When Jerry Reed was announced as one of the Class of 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, John Anderson was among those who were exceptionally proud of Reed's achievement. Anderson ...

Apr. 11—As I've mentioned before, when I was a kid I liked to look at the names listed in parentheses under the titles of songs on vinyl records — especially after I learned those were the names of ...

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 ...

Jerome K.”Jerry” Reed, 62, of Jamestown, NY passed away on Thursday, February 8th after a lengthy illness. Jerry was born in Silver Creek, NY on September 15, 1961 the son of the late Harley and ...

Jerry Reed — songwriter for the likes of Elvis Presley, singer and busy actor in the ’70s and ’80s — died Monday at the age of 71. Best known to movie fans as the truck-driving, hound dog-loving ...

Jerry Reed, 71, a Grammy Award-winning country guitarist, singer and songwriter who played a mischievous, good old boy sidekick to Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and the Bandit" and other movies, died Sept.

Arguably the best-known and most-loved trucker movie is “Smokey and the Bandit,” and sharing that limelight is its signature song by Jerry Reed, “Eastbound and Down.” The movie, released in 1977, came ...

"I'm doing pretty well for an old lady," joked 80-year-old Las Vegas resident Deena Kaye Rose while speaking with The Tennessean early on a Monday morning in March. For the past five decades, Rose has ...

Jerry Reynolds Reed 6/4/53—July 2013 Jerry left this world unexpectantly at the mere age of 60 years old. Jerry was a remarkable soul his entire life. His prescence was never mistaken with his raspy ...

Jerry Mike Reed, 74, peacefully passed away on May 3rd, 2017 in Wichita Falls, TX. He is preceded in death by his father and mother; Lige and Linda Reed, his brother Louie Reed and his grandson ...

Jerry W. Reed, 74, Oconto, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at Care Partners, Oconto. Jerry was born August 8, 1948 in Alaska, Wisconsin to the late Roy and Juanita (Zimmerman) Reed. Jerry owned ...