Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - September 2, 2008 Carrie Moore-Reed, who is no relation to the star, said Reed
died early Monday morning.
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."
In the mid-1970s, he began acting in movies such as "Smokey and
the Bandit" with Burt Reynolds, "Gator" "Hot Stuff" and
"High-Ballin'."
