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'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:06 pm
by princewally
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71.
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Jerry Reed was known for his roles in Burt Reynolds films.
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 about him," Moore-Reed said.
Reed was a gifted guitarist who later became a songwriter, singer and actor.
As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, he had a string of hits that included "Amos Moses," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "East Bound and Down" and "The Bird."
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Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:22 pm
by Jeffro
Damn.
Lord Mr. Ford no more.
Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:36 pm
by randy
Gonna have to pull out a copy of "East bound and Down", although westbound (riding into the sunset) would be more appropriate.
Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:54 pm
by Fivetoes
Shit, I remember singing Amos Moses when it came out.
Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:47 pm
by 308Mike
Fivetoes wrote:Shit, I remember singing Amos Moses when it came out.
You're not the only one - it's seems to be going strong still.
Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:27 am
by Rod
Got this strange urge to hop into my car and try outrunning DPS of three states when I heard.
Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:25 am
by Jeffro
Rod wrote:Got this strange urge to hop into my car and try outrunning DPS of three states when I heard.
Yah, but hauling Coors?
Re: 'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:27 am
by Rod
Jeffro wrote:Rod wrote:Got this strange urge to hop into my car and try outrunning DPS of three states when I heard.
Yah, but hauling Coors?
Nah, headed east with Shiner's, not that canoe stuff. (Coors, close to water)