Jerry Reed

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Jerry Reed
Reed in 1982
Background information
Birth name	Jerry Reed Hubbard
Born	(1937-03-20)March 20, 1937 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 1, 2008(2008-09-01) (aged 71) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country rockabilly
Occupation(s)	Singer guitarist composer songwriter actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar
Years active	1955–2008
Labels	Capitol NRC RCA Victor
Formerly of	Old Dogs

Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937^[1] – September 1, 2008),^[2] known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man", "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", "Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), "The Bird", and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)".

Reed was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. He was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame in April 2017 and he was officially inducted by Bobby Bare on October 24.^[3]