Apr. 11—As I've mentioned before, when I was a kid I liked to look at the names listed in parentheses under the titles of songs on vinyl records — especially after I learned those were the names of ...

The lyrics to “Guitar Man” really mirror the professional journey of Jerry Reed. It was his first song that reached the country charts and put the young singer on the map. Reed was discovered, though, ...

Jerry Reed has passed away. The old adage that the older one becomes the more familiar faces seem to pass on or simply fade away has come true yet again this morning. Actually, the death of actor and ...

Jerry Reed, who died Monday at 71, became a country music guitar hero as a session man, songwriter, and honky-tonk singer whose hits included “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” and “Guitar Man,” and a late ...

Singer and actor Jerry Reed - known as "The Guitar Man" of country music - has died at the age of 71, ending a career that took him from writing hit songs like When You're Hot, You're Hot to major ...

Jerry Reed acted in movies and sang over the radio airwaves, but guitar-playing was at the center of his artistry. On Tuesday, June 10, a bevy of ace instrumentalists will gather at 3rd and Lindsley ...

Jerry Reed was a star during country music's middle period, in between the southern drawl and twangy sound of the 1950s and '60s and the power pop country music of the 1990s and 2000s. He may have ...

Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no ...

Singer and actor Jerry Reed, known as "The Guitar Man" of country music, has died at the age of 71. Reed died on Monday from complications from emphysema, ending a career that took him from writing ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and actor Jerry Reed, known as "The Guitar Man" of country music, has died at the age of 71, ending a career that took him from writing hit songs like "When You're Hot, ...