He produced the first six albums by John Hartford, and the artists Tommy Roe, Michael Nesmith, Fats Domino, Jimmy Dean, Fess Parker, Charley Pride, Carl Perkins, Skeeter Davis, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Maria Dallas, and Jerry Reed.

[1] In mid-December 1980, Jarvis finished an Elvis Presley project for RCA Records called Guitar Man.

It contained ten previously recorded songs that matched Presley's original vocals with new overdubbed instrumental tracks.

On December 16, 1980, Jarvis and Jerry Flowers, an employee of RCA Records discussed questions for a radio interview to be held the following week on the occasion of the album's release.

Their conversation was captured on cassette tape and includes thoughts on the Guitar Man project and Jarvis' career.