Actor/Singer/Songwriter Jerry Reed Dead at 71
Jerry Reed, who rose to fame as a singer/songwriter then as an actor alongside Burt Reynolds in several successful films, has passed away at the age of 71 in Nashville, Tennessee from complications with emphysema. Reed would go on to appear in five more Reynolds movies, including all three Smokey and the Bandits, in which Reed rode shotgun, figuratively if not literally, to Reynolds’ law-evading interstate trucker. Throughout the CB-radio-celebrating trilogy, which produced films from 1977 to 1983, R

Country singer and actor Jerry Reed dead at seventy-one
Country singer and actor Jerry Reed, famous for songs such as “Amos Moses” and “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” as well as a starring role as Cletus “Snowman” Snow opposite Burt Reynolds in the first Smokey and the Bandit, died of complications from emphysema at the age of seventy-one. Though many will remember Reed as a straight man for Burt Reynolds or for his last high profile gig as a psychopathic football coach in the Adam Sandler vehicle The Waterboy, Reed

Jerry Reed, Country Singer and Actor, Dies at 71
Mr. Reed was a popular country singer and movie actor whose larger-than-life storytelling and flashy guitar work vividly evoked Southern life.

Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71 (AP)
AP - Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died of complications from emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday.

Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
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.

Jerry Reed Dead? Smokey & The Bandit Actor and Guitar Legend Reportedly Dies
Well this just stinks. Paul Yandell, Chet Atkins Long time sideman, who also worked for Jerry Reed just reported that country guitarist and actor Jerry Reed passed away yesterday.... More

Actor Jerry Reed Dead at 71
Actor Jerry Reed Dead at 71

Singer-Actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71
Singer-Actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71

Jerry Reed, 71: Singer and actor
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.

Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
Jerry Reed, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose No. 1 country hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," died Sunday (Aug. 31). He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was in hospice care. Although he was nicknamed "The Guitar Man," Reed was also known for his comedic roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit and The Waterboy. Elvis Presley recorded two of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man," and was invited by Presley's pr

Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
Jerry Reed, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose No. 1 country hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," died Monday (Sept. 1). He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was in hospice care. Although he was nicknamed "The Guitar Man," Reed was also known for his comedic roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit and The Waterboy. Elvis Presley recorded two of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man," and was invited by Presley's pr

Performer Jerry Reed Dead At 71
The Tennessean reported Tuesday Reed died Sunday just before midnight at his Brentwood home. The Nashville newspaper also said he had been under hospice care.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212169279.shtml"><b>More</b>

Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
Jerry Reed, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose No. 1 country hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," died Sunday (Aug. 31). He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was in hospice care. Although he was nicknamed "The Guitar Man," Reed was also known for his comedic roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit and The Waterboy. Elvis Presley recorded two of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man," and was invited by Presley's pr

Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
Jerry Reed, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose No. 1 country hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," died Monday (Sept. 1). He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was in hospice care. Although he was nicknamed "The Guitar Man," Reed was also known for his comedic roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit and The Waterboy. Elvis Presley recorded two of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man," and was invited by Presley's pr

Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
Jerry Reed, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose No. 1 country hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," died Monday (Sept. 1). He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was in hospice care. Although he was nicknamed "The Guitar Man," Reed was also known for his comedic roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit and The Waterboy. Elvis Presley recorded two of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man," and was invited by Presley's pr

Performer Jerry Reed Dead At 71
U.S. singer, songwriter and some-time actor Jerry Reed reportedly has died of emphysema at the age of 71. ... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/article_212169092.shtml"><b>More</b>

Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
Jerry Reed, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor whose No. 1 country hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," died Monday (Sept. 1). He had been diagnosed with emphysema and was in hospice care. Although he was nicknamed "The Guitar Man," Reed was also known for his comedic roles in the films Smokey and the Bandit and The Waterboy. Elvis Presley recorded two of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male" and "Guitar Man," and was invited by Presley's pr

Singer-Actor Jerry Reed Dies At The Age Of 71
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - 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-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday. "He's one of the greatest entertainers in the world. That's the way I feel about him," Moore-Reed said. Reed was a gifted guitarist who later became a songwriter, singer and actor. As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, he had a

Singer Jerry Reed dead at 71
Jerry Reed, the country singer who died Monday of emphysema at the age of 71, was best known for “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” a No. 1 country song for five weeks in 1971. It deserved that success, because it was a great radio song, a tale of a guy getting busted for an illegal crap game he had been winning. The punchline from the judge – “Ninety days, Jerry – when you’re hot, you’re hot!” – was an exhilarating end to an exhilarating song with a great beat. The song made that vener

Seventies Singer-Actor Jerry Reed Dies
Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died of complications from emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday. Carrie Moore-Reed, who is no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday morning. The Jerry Reed Jukebox 'East Bound and Down' (from 'Bandit') 'When You're Hot ...' 'Amos Moses' Duet with Chet Atkins Reed was a gifted guitarist who later became a songwriter, singer and actor. As a singer in

Jerry Reed Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience
Jerry Reed starred with Burt Reynolds in several blockbuster movies, recorded three No. 1 country singles, wrote one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits and developed a fingerstyle guitar technique that other musicians are still analyzing to this day. When he died Monday (Sept. 1) at age 71, the entertainment world lost a genuine original who helped take country music and the country lifestyle to a larger mainstream audience. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard on March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, he began playing guitar at age

Jerry Reed Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience
Jerry Reed starred with Burt Reynolds in several blockbuster movies, recorded three No. 1 country singles, wrote one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits and developed a fingerstyle guitar technique that other musicians are still analyzing to this day. When he died Monday (Sept. 1) at age 71, the entertainment world lost a genuine original who helped take country music and the country lifestyle to a larger mainstream audience. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard on March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, he began playing guitar at age

Jerry Reed Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience
Jerry Reed starred with Burt Reynolds in several blockbuster movies, recorded three No. 1 country singles, wrote one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits and developed a fingerstyle guitar technique that other musicians are still analyzing to this day. When he died Monday (Sept. 1) at age 71, the entertainment world lost a genuine original who helped take country music and the country lifestyle to a larger mainstream audience. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard on March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, he began playing guitar at age

"Guitar Man" Jerry Reed dies at age 71
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and actor Jerry Reed, known as "The Guitar Man" of country music, has died at the age of 71, ending a career that took him from writing hit songs like "When You're Hot, You're Hot" to major acting roles in Hollywood. Reed died on Monday from complications from emphysema. He had been cared for recently in a hospice, Country Music Television in Nashville reported. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Reed released more than 40 albums over a long career that started with his

"Guitar Man" Jerry Reed Dies At Age 71
Reed died on Monday from complications from emphysema. He had been cared for recently in a hospice, Country Music Television in Nashville reported.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212169127.shtml"><b>More</b>