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jerry reed (smokey and the bandit) dead
Published Sep. 2, 2008Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 1:47 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By JOHN GEROME Associated Press Writer
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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September 2, 2008 10:07 p.m.
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September 2, 2008 6:38 p.m.
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September 2, 2008 5:14 p.m.
I sure will miss that guy, I love him in the Bandit movies and "Hot Stuff."
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September 2, 2008 4:55 p.m.
That was a different country singer, can't remember his name right off.
God bless.
Rev. RB
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September 2, 2008 4:43 p.m.
Too bad though that you took up with that woman abuser, Burt Reynolds. His behavior with Loni Anderson really turned me off of him and everyone that hung around with the brute.
I'm an older woman who remembers well the terrible bruises on the face of his first wife.
God bless.
Rev. RB
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September 2, 2008 4:42 p.m.
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September 2, 2008 4:13 p.m.
That was Mel Tillis that stuttered, not Jerry.
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