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Country Singer Jerry Reed Passes Away at 71

Photo: Retna Grammy-winning country singer and Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit cohort Jerry Reed died of complications from emphysema on Monday. He was 71. As a songwriter, Reed penned songs for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and scores more. In 1971, Reed won a Grammy for his own “When You’re Hot, [...]

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07:52 on September 3 2008

Country Singer Jerry Reed Passes Away at 71

Rolling Stone — Photo: Retna Grammy-winning country singer and Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit cohort Jerry Reed died of complications from emphysema on Monday. He was 71. As a so... more info