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I HATE TO HEAR THIS!!! Being a fan of country music, and a musician, I damn sure hate this. Great musician, talented actor, and seemed to be a great guy. RIP Mr. Reed.
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Sad News.
The "Smokey and the Bandit" star died today at the age of 71.
He was also the star of "Hot Stuff", a movie I just LOVE!
Entertainer Jerry Reed dead at 71
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jerry Reed, a singer who became a "good ol' boy" actor opposite Burt Reynolds in car chase movies like "Smoky and the Bandit," is dead at age 71, according to his longtime booking agent.
Carrie Moore-Reed, who is no relation to the star, says Reed died early Monday morning of complications from emphysema.
Reed was a gifted guitarist who later became a songwriter, singer and finally an 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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