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Jerry Reed acted in movies and sang over the radio airwaves, but guitar-playing was at the center of his artistry. On Tuesday, June 10, a bevy of ace instrumentalists will gather at 3rd and Lindsley ...

Jerry Reed, whose roles in three “Smokey and the Bandit” Southern comedy films opposite Burt Reynolds often overshadowed his gifts as a prolific country singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, died ...

Jerry Reed was a star during country music's middle period, in between the southern drawl and twangy sound of the 1950s and '60s and the power pop country music of the 1990s and 2000s. He may have ...

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, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol’ boy actor in car-chase movies such as “Smokey and the Bandit,” has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - 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 ...