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Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« on: September 02, 2008, 12:16:27 PM »

RIP, Jerry Reed.

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Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71

Jerry Reed, country music’s howling virtuoso and a star of stage, studio and screen, has died. Born Jerry Reed Hubbard, Mr. Reed suffered from emphysema and was in hospice care. He was 71, and he leaves an unparalleled legacy of laughter and song.

By the time Mr. Reed came to popular attention as Burt Reynolds’ truck-driving sidekick “The Snowman” in the Hollywood trilogy Smokey and the Bandit, he was already a musical deity to the guitar players who admired the syncopated flurries he unleashed with a casual gleam. He was also a hit recording artist by that time, having topped the charts with “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” and “Lord, Mr. Ford,’ and having written songs for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Brenda Lee and others. Then there was his work as session guitarist for Presley, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare and many others.

Mr. Reed enjoyed his comedic Hollywood roles (which included a part in the 1998 Adam Sandler film, The Waterboy), and he often smiled when movie fans would ask for an autograph without realizing that he was a singer and guitarist of significance. Music was most important to him, though. Asked by interviewer Frank Goodman which facet of music he preferred – songwriter, solo guitarist, session man or entertainer – Mr. Reed said, “Hey, that’s like trying to pick out your favorite leg.”

“There’s nothing on earth as powerful as music, period,” he told Goodman. “I mean, it’s pretty hard to fight and hate and be angry when you’re making music, isn’t it?”

As Mr. Reed’s health declined in recent years, he focused on spiritual studies and on bringing attention to veterans’ issues.

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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2008, 12:24:18 PM »
RIP Mr. Reed. He'll always be the Snowman from Smokey and the Bandit to me.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2008, 12:25:57 PM »
That's two. Who'll be the third?  :(
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2008, 12:27:31 PM »
Who's #2? I missed it...
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2008, 12:29:37 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on September 02, 2008, 12:27:31 PM
Who's #2? I missed it...

Mr. Reed is #2.  Voice Over man/Movie Trailer Guy Don LaFontaine was the first.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2008, 12:31:39 PM »
Aw man, I liked that guy!
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2008, 12:31:46 PM »
I was just watching this Jerry Reed/Chet Atkins clip on YouTube the other day:

[youtube=425,350]Ni8KBhnebwE[/youtube]

My favorite tune of his, as was most people I guess, "Amos Moses'.

R.I.P. Jerry.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2008, 12:36:01 PM »
RIP.  Jerry Reed will always be Leonard Oates to me.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2008, 12:51:43 PM »
 After Hoyt Axton Died i  was sad now I'm really sad ... :(
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2008, 12:54:27 PM »
Loved his music!

RIP Jerry.

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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2008, 01:37:17 PM »
My fondest memory of Jerry Reed:

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I've always loved that episode.

Here's the first part of the whole episode:

[youtube=425,350]6xq33rGnMGQ[/youtube]
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2008, 01:40:21 PM »
He was 71?!

Wow....we are gettin' old!

Just saw him in one of the Smokey movies a few weeks ago.... :(
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2008, 01:42:08 PM »
Hoyt Axton was in Gremlins ! :( The Truth gets me - Points ?) 
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2008, 02:01:41 PM »
Quote from: Donpeyote on September 02, 2008, 01:42:08 PM
Hoyt Axton was in Gremlins ! :(

Jerry Reed fan bitchslap for you.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2008, 02:12:08 PM »
[youtube=425,350]YCE48O6U4Yw[/youtube]
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I recognize Porter Waggoner but I don't know who the guy with the fiddle is.  I met Porter Waggoner a few times.  He always wore those outrageous clothes wherever he went.  He was like a hillbilly Liberace.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2008, 02:34:36 PM »
He'll always be the guy on the Magic Bait infomericals to me.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2008, 04:04:05 PM »
"She got the gold mine, I got the shaft." .......some of Jerry's musical wisdom.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2008, 07:02:32 PM »
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I recognize Porter Waggoner but I don't know who the guy with the fiddle is.  I met Porter Waggoner a few times.  He always wore those outrageous clothes wherever he went.  He was like a hillbilly Liberace.
I love Porter. And of course Dolly when they were together. I'm such a Nashville hillbilly :-)
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2008, 08:15:47 PM »
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Quote from: Chris on September 02, 2008, 02:12:08 PM
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Wabash Cannonball

I recognize Porter Waggoner but I don't know who the guy with the fiddle is.  I met Porter Waggoner a few times.  He always wore those outrageous clothes wherever he went.  He was like a hillbilly Liberace.
I love Porter. And of course Dolly when they were together. I'm such a Nashville hillbilly :-)
:bawl:

watch him play, that fool could sure pick a guitar...
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2008, 08:22:18 PM »
How ironic I am watching "America's Got Talent" when America's REAL talent is disappearing before our eyes and ears with no replacement in sight.

The acts I like are fun ans nice, but don't come close to what we see on these videos and what we seem to be losing daily.

Prayers for the family.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2008, 08:46:08 PM »
So long Snowman. You had a long ride. Loved his music as well.



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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2008, 08:40:50 AM »
"Hold on to your ass, Fred."
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2008, 11:05:27 AM »
Aw crap!  I loved him!

RIP, Snowman.
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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2008, 11:13:00 PM »
Jerry Reed - She Got The Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)

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Re: Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71
« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2008, 11:13:47 PM »
Jerry Clower & Jerry Reed

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