The rhythm sections have been perfectly synced up; the vocals are rhythmically loose, so any seemingly out-of-sync vocal moments are just part of their original performances.

In 1966, Jerry Reed wrote and recorded "Guitar Man." It climbed up to number 53 on the country charts.

The following year, Elvis Presley finally returned to the recording studio in Nashville to revitalize his career, after being trapped in movie contracts for nearly a decade. One of the many, many songs he recorded in those sessions was "Guitar Man," (Sep 10-11), and he insisted that Jerry play guitar for the recording.

In 1980, three years after Elvis died, Jerry was brought back into the studio to overdub a duet vocal for Elvis' "Guitar Man." But the lawyers disapproved, and the duet vocal was never created. However, he did re-record his guitar for the song, and it was re-released, making into the Top 30.

"Guitar Man" was important to both Jerry's and Elvis' careers. It was Jerry Reed's first real hit. And it was the opening song for Elvis' "68 Comeback Special" which permanently re-cemented his role as the King.

Elvis also recorded a few other Jerry Reed songs: "U.S. Male," "A Thing Called Love," and "Talk About the Good Times." Jerry played guitar on all of them as well.

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