Guitarist, singer and songwriter Jerry Reed, who was among the first country musicians to make the leap to Hollywood, died Monday of complications from emphysema. He was 71. Reed became a country ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car-chase movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, ...

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, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025, at Westminster Village in Muncie, at the age of 88. Born in Miami County, Indiana, on August ...

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, ...