From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Wed Mar 20, 2002  1:15 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Jerry Reed
 
JERRY REED (By Shaun Mather)

Born Jerry Reed Hubbard, 20 March 1937, Atlanta, Georgia

Singing/songwriting/acting/session guitarist Jerry Reed is a legendary
figure in the field of country and rockabilly music, a one-of-a-kind good
ole boy that they just don't make anymore. His early career on Capitol saw
a strong mixture of country singles and some rocked up tunes like When I
Found You and Mister Whiz. He wrote Crazy Legs for Gene Vincent and played
lead guitar for Ric Cartey's Jiv-A-Tones. Following two years in the Army,
he made a significant career move when he relocated to Nashville. Small
successes came as both an artist and a songwriter and in 1967 he hit big
with Guitar Man. Elvis Presley covered it and Reed's U.S. Male. Reed then
hit the top 20 with Tupelo Mississippi Flash, a tribute to Presley. As well
as hits like Amos Moses, When You're Hot, You're Hot and Lord, Mr Ford, the
70's saw Reed star in Hollywood films such as WW Dixie and the Dixie
Dancekings, High Ballin' and the three Smokey and the Bandit films with his
big friend Burt Reynolds. A lull in his career was rectified in the early
80's when he scored with She's Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) and
The Bird. News of his death was reported last year, but thankfully they
proved unfounded.

Recommended listening;
Here I Am - Bear Family (Capitol recordings)
The Essential Jerry Reed - RCA