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Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American 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, 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 ...
Recently viewed. Jerry Reed. Actor: Smokey and the Bandit. Tall, blond haired country & western singer / songwriter from Atlanta Georgia, who usually appears in films portraying good humored Southern type characters. Reed was already writing and singing music in high school, and was signed by Capitol Records to a three-year contract in 1955.
- Music Artist, Actor, Music Department
- March 20, 1937
- 2 min
- September 1, 2008
Born Jerry Reed Hubbard in Georgia, he began learning to play guitar as a boy and had appeared on shows with Faron Young and Ernest Tubb by his early teens. By the time he was seventeen, Reed had captured the attention of Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson. In 1955, Reed recorded his first sides for Capitol, but they failed to gain much traction.
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Jerry Reed. Actor: Smokey and the Bandit. Tall, blond haired country & western singer / songwriter from Atlanta Georgia, who usually appears in films portraying good humored Southern type characters. Reed was already writing and singing music in high school, and was signed by Capitol Records to a three-year contract in 1955. However, in 1958, he signed over to NRC Records, and appeared ...
Sep 3, 2008 · Posted in News on September 3, 2008. Songwriter, vocal stylist, beloved actor and profoundly influential guitarist Jerry Reed has died after a long bout with emphysema. He was 71 years-old. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard on March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia, Reed first learned to play the guitar on a used model his mother purchased for him when he ...
