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Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films.
Jerry Reed Hubbard was born in March 20, 1937, in Atlanta. The son of cotton mill workers, he began playing the guitar in elementary school, later graduating to nightclubs and bars in and around ...
Jerry Reed was a country singer and songwriter who also starred in several movies, especially as Cledus Snow in the Smokey and the Bandit series. He died in 2008 at age 71 from complications of emphysema.
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Jerry Reed was a country singer, songwriter and actor who starred in the Smokey and the Bandit movies. He also wrote and performed hits like "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound and Down".
- March 20, 1937
- September 1, 2008
- "Amos Moses" "Amos Moses" is every good thing about Jerry Reed's music crammed into a pop-accessible country song. His chicken scratch guitar style, sense of humor and storytelling skills carry this send-up of regional folk legends.
- "East Bound and Down" The cultural impact of Reed's music reached its zenith with this catchy theme song for 1977's Smokey and the Bandit. It exposed country music to a massive global audience, boosting the widespread appeal of an entire genre.
- "Guitar Man" This seminal 1960's recording by Reed impressed Elvis Presley himself. The King soon recorded his own version with Reed on guitar. A retooled version of Presley's recording later became his final posthumous No. 1 hit on the country charts.
- "Alabama Wild Man" One of Reed's most energetic contributions to both country and Southern-tinged rock pokes fun at the perceived generation gap between both audiences.
Sep 2, 2008 · Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol’ boy actor in car chase movies like “Smokey and the Bandit,” has died of complications from emphysema at 71.His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore ...
Jun 26, 2017 · Jerry Reed East Bound And Down live on Pop Goes The Country 1978When The Cowboy Sings websitehttp://whenthecowboysings.es/KWC Americana Radio Stationhttp://k...
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