Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed (1982)

Jerry Reed Hubbard (born March 20, 1937 in Atlanta , Georgia , † August 31, 2008 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was an American country singer , guitarist , actor and songwriter . As a singer, he was best known for the song When You're Hot, You're Hot , for which he received a Grammy Award in 1972 . His best-known acting role was that of Cledus Snow in A Boiled Rascal with Burt Reynolds , with whom he previously starred in WW and the Dixie Dancekings .

Life

Beginnings

Reed was born in Atlanta in 1937. He was the second child of Robert and Cynthia Hubbard. His parents separated shortly after he was born. He and his sister spent seven years in orphanages and with foster parents. In 1944 he moved in with his mother and stepfather. As a tenth grader, he took part in various stage performances as an actor. In high school , he started writing songs. He later met music producer Bill Lowery.

Career

Reed played his songs in clubs in the area and was awarded a three-year contract by Capitol Records in 1955 . In 1958 he moved to NRC Records as a guitarist and background singer. During his NRC years he worked with Joe South and Ray Stevens. His wife Priscilla Mitchell (1941-2014) also worked as a background singer for NRC. She recorded the duet Yes, Mr. Peters with Roy Drusky for Mercury Records .

In 1962 Reed went to Nashville and made the acquaintance of Chet Atkins , his future mentor, who discovered him as a talent for instrumentalized compositions . Atkins, one of the most powerful men in the country scene, was responsible for the recordings and artists for the RCA and has worked with Elvis Presley , Jim Reeves , Waylon Jennings , Charley Pride , Hank Snow and the Everly Brothers , among others . Atkins also recognized Reed as a " Certified Guitar Player ".

Working with RCA resulted in three number one hits on the country charts : When You're Hot, You're Hot (1971), Lord, Mr. Ford (1973) and She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) (1982). He received a Grammy Award for best country instrumental performance in 1971 and 1993. Reed's songs were by many artists gecovert , including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash , Engelbert and Tom Jones . Reed's acting career began in 1975 with his debut film WW and the Dixie Dancekings . He became known for the role of Cledus Snow in the three Smokey-and-the-Bandit films, starring Burt Reynolds , Sally Field and Jackie Gleason . He also co-wrote the title track for the first film, East Bound and Down , with Dick Feller , which, as Reed's interpretation, became a number two hit on the country charts.

Reed's grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashville

At the end of 2004, Reed withdrew from show business and appeared only sporadically from then on. In 2008 he released the album The Gallant Few . Like his previous album Let's Git It On , he dedicated the work to the US soldiers and veterans . He also donated the proceeds of both CDs to a non-profit - Fond , who also works for the veterans. Reed died on August 31, 2008 of emphysema in the Nashville Hospital. He left his wife and two daughters together.

Reed was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2017.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
1968	Nashville Underground	-	Country31 (6 weeks) Country
1968	Alabama Wild Man	-	Country31 (9 weeks) Country
1969	Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country	-	Country41 (2 weeks) Country
1970	Cookin '	US194 (2 weeks) US	Country33 (7 weeks) Country
1970	Georgia Sunshine	US102 (11 weeks) US	Country10 (33 weeks) Country
1971	When you're hot, you're hot	US45 (20 weeks) US	Country2 (31 weeks) Country
1971	Ko-Ko Joe	US153 (5 weeks) US	Country7 (22 weeks) Country
1972	Smell The Flowers	US196 (2 weeks) US	Country18 (13 weeks) Country
	Me & Chet	-	Country24 (14 weeks) Country	with Chet Atkins
	The Best of Jerry Reed	US116 (12 weeks) US	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	Jerry Reed	-	Country22 (6 weeks) Country
1973	Hot A 'Mighty	-	Country9 (12 weeks) Country
	Lord, Mr. Ford	US183 (4 weeks) US	Country4 (17 weeks) Country
	The Uptown Poker Club	-	Country13 (16 weeks) Country
1974	A good woman's love	-	Country28 (5 weeks) Country
1975	Red hot picker	-	Country33 (6 weeks) Country
1976	Both barrels	-	Country40 (7 weeks) Country
1977	Rides Again	-	Country41 (6 weeks) Country
1977	East Bound and Down	-	Country10 (19 weeks) Country
1978	Sweet Love Feelings	-	Country47 (3 weeks) Country
1979	Half Singin 'and Half Pickin'	-	Country49 (1 week) Country
1979	Live! (At Exit Inn)	-	Country45 (3 weeks) Country
1980	Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce	-	Country56 (4 weeks) Country
1980	Texas Bound And Flyin '	-	Country43 (10 weeks) Country
1982	The Man With the Golden Thumb	-	Country10 (29 weeks) Country
1982	The Bird	-	Country20 (24 weeks) Country
1983	Ready	-	Country34 (10 weeks) Country
1991	Sneakin 'around	-	Country68 (1 week) Country	with Chet Atkins

More albums

1967: The Unbelievable Guitar and Voice of Jerry Reed
1969: Better Things in Life
1970: Amos Moses
1970: Nashville Rambler
1972: Oh What A Woman
1973: Tupelo Mississippi Flash
1974: Mind Your Love
1979: Live At Exit Inn
1981: Dixie Dreams
1984: Greatest Hits
1984: My Best To You
1985: Collector's Series
1986: Lookin 'At You
1989: Rockin 'With The Guitar Man
1994: Country Kicks
1995: Essential
1995: Flyin 'High
1997: Golden Classics Edition
1999: great hits
1999: Guitar Man
1999: Pickin
1999: Old Dogs With Friends
2000: Here I Am
2005: Jerry Reed Live, Still
2006: Let's Git It On
2008: The Gallant Few

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
1962	Goodnight Irene	US79 (5 weeks) US	-
1962	Hully Gully Guitar	US99 (1 week) US	-
1967	Guitar Man Unbelievable Guitar and Voice	-	Country53 (9 weeks) Country
1967	Tupelo Mississippi Flash Nashville Underground	-	Country15 (15 weeks) Country
1968	Remembering Nashville Underground	-	Country14 (22 weeks) Country
1968	Oh what a woman! Better Things in Life	-	Country60 (6 weeks) Country
1969	There's Better Things in Life Better Things in Life	-	Country20 (10 weeks) Country
1969	Are You from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie Too) Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country	-	Country11 (13 weeks) Country
1970	Talk About the Good Times Georgia Sunshine	-	Country14 (12 weeks) Country
	Georgia Sunshine Georgia Sunshine	-	Country16 (11 weeks) Country
	Amos Moses Georgia Sunshine	US8th gold (24 weeks)US	Country16 (11 weeks) Country	B-side: The Preacher and the Bear
1971	When You're Hot, You're Hot When You're Hot, You're Hot	US9 (12 weeks) US	Country1 (15 weeks) Country
1971	Ko-Ko Joe Ko-Ko Joe	US51 (6 weeks) US	Country11 (13 weeks) Country
1972	Another puff Ko-Ko Joe	US65 (5 weeks) US	Country27 (11 weeks) Country
	Smell the Flowers Smell the Flowers	-	Country24 (11 weeks) Country
	Alabama Wild Man Jerry Reed	US62 (8 weeks) US	Country22 (22 weeks) Country
	You Took All the Ramblin 'Out of Me Hot a'Mighty	-	Country18 (10 weeks) Country
1973	Lord, Mr. Ford Lord, Mr. Ford	US68 (7 weeks) US	Country1 (15 weeks) Country
1973	The Uptown Poker Club The Uptown Poker Club	-	Country25 (10 weeks) Country
1974	The Crude Oil Blues A Good Woman's Love	US91 (5 weeks) US	Country13 (10 weeks) Country
	A Good Woman's Love A Good Woman's Love	-	Country12 (14 weeks) Country
	Boogie Woogie Rock and Roll	-	Country72 (6 weeks) Country
	Let's Sing Our Song Mind Your Love	-	Country18 (12 weeks) Country
1975	Mind Your Love Mind Your Love	-	Country64 (9 weeks) Country
	The Telephone Mind Your Love	-	Country65 (9 weeks) Country
	You Got a Lock on Me Red Hot Picker	-	Country60 (8 weeks) Country
1976	Gator Both Barrels	-	Country54 (8 weeks) Country
1977	Semolita Rides Again	-	Country19 (12 weeks) Country
	With His Pants in His Hand Rides Again	-	Country68 (5 weeks) Country
	East Bound and Down East Bound and Down	-	Country2 (16 weeks) Country
	You Know What Sweet Love Feelings	-	Country20 (12 weeks) Country	with Seidina Reed
1978	Sweet Love Feelings Sweet Love Feelings	-	Country39 (9 weeks) Country
	I Love You (What Can I Say) Sweet Love Feelings	-	Country10 (7 weeks) Country
	Gimme Back My Blues Half Singin 'and Half Pickin'	-	Country14 (14 weeks) Country
1979	Second-Hand Satin Lady (And a Bargain Basement Boy) Half Singin 'and Half Pickin'	-	Country18 (11 weeks) Country
	(Who Was the Man Who Put) The Line in Gasoline Live! (At Exit Inn)	-	Country40 (7 weeks) Country
	Hot Stuff Live! (At Exit Inn)	-	Country67 (5 weeks) Country
	Sugar-Foot Rag Texas Bound and Flyin '	-	Country12 (14 weeks) Country
1980	The Family Friendly Inn Texas Bound and Flyin '	-	Country64 (6 weeks) Country
1980	Texas Bound and Flyin ' Texas Bound and Flyin'	-	Country26 (12 weeks) Country
1981	Caffein, Nicotine, Benzedrine (And Wish Me Luck) Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce	-	Country80 (4 weeks) Country
	The Testimony of Soddy Hoe Dixie Dreams	-	Country87 (3 weeks) Country
	Good Friends Make Good Lovers Dixie Dreams	-	Country84 (2 weeks) Country
	Patches The Man with the Golden Thumb	-	Country30 (12 weeks) Country
1982	The Man with the Golden Thumb The Man with the Golden Thumb	-	Country32 (13 weeks) Country
	She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) The Man with the Golden Thumb	-	Country1 (17 weeks) Country
	The Bird The Bird	-	Country2 (16 weeks) Country
1983	Down on the Corner The Bird	-	Country13 (15 weeks) Country
	Good Ole Boys Ready	-	Country16 (16 weeks) Country
	I'm a slave ready	-	Country58 (6 weeks) Country

More singles

1959: Soldier's Joy
1961: Love and War (Ain't Much Difference in the Two)
1965: If I Don't Live It Up "
1965: Fightin 'For the USA
1977: The Legend
1980: Age
1986: Let It Go
1986: This Missin 'You's a Whole Lotta Fun
1986: You Can't Get the Hell Out of Texas
1995: Tryin 'Stuff On
1998: My Priscilla
2007: Christmas at the Mall

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
1967	Chet's tune	-	Country38 (9 weeks) Country	with Some of Chet's Friends
1983	Hold On, I'm Comin ' Waylon and Company	-	Country20 (14 weeks) Country	with Waylon Jennings
1985	One big family	-	Country61 (9 weeks) Country	with Heart of Nashville

Filmography (selection)

1975: A super guy hits the kettledrum (WW and the Dixie Dancekings)
1976: My name is Gator (Gator)
1977: Smokey and the Bandit (Smokey and the Bandit)
1978: Trucker (High Ballin ')
1979: Hot Stuff
1979: The Concrete Cowboys
1980: The boiled rascal is on the move again (Smokey and the Bandit II)
1983: The Survivors (The Survivors)
1983: Das Auskochte Schlitzohr III (Smokey and the Bandit 3)
1985: Stand Alone
1986: What Comes Around
1988: BAT-21 - In the middle of the fire (Bat 21)
1998: Waterboy - The guy with the water damage

Web links

Jerry Reed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Jerry Reed in the nndb (English)

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↑ Country singer Priscilla Mitchell passed away. Report on countrymusicnews.de from October 1, 2014 (accessed October 1, 2014).
↑ Country musician Jerry Reed dies . Spiegel Online , September 3, 2008
↑ https://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/jerry-reed
↑ ^a ^b ^c Chart sources: US
↑ Music Sales Awards: US

personal data
SURNAME	Reed, Jerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reed Hubbard, Jerry (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American country musician, songwriter, and actor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Atlanta , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	August 31, 2008
Place of death	Nashville , Tennessee

[1] Country singer Priscilla Mitchell passed away. Report on countrymusicnews.de from October 1, 2014 (accessed October 1, 2014).

[2] Country musician Jerry Reed dies . Spiegel Online , September 3, 2008

[3] ttps://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/jerry-reed

[charts-4] Chart sources: US

[ausz-5] Music Sales Awards: US