Jerry Reed dies

Jerry Reed Hubbard was born March 20, 1937 in Atlanta. He wrote and sang by the time he was in high school. While a few singles of Reed's gained little notice while recording for Capitol Records, he did when Gene Vincent covered Reed's Crazy Legs in 1958. That year, Reed signed to National Recording Co. After two years in the military, Reed moved to Nashville in 1961. He continued writing and recording, charting with Goodnight Irene and Hully Gully Guitar.

Reed achieved his first hit on the charts with Guitar Man in 1967, which Elvis Presley recorded in 1967. Reed played guitar for the session with Presley. Reed later achieved a hit with an Elvis tribute Tupelo Mississippi Flash.

Reed released two albums with Chet Atkins, "Me and Jerry" and "Me and Chet." During this period, he also had his first number one with When You're Hot You're Hot. Reed had a second number with Lord, Mr. Ford.

He soon got involved in movies, starring with friend Burt Reynolds in "W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings" in 1974. Two years later, he was in "Gator," also with Reynolds. Reed also co-starred in all three of the "Smokey" films.

Reed continued charting though. "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" was a hit for Reed in 1982, followed by The Bird, which hit number two. His last chart hit, I'm a Slave charted in 1983. He continued acting and recording, appearing in Adam Sandler's "The Waterboy" as Red Beaulieu, a football coach. He also joined with Waylon Jennings, Mel Tilllis and Bobby Bare to form the group the Old Dogs, which recorded one album in 1998.