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RIP Jerry Reed

#1 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:17 pm

Grammy-winning country singer ("When You're Hot, You're Hot") who also did some acting, notably in "Smokey and the Bandit".

Age 71.
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#2 Post by nitrah55 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:44 pm

As he so eloquently put it, "When you're not, you're not."
I am about 25% sure of this.
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#3 Post by ne1410s » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:45 pm

I liked his music. As for his acting: I liked his music.
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#4 Post by danielh41 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:47 pm

"We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there," is one of our most-sung lines when on a road trip...
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#5 Post by silverscreenselect » Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:25 pm

He's east bound and down..... loaded up and truckin...

He's gonna do what they say can't be done.

He's got a long way to go and a short time to get there.....


I liked Jerry. I liked Smoky and the Bandit, except for what it did to Burt Reynolds' career.
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#6 Post by BackInTex » Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:34 pm

My favorite song of his was Amos Moses...

His acting was suspect, but the characters were fun.

He'll be missed.
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#7 Post by Estonut » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:08 pm

I remember watching him on Glen Campbell's show.
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#8 Post by geoffil » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:21 pm

I had him as a guest teacher in my Commercial Music class at Vanderbilt. His secretary was the TA for the class. He was very, very nice and helped out a lot of aspiring musicians in the class.
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#9 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:45 pm

silverscreenselect wrote:He's east bound and down..... loaded up and truckin...

He's gonna do what they say can't be done.

He's got a long way to go and a short time to get there.....


I liked Jerry. I liked Smoky and the Bandit, except for what it did to Burt Reynolds' career.
I had RadioDude on at noon, and that's the song they played when they announced the death. Emphysema, according to RD.
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#10 Post by SportsFan68 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:49 pm

BackInTex wrote:My favorite song of his was Amos Moses...

His acting was suspect, but the characters were fun.

He'll be missed.
Mine too -- love that song.

It's one of those songs I can sing along with all the lyrics but don't remember when I heard it enough to learn 'em.
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#11 Post by MarkBarrett » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:51 pm

My first time learning the name Jerry Reed was from his role as himself on a Scooby Doo episode.
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#12 Post by rayxtwo » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:59 am

This was one I really liked from him, "The Bird".

Enjoy......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r0XFYHkanQ

Ray
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