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Musician, actor Jerry Reed dies at 71Jerry 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.â€â€œThere’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?â€As Mr. Reed’s health declined in recent years, he focused on spiritual studies and on bringing attention to veterans’ issues.More
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site
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Hoyt Axton was in Gremlins !
[youtube=425,350]YCE48O6U4Yw[/youtube]Wabash CannonballI 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.
Quote from: Chris on September 02, 2008, 02:12:08 PM[youtube=425,350]YCE48O6U4Yw[/youtube]Wabash CannonballI 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