Jerry Reed Biography, Photos and Posters

Jerry Reed

Biography

Born: March 20, 1937
City and Country of Origin: Pallmetto, Georgia
Music Training: learned guitar as a child
Awards: CMA 1971 - Instrumentalist of the Year; 1970 - Instrumentalist of the Year; Grammy 1992 Best Country Instrumental Performance, "Sneakin' Around;" 1971 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, "When You're Hot, You're Hot;" 1970 Best Country Instrumental Performance, Me And Jerry
Top Recordings: "Guitar Man," "Amos Moses," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "Lord, Mr. Ford," "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," "The Bird," "I'm a Slave"
Jerry Reed Biography: Jerry Reed Hubbard is an American country music singer, country guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He has appeared in over a dozen films. As a singer, he may be best remembered for his novelty song "When You're Hot, You're Hot" for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1972. As an actor, he is remembered for his role as Burt Reynolds's buddy (nicknamed "Snowman") in the Smokey and the Bandit movies.

Reed was born in Pallmetto, Georgia, the second child of Robert and Cynthia Hubbard. 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. Music and impromptu performances helped ease the stressful times the new family was under.

By high school, Reed was already writing and singing music; after picking up the guitar as a child, he was signed by publisher and producer Bill Lowery to cut his first record, "If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creeks Don't Rise," at the age of 18. With Capitol Records he recorded both country and rockabilly singles to little notice until label mate Gene Vincent covered his "Crazy Legs" in 1958. By 1958, Lowery signed Reed to his National Recording Corporation, and he recorded for NRC as both artist and as a member of the staff band, which included other NRC artists Joe South and Ray Stevens.

Jerry married Priscilla (Prissy) Mitchell in 1959. They have two daughters - Lottie and Seidina.

After a two-year tenure in the military, Reed moved to Nashville in 1961 to continue his songwriting career, which had continued to gather steam even as 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." In 1967, he notched his first chart hit with "Guitar Man," which Elvis Presley soon covered. After Presley recorded another of Reed's songs, "U.S. Male,"the songwriter recorded an Elvis tribute, "Tupelo Mississippi Flash," which proved to be his first Top Twenty hit. He played the guitar for Elvis Presley's, Too Much Monkey Business (1968).

The 70s proved to be the most productive period of Reed's music career. He turned out hit singles "Amos Moses," hybrid of rock, country and cajun styles, and his biggest hit the chart-topper "When You're Hot, You're Hot." During this decade he also teamed guitarist Chet Atkins on the LP Me and Jerry. He also became a regular on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. He did a second collaborative ablum with Chet Atkins Me and Chet, in 1972. The following year he scored his second number 1 record from his next album with the title song "Lord, Mr. Ford."

By the late 70s Reed's music career began to take a backseat to his acting career. Starting in 1974 he co-starred with Burt Reynolds in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings. After an appearance in Gator he appeared in 1978's High Ballin' and 1979's Hot Stuff. He also co-starred in all three of the Smokey and the Bandit films; the first, which premiered in 1977, landed Reed a number two hit with the soundtrack's "East Bound and Down."

In 1976 he hosted his 2 episodes of his own TV variety show The Jerry Reed Show. In 1979 he released an album featuring half vocal and half instrumental selections appropriately titled Half and Half. He follwed that with a tribute to late singer/songwrtier Jim Croce titled, Jerry Reed Sings Jim Croce.

In the 1980s he revived he sagging music career with hit tunes like "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)," followed by "The Bird" and his last chart hit "I'm a Slave" which appeared in 1983. Reed has continued to perform ove the last decade, but without the success of his earlier efforts.

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