Musician
The Resume
(March 20, 1937-September 1, 2008)
Birth name is Jerry Reed Hubbard
Recorded 'Guitar Man,' 'Tupelo Mississippi Flash,' 'The Bird,' 'Texas Bound and Flyin',' 'She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)' and 'I'm a Slave'
Portrayed Cledus Snow (aka Snowman) in three 'Smokey and the Bandit' movies
Acted in 'W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975),' 'Hot Stuff (1979),' 'Stand Alone (1985),' 'What Comes Around (1986),' and 'The Waterboy (1998)'
Starred in the short lived TV series 'The Jerry Reed When You're Hot You're Hot Hour' (1972)
Won a Best Country Performance Grammy in 1972 for 'When You're Hot, You're Hot'
Won the 1979 People's Choice Award for 'Favorite Motion Picture Supporting Actor'
Died of emphysemia at 71 (September 1, 2008)
Why he might be annoying
His nickname was 'The Guitar Man' (rather egocentric).
He smoked and got emphysemia.
He was typecast in movies as 'backwoods' and 'redneck' characters.
He acted in five 'good ol' boys' movies with Burt Reynolds.
He said of 'Bat*21' co-star Gene Hackman's acting, 'He don't act. He just shows up and he 'be's.'
Why he might not be annoying
He spent the first seven years of his life in foster homes and orphanages.
He been married to the same woman from 1959 till his death in 2008.
He wrote songs recorded by Nat King Cole, Brenda Lee, Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Dean, Hank Williams, Jr., Glen Campbell and Elvis Presley ('U.S. Male').
He won two Country Music Association awards.
He was the executive producer of 'Bat*21.'
Credit: Scar Tactics
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Year In Review:
For 2021, as of last week, Out of 313 Votes: 1.28% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 306 Votes: 55.23% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 95.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 68 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 51.11% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 177 Votes: 37.29% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 106 Votes: 47.17% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 219 Votes: 58.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 352 Votes: 67.90% Annoying
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