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R.I.P. - Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71

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  1. oomp

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    Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71


    Sep 2, 1:47 PM (ET)

    By JOHN GEROME

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (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.

    Carrie Moore-Reed, who is no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday morning.

    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 string of hits that included "Amos Moses,""When You're Hot, You're Hot,""East Bound and Down," and "The Bird."

    In the mid-1970s, he began acting in movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit" with Burt Reynolds, "Gator""Hot Stuff" and "High-Ballin'."

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    #1 oomp, Sep 2, 2008
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    From someone who grew up in the "Smokey and the Bandit" era (when it was all the rage), I did take notice to this and I say "he will be missed".

    RIP
     
    #3 Surfguy, Sep 2, 2008
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    Yea he will be Missed
    He was a good actor . . .and honestly . . i cannot say i knew his name
    before now. . . just his face

    Rocket River
     
    #4 Rocket River, Sep 2, 2008
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    I remember him from "Smokey and the Bandit" for sure. More recently they put "When You're Hot, You're Hot" on the GTA: San Andreas soundtrack.

    RIP
     
    #5 dskillz, Sep 2, 2008
  6. The_Yoyo

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    i just found about this today and I am saddened. I had just watch again Smokey and the Bandit last saturday since it was on TV.

    I love that movie (sequels not as much) but he will be sorely missed.

    loved him in waterboy as well.

    I drove my friends crazy in elementary school singing East bound and Down all the time.
     
    #6 The_Yoyo, Sep 8, 2008
  7. pgabriel

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    i grew up on smokey and the bandit also, but the coach in waterboy is his best role and movie
     
    #7 pgabriel, Sep 8, 2008
  8. Deji McGever

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    The guy was an AMAZING guitarist. I mean unreal. I'm a huge fan of his music.

    Chet Atkins often said Jerry Reed was a better player than he was. A great character, a musician's musician, and a damn funny guy.
     
    #8 Deji McGever, Sep 8, 2008
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