Jerry Reed
Biography
A country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor, Jerry Reed appeared in more than a dozen films. Born in Atlanta, he took up guitar as a child, wrote songs in high school, and was signed at 18 by publisher Bill Lowery to make his first record. After Army service he settled in Nashville in 1961, where he worked as a session and touring guitarist. Elvis Presley recorded his song Guitar Man and hired him for studio sessions, while Reed's own recordings produced the crossover hit Amos Moses and the chart-topping When You're Hot, You're Hot, which earned a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. A duet album with Chet Atkins, Me & Jerry, won another Grammy. From the mid-1970s he acted more often, co-starring in Gator (1976), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), its two sequels, High-Ballin' (1978), The Survivors (1983), and The Waterboy (1998), his final film role.
71years old at death
- Born Atlanta
- Died Nashville
- Star sign: PiscesLast day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
- Also credited as Jerry Hubbard and Jerry Reed Hubbard
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 22 years1976 to 1998
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Big break
While Reed was fishing on the Cumberland River, Felton Jarvis called him. Presley's producer said Elvis had been trying to cut "Guitar Man" all day and wanted it to sound like Reed's album version.
First role
Bill Lowery, a publisher and record producer, signed Reed when Reed was 18 to cut his first record, "If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise".
A first
Recorded on September 1, "Tupelo Mississippi Flash" was a comic tribute to Presley and went to number 15 on the chart, making it Reed's first top-20 hit.
A first
In 1956, Reed recorded a rockabilly song he had written himself, "When I Found You", and Capitol Records then promoted him as a new "teenage sensation".
Behind the camera
Reed acted as executive producer on the 1988 film Bat*21, in which he also played a commander and Huey pilot for Danny Glover's character.
Beyond film
Reed sang lead on "Young Man's Job" and "Elvis Has Left the Building" for the 1998 Old Dogs album, recorded with Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis and Bobby Bare.
Jerry Reed movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Hal Needham directed two of these films. Burt Reynolds appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Burt Reynolds's page
Jackie Gleason's page
Paul Williams's page
Mike Henry's page
Pat McCormick's page
Sally Field's page
All films by Hal Needham
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| Grammy Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.