Jerry Reed, 'Smokey and the Bandit' star and country music guitar virtuoso, was born March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Alan Jackson, Jerry “Guitar Man” Reed and “The Gambler” writer Don Schlitz are 2017’s class of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association made the announcement ...

Arguably the best-known and most-loved trucker movie is “Smokey and the Bandit,” and sharing that limelight is its signature song by Jerry Reed, “Eastbound and Down.” The movie, released in 1977, came ...

You might not remember Jerry Reed's heyday back in the 1970s and '80s, but for awhile there, the Georgia-born singer/songwriter was a very popular guy. He had three songs on Billboard's Top Ten ("Amos ...

Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol’ boy actor in car chase movies like “Smokey and the Bandit,” has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no ...

Reed recorded some fantastic music from the age of 18 until the later years of his life. While rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix and Slash typically dominate the "best guitarist ever" conversations, ...

Since releasing their debut album On the Rocks in 2017, Midland have made their home on the road, supporting the LP on tours with Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett and with their own headlining sets.

Charley Crockett continues his hyper-prolific output with another new album set for spring 2022. Marking his third full-length in a little more than a year, Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley will be ...