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Jerry Reed
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Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter Born: March 20, 1937 in Atlanta, GA Death: September 1, 2008 Biography:The son of an amateur musician, "Jerry Reed" spent his formative years laboring in the cotton fields of Georgia, teaching himself the guitar in his spare time. At 18, Reed was hired by Capitol Records as a staff songwriter. One of his first compositions, "Crazy Legs," proved to be a hit for C&W star "Gene Vincent"; likewise, "Elvis Presley" scored successes with Reed's "Guitar Man" and "U.S. Males." After army service, Reed established himself as one of the most highly sought-after studio guitarists in the business. He made his mark as a singer in his own right with his best-selling 1967 rendition of "Guitar Man." Reed went on to win a Grammy award for his 1970 chart-topper "Amos Moses"; his later number-one hits included 1971's "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and 1982's "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)." He augmented his recording fame as a regular on the TV series "The Glen Campbell Goodtime... Full Biography
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