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Jerry Reed

1937 - 2008

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Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man", "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", "Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), "The Bird", and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". Reed was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Reed is the 361st most popular musician (down from 297th in 2019), the 2,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,684th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Musician.

Jerry Reed is most famous for his guitar playing and his songwriting. He is also known for his acting in movies such as Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Reed ranks 361 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Schenker, Matteo Carcassi, John Densmore, Mark Hollis, Hugh McDonald, and Isaac Hayes. After him are Glenn Tipton, John Hammond, Richard Z. Kruspe, Dave Mustaine, Tré Cool, and Alice Herz-Sommer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jerry Reed ranks 97. Before him are Maryse Condé, Dragoslav Šekularac, George Takei, Keizō Obuchi, Ronald Venetiaan, and Eugen Doga. After him are Erich Segal, Hunter S. Thompson, Peter Burke, Boris Pugo, Cornelius A. Smith, and Mitsuo Kamata. Among people deceased in 2008, Jerry Reed ranks 70. Before him are Muslim Magomayev, Sufi Abu Taleb, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Mauricio Kagel, Hugo Claus, and Isaac Hayes. After him are John List, Youssef Chahine, Eartha Kitt, Rajko Mitić, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, and Mark Felt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Reed ranks 2,197 out of 20,380. Before him are Blase J. Cupich (1949), Henry Ford II (1917), Ving Rhames (1959), Theda Bara (1885), Frank Wilczek (1951), and William Wyatt Bibb (1781). After him are Alexander Haig (1924), Fredric Jameson (1934), Michael Massee (1952), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Ken Kesey (1935), and Hilary Swank (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Reed ranks 101. Before him are Kirk Hammett (1962), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Jack White (1975), John Densmore (1944), Hugh McDonald (1950), and Isaac Hayes (1942). After him are John Hammond (1910), Dave Mustaine (1961), Robby Krieger (1946), Michael McDonald (1952), Johnny Ramone (1948), and Steve Vai (1960).

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