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Hello fans,
Today we're catching up with Jerry Reed. You probably remember
him for his role in the 'Smokey & The Bandit' films.
For me, one of my all time favorite songs is sung by Jerry.
It's Amos Moses. And we have a treat for you included in
today's issue... you can see a video of Jerry performing the
song and see a remake by Primus.
Let's get to the issue.
Be Well,
Anisa
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
- Audra Lindley: Played Mrs. Roper on "Three's Company"
- Norman Fell: Played Mr. Roper on "Three's Company"
- Richard Kline: He played swinging bachelor, Larry, on
"Three's Company"
(Answer at the bottom)
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JERRY REED
BIRTH DATE: March 20, 1937, Atlanta, Georgia
BIRTH NAME: Jerry Reed Hubbard
CLAIM TO FAME: Jerry is well known by music fans for his C & W
hits including "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", "Lord,
Mr. Ford", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound and
Down". After striking up a friendship with Burt Reynolds Reed
was cast in small role's in 'W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, and
'Gator'. He had a natural on screen charm, and Reynolds picked
him to play trucker "Cledus Snow" in the hugely popular 'Smokey
and the Bandit', plus he returned to the role in 'Smokey and the
Bandit II & III'.
FAMILY LIFE: Priscilla Mitchell (1959 - present) 2 daughters
Lottie and Seidina.
INFO: After a two-year stint in the military, Reed moved to
Nashville in 1961 to continue his songwriting career, which had
continued to gather steam while he was in the armed forces, thanks
to Brenda Lee's 1960 cover of his "That's All You Got to Do." He
also became a popular session and tour guitarist. In 1962, he
scored some success with the singles "Goodnight Irene" and "Hully
Gully Guitar," which found their way to Chet Atkins, who produced
Reed's 1965 "If I Don't Live Up to It."
Continued below....
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TRIVIA: Reed's parents separated four months after his birth, and
he and his sister spent seven years in foster homes or orphanages.
Reed was reunited with his mother and stepfather in 1944.
In the fade-out of both "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "She Got
the Gold Mine (I Got the Shaft)," Reed can be heard complaining,
"Contempt of court?"
His hit, "The Bird," includes impressions of Willie Nelson's
"Whiskey River" and "On the Road Again"; and George Jones' "He
Stopped Loving Her Today."
In the mid-to-late 1970s he was set to play the starring role as
the legendary guitar player Hank Garland in a film titled Sugar-
foot Rag. The film was about the amazing life and career of the
top Nashville guitar player, Hank Garland, and was to deal with
the mysterious circumstances behind his career ending automobile
accident. Unfortunately the film project fell apart.
During the 1970 television season, he was a regular on the 'Glen
Campbell Goodtime Hour'.
Jerry has appeared as a guest on the fishing television series
Bill Dance Outdoors. In one memorable appearance, Reed caught
a particularly big largemouth bass and planned to have it
preserved and mounted by a taxidermist. Dance objected to this
plan, and freed the fish when Jerry wasn't looking. Reed became
enraged when he discovered what had happened, and chased Dance
off the boat and to shore. This incident was also mentioned in
one of Jeff Foxworthy's standup comedy routines.
WHERE IS HE NOW:
Jerry has stopped making movies to focus on his music career and
has released several albums.
In October 2004, "Amos Moses" was featured on the 'Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas' soundtrack, playing on fictional radio station
K-ROSE. His latest recording was released in 2006, named Let's
Git It On.
In 2007, UK band Alabama 3 (Known as A3) covered his hit "Amos
Moses" on their album M.O.R.
WRITE TO JERRY
Jerry Reed
Jerry Lee Enterprises
PO Box 3586
Brentwood, TN 37024
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.r2krecords.com
CLASSIC VIDEO PERFORMANCE OF AMOS MOSES: Click Here
PRIMUS REMAKE OF AMOS MOSES (pretty good and bizarre) Click Here
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CREDITS:
The Waterboy (1998) .... Coach Red Beaulieu
"Evening Shade" (1 episode, 1994)
- Educating Calvin (1994) TV episode
"B.L. Stryker" (1 episode, 1990)
- Plates (1990) TV episode
Bat*21 (1988) .... Col. George Walker
"Dolly" .... Willie Jeffcoat (1 episode, 1987)
- Episode #1.8 (1987) TV episode .... Willie Jeffcoat
What Comes Around (1986) .... Joe Hawkins
Stand Alone (1985) .... Paramedic
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) .... Cledus Snow / 'Bandit'
The Survivors (1983) .... Jack Locke
"Mama's Family" .... Leonard Oates (1 episode, 1983)
- The Return of Leonard Oates (1983) TV episode .... Leonard Oates
"Concrete Cowboys" .... J.D. Reed (1 episode, 1981)
- Episode #1.1 (1981) TV episode .... J.D. Reed
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) .... Cledus Snow / 'Snowman'
The Concrete Cowboys (1979) (TV) .... J.D. Reed
Good Ol' Boys (1979) (TV) .... Traveler
Hot Stuff (1979) .... Doug von Horne
High-Ballin' (1978) .... Duke
Smokey and the Bandit (1977) .... Cledus Snow / 'Snowman'
"Nashville 99" .... Det. Trace Mayne (2 episodes, 1977)
- Joldy (1977) TV episode .... Det. Trace Mayne
- The Fallen Idol (1977) TV episode .... Det. Trace Mayne
Gator (1976) .... Bama McCall
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) .... Wayne
Harper Valley, U.S.A. (1969) (TV) .... Host
PRODUCING CREDITS:
Bat*21 (1988) (executive producer)
What Comes Around (1986) (executive producer)
DIRECTING CREDITS:
What Comes Around (1986)
DISCOGRAPHY:
The Unbelievable Guitar and Voice of Jerry Reed (1967)
Nashville Underground (1968)
Alabama Wild Man (1968)
Better Things in Life (1969)
Jerry Reed Explores Guitar Country (1969)
Georgia Sunshine (1970)
Cookin' (1970)
When You're Hot, You're Hot (1971)
Ko-ko Joe (1971)
Smell the Flowers (1972)
Jerry Reed (1972)
Hot a' Mighty! (1973)
Lord, Mr. Ford (1973)
The Uptown Poker Club (1973)
A Good Woman's Love (1974)
Mind Your Love (1975)
Red Hot Picker (1975)
Both Barrels (1976)
Jerry Reed Rides Again (1977)
East Bound and Down (1977)
Sweet Love Feelings (1978)
Jerry Reed Live! (1979)
Jerry Reed sings Jim Croce (1980)
Texas Bound and Flyin' (1980)
Dixie Dreams (1981)
The Man with the Golden Thumb (1982)
The Bird (1982)
Ready (1983)
My Best to You (1984)
What Comes Around (1985)
Lookin' at You (1986)
The Essential Jerry Reed (1995)
Flyin' High (1995)
Pickin' (1998)
Jerry Reed Visits Hit Row (2000)
Finger Dancing (2000)
Jerry Reed, Live Still! (2005)
Let's Git It On (2006)
To see Then & Now pictures of Jerry, visit:
Jerry Reed Then & Now
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
Audra Lindley - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 09/24/1918 Died: 10/16/1997
Norman Fell - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 03/24/1924 Died: 12/14/1998
Richard Kline - ALIVE
Born: 04/29/1944
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
2/13
- Michele Greco, 84, Italian Mafia boss, lung cancer.
- Kon Ichikawa, 92, Japanese film director (Tokyo Olympiad,The
Burmese Harp), pneumonia.
- Henri Salvador, 90, French jazz singer and guitarist, aneurysm.
2/12
- David Groh, 68, American actor (Rhoda), kidney cancer.
- Imad Mugniyah, 45, Lebanese senior member of Hezbollah, car bomb.
2/11
- Freddie Bell, 76, American rhythm and blues singer, cancer.
- Frank Piasecki, 88, American pioneering aeronautical engineer
noted for his helicopter designs.
2/10
- Kirk Browning, 86, television director, heart attack.
- Steve Gerber, 60, comic book writer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Ron Leavitt, 60, co-creator of Married With Children, lung cancer.
- Roy Scheider, 75, American Academy Award-nominated actor (The French
Connection, Jaws, All That Jazz), staph infection.
VIDEO: http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=9502
2/9
- Scot Halpin, 54, American one time drummer for The Who.
2/8
- Frank Dixon, 87, American molecular biologist, founder of
Scripps Research Institute, aortic stenosis.
- Robert Jastrow, 82, American astronomer, physicist and
cosmologist, pneumonia.
- Phyllis A. Whitney, 104, American mystery novelist (A
Place for Ann), pneumonia.
2/7
- Andrew Harwood, 62, Australian radio & TV presenter (It's
Academic, Jeopardy!), actor (The Paul Hogan Show), asthma attack.
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