Jerry Reed Hubbard (born March 20, 1937) is an American country music singer, country guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He has appeared in over a dozen films. As a singer, he may be best remembered for his novelty song "When you're Hot, You're Hot" for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1972. As an actor, he is remembered for his role as Burt Reynolds's buddy (nicknamed "Snowman") in the Smokey and the Bandit movies. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... This list includes relevant Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Coutry Blues, Coutry Rock, Dobro (Tifkad) and Pedal Steel and Bottleneck guitarists Chet Atkins Albert Lee Russ Barenberg Bluegrass Jerry Douglas Dobro, Bluegrass B.J. Cole Pedal Steel Bonnie Raitt Bottleneck Leo Kottke 12 string Neil Young Adrian Legg Jerry Reed Carl Perkins Rockabilly... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ... Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. ...

Biography

Reed was born in Pallmetto, Georgia, the second child of Robert and Cynthia Hubbard. Reed's parents separated four months after his birth and he and his sister spent seven years in foster homes or orphanages. Reed was reunited with his mother and stepfather in 1944. Music and impromptu performances helped ease the stressful times the new family was under. An orphanage (historically an orphans asylum before the latter word took on its modern insane asylum connotation) is an institution dedicated to caring for orphans (children who have lost their parents) and abused, abandoned, and neglected children. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

By high school, Reed was already writing and singing music; after picking up the guitar as a child, he was signed by publisher and producer Bill Lowery to cut his first record, "If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creeks Don't Rise," at the age of 18. With Capitol Records he recorded both country and rockabilly singles to little notice until label mate Gene Vincent covered his "Crazy Legs" in 1958. By 1958, Lowery signed Reed to his National Recording Corporation, and he recorded for NRC as both artist and as a member of the staff band, which included other NRC artists Joe South and Ray Stevens. Early successes In The early 50s, Bill Lowery was the top country music disc jockey in America. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. // His parents, Ezekiah Jackson and Mary Louise Craddock, were shop owners in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Early years National Recording Corporation was incorporated in Atlanta in 1958. ... Joseph Alfred Souter, known as Joe South (born February 28, 1940, in Atlanta, Georgia), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter with a distinctive guitar sound. ... Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia, now part of Decatur. ...

After a two-year tenure in the military, Reed moved to Nashville in 1961 to continue his songwriting career, which had continued to gather steam even as he was in the armed forces thanks to Brenda Lee's 1960 cover of his "That's All You Got to Do." He also became a popular session and tour guitarist. In 1962, he scored some success with the singles "Goodnight Irene" and "Hully Gully Guitar," which found their way to Chet Atkins, who produced Reed's 1965 "If I Don't Live Up to It." In 1967, he notched his first chart hit with "Guitar Man," which Elvis Presley soon covered. After Presley recorded another of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male,"the songwriter recorded an Elvis tribute, "Tupelo Mississippi Flash," which proved to be his first Top Twenty hit. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 50s and 60s and is probably best known for the hit song Rockin Around the Christmas Tree. She was also one of the first teen idols in... Goodnight Irene, or Irene, is an American folk standard. ... Chet Atkins Chester Burton Chet Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential guitarist and record producer. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...

After releasing the 1970 crossover hit "Amos Moses," a hybrid of rock, country and cajun styles, Reed teamed with Atkins for the duet LP Me and Jerry. During the 1970 television season, he was a regular on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and in 1971 issued his biggest hit, the chart-topper "When You're Hot, You're Hot," which was also the title track of his first solo album. A second collaboration with Atkins, Me and Chet, followed in 1972, as did a series of Top Forty singles, which alternated between frenetic, straightforward country offerings and more pop-flavored, countrypolitan material. A year later, he scored his second number one single, "Lord, Mr. Ford," (written by Dick Feller) from the album Lord, Mr. Ford. Glen Campbell, December 2004 This article is about the singer. ... Richard Dean Feller was born on January 2, 1943 in Bronaugh, Missouri, a small town with a population of 214. ...

Atkins, who frequently produced Reed, remarked that he had to encourage Reed to put instrumental numbers on his own albums, as Reed always considered himself more of a songwriter than a player. But Atkins himself thought Reed was a better fingerstyle player than he himself was (Reed, according to Atkins, helped him work out the fingerpicking for one of Atkins biggest hits, "Yakety Axe".) Yakety Sax is the 1961 45 rpm single hit record by saxophonist Boots Randolph. ...

In the mid-1970s, Reed's recording career began to take a backseat to his acting aspirations, and in 1974, he co-starred with his close friend Burt Reynolds in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings. While he continued to record throughout the decade, his greatest visibility was as a motion picture star, almost always in tandem with headliner Reynolds; after 1976's Gator, Reed appeared in 1978's High Ballin' and 1979's Hot Stuff. He also co-starred in all three of the Smokey and the Bandit films; the first, which premiered in 1977, landed Reed a number two hit with the soundtrack's "East Bound and Down." Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ... Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. ...

In 1979, he released a record comprised of both vocal and instrumental selections titled, appropriately enough, Half & Half. It was followed one year later by Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce, a tribute to the late singer/songwriter. In 1982, Reed's career as a singles artist was revitalized by the chart-topping novelty hit "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)", followed by "The Bird", which peaked at number two. His last chart hit, "I'm a Slave", appeared in 1983. After an unsuccessful 1986 LP, Lookin' at You, Reed focused on touring until 1992, when he and Atkins reunited for the album Sneakin' Around before he again returned to the road. James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CROW-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ...

Jerry married Priscilla (Prissy) Mitchell in 1959. They have two daughters - Lottie and Seidina.

Jerry was even featured in animated form in a December 9, 1972 episode of Hanna-Barbera's The New Scooby-Doo Movies, "The Phantom of the Country Music Hall" (prod. #61-10). He sung and played the song "Pretty Mary Sunlite". That song is played throughout the episode as Scooby and the gang search for the missing Jerry. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... The New Scooby-Doo Movies (sometimes called The New Scooby-Doo Comedy Movies) was the second incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ...

Jerry guest-starred on the TV show Alice twice, both times playing himself. Alice was an American television sitcom series which ran from August 31, 1976 to July 2, 1985 on CBS. The series was based on the movie Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore (1974). ...

Jerry also guest-starred in the October 13, 1983 episode of Mama's Family, "The Return of Leonard Oates" (Episode 13, Season 2) as Naomi Harper's ex-husband Leonard Oates. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mamas Family is an American television sitcom which premiered on January 22, 1983, on the NBC television network, where it aired for two seasons, until its cancellation in May 1984. ...

Jerry had a role as a Commander/Huey Pilot for Danny Glover's character in the 1988 Movie Bat*21 starring Gene Hackman. Jerry also acted as Executive Producer on this film.

Jerry also starred in the 1998 Adam Sandler film, The Waterboy, as the head coach for the opposing team in the "Bourbon Bowl." Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is a jewish American actor, comedian, producer, and musician (he sings and plays the guitar). ... The Waterboy is a movie starring Adam Sandler, released in 1998. ...

In October 2004 Amos Moses featured on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack, playing on fictional radio station K-ROSE. The soundtrack of the computer and video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is set in 1992 at the West Coast state of San Andreas, required that the games radio stations reflect the music tastes of the time and area, in addition to covering current events in the...

His latest recording was released in 2006, named "Let's Git It On".

He has also appeared as a guest on the fishing television series Bill Dance Outdoors. In one memorable appearance, Reed caught a particularly big Largemouth Bass and planned to have it preserved and mounted by a taxidermist. The host objected to this plan, and freed the fish when Jerry wasn't looking. Reed became enraged when he discovered what had happened, and chased the host off the boat and to shore. This incident was also mentioned in one of Jeff Foxworthy's standup comedy routines. The fishing television series genre is rather self-explainatory; they are television programs revolving around recreational and sport fishing. ... Bill Dance Outdoors is a fishing television series hosted by retired professional tournament angler Bill Dance. ... Binomial name Micropterus salmoides The Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a species of fish. ... Taxidermy (Greek for the arrangement of the skin) is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display or study. ... Comedian Jeff Foxworthy accepts a new jacket from 3rd Infantry Division Commander Army Maj. ...

Discography

• The unbelievable guitar and voice of Jerry Reed (1967)
• Nashville underground (1968)
• Alabama wild man (1968)
• Better things in life (1969)
• Jerry Reed explores guitar country (1969)
• Georgia sunshine (1970)
• Cookin' (1970)
• When you're hot, you're hot (1971)
• Ko-ko Joe (1971)
• Smell the flowers (1972)
• Jerry Reed (1972)
• Hot a' mighty! (1973)
• Lord, Mr. Ford (1973)
• The uptown poker club (1973)
• A good woman's love (1974)
• Mind your love (1975)
• Red hot picker (1975)
• Both barrels (1976)
• Jerry Reed rides again (1977)
• East bound and down (1977)
• Sweet love feelings (1978)
• Jerry Reed live! (1979)
• Jerry Reed sings Jim Croce (1980)
• Texas bound and flyin' (1980)
• Dixie dreams (1981)
• The man with the golden thumb (1982)
• The bird (1982)
• Ready (1983)
• My best to you (1984)
• What comes around (1985)
• Lookin' at you (1986)
• Flyin' high (1995)
• Pickin' (1998)
• Jerry Reed visits hit row (2000)
• Finger dancing (2000)
• Jerry Reed, live still! (2005)
• Let's git it on (2006)

Resources

• AMG Entry for Jerry Reed. Retrieved Jan. 7, 2006.
• "Jerry Reed". The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved Aug. 18, 2004.
• "Discography". AlabamaWildman.com. Retrieved October 13, 2004.
• "R2K Records". Jerry Reed's own label

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