Before the singing began, Jerry Reed introduced the family. Beside Jerry Reed stood Priscilla Mitchell and the couple’s two daughters, Seidina and little Lottie. Jerry Reed gave each a kiss on the cheek, then supplied the guitar accompaniment for a song familiar to generations of churchgoing families.
The song was “This Little Light of Mine.” During an appearance on That Nashville Music, a favorite from Sunday school became a chance to see the Reed family making music together.
The surviving footage has an appeal that reaches beyond country music. Anyone who remembers a parent playing an instrument, a sibling taking the lead, or a younger child joining in a few words can recognize something in the performance.
A little girl’s part in the family song
Seidina carried much of the singing, while Lottie contributed the opening word of each line. That small assignment gave the youngest daughter a recognizable place in the arrangement. Jerry Reed kept the guitar moving, and the family shared the familiar gospel tune.
Lottie’s contributions are among the most memorable details. A child does not need a whole verse to become the person a viewer watches most closely. Those brief entrances give the performance its particular character: an older sister handling the longer passages, a younger sister participating a word at a time.
Jerry Reed’s smile adds to the pleasure of watching. The affectionate introductions and the singing belong to the same scene. There is no need to imagine a conversation backstage or attach an extraordinary explanation to the appearance. The recorded moment already offers plenty.
Priscilla Mitchell had a musical story of her own
Priscilla Mitchell brought professional experience to that family gathering. In 1965, Priscilla Mitchell and Roy Drusky reached No. 1 on the country chart with “Yes, Mr. Peters.” Priscilla Mitchell also recorded solo material and worked as a backing vocalist.
Jerry Reed and Priscilla Mitchell married on July 9, 1959. Their marriage lasted until Jerry Reed’s death on September 1, 2008—more than 49 years. Music was part of both careers, and the television appearance preserves an occasion when those careers and their family life shared the stage.
Knowing Priscilla Mitchell’s background gives the clip another dimension. Viewers are watching two experienced performers make room for their children in a song simple enough for the youngest voice to join.
The daughter who kept singing
Seidina’s musical connection with Jerry Reed continued beyond that family appearance. Jerry Reed and Seidina recorded “You Know What,” included on the 1978 album Sweet Love Feelings. The father-and-daughter partnership became part of Jerry Reed’s recorded catalog.
In June 2015, Seidina Reed released Today Is Mine: A Tribute to My Father, Jerry Reed. The 13-song album offered another way to remember Jerry Reed through music. Alongside the old television footage, the release provides two very different records of a daughter’s connection to a musical father: singing together during Jerry Reed’s lifetime and honoring Jerry Reed afterward.
Still, the family gospel performance needs little explanation to hold a viewer’s attention. The melody is welcoming, Seidina has room to sing, and Lottie has a part small enough to manage and distinctive enough to remember.
For longtime fans, the footage preserves Jerry Reed’s easy presence with a guitar. For families, it preserves something equally recognizable: parents and children finding their places in the same song. Before the final note, little Lottie has had a turn, too.