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Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard
March 20, 1937, Atlanta, Georgia
Jerry is well known by music fans for his C & W hits including "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound and Down". After striking up a friendship with Burt Reynolds Reed was cast in small role's in 'W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, and 'Gator'. He had a natural on screen charm, and Reynolds picked him to play trucker "Cledus Snow" in the hugely popular 'Smokey and the Bandit', plus he returned to the role in 'Smokey and the
Bandit II & III'.
After a two-year stint in the military, Reed moved to
Nashville in 1961 to continue his songwriting career, which had
continued to gather steam while he was in the armed forces, thanks to Brenda Lee's 1960 cover of his "That's All You Got to Do." He also became a popular session and tour guitarist. In 1962, he scored some success with the singles "Goodnight Irene" and "Hully Gully Guitar," which found their way to Chet Atkins, who produced Reed's 1965 "If I Don't Live Up to It."
"Some of my happiest moments have been spent learning a new Jerry Reed tune. His compositions are so well thought out technically and are so musically appealing. These are little gems of musical perfection and I believe (in spite of his awesome talent in other areas) Jerry will best be remembered for his composing efforts."
-- Chet Atkins
Make your guitar really shine. Rub some toothpaste on, let dry then buff it. It will shine!
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Reed's parents separated four months after his birth, and
he and his sister spent seven years in foster homes or orphanages. Reed was reunited with his mother and stepfather in 1944.
In the fade-out of both "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "She Got the Gold Mine (I Got the Shaft)," Reed can be heard complaining, "Contempt of court?"
His hit, "The Bird," includes impressions of Willie Nelson's
"Whiskey River" and "On the Road Again"; and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
In the mid-to-late 1970s he was set to play the starring role as
the legendary guitar player Hank Garland in a film titled Sugar-
foot Rag. The film was about the amazing life and career of the
top Nashville guitar player, Hank Garland, and was to deal with
the mysterious circumstances behind his career ending automobile accident. Unfortunately the film project fell apart.
During the 1970 television season, he was a regular on the 'Glen
Campbell Goodtime Hour'.
Jerry has appeared as a guest on the fishing television series
Bill Dance Outdoors. In one memorable appearance, Reed caught a particularly big largemouth bass and planned to have it
preserved and mounted by a taxidermist. Dance objected to this
plan, and freed the fish when Jerry wasn't looking. Reed became
enraged when he discovered what had happened, and chased Dance off the boat and to shore. This incident was also mentioned in one of Jeff Foxworthy's standup comedy routines.
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