[Deathwatch] Jerry Reed, singer and actor, 71

[Deathwatch Central]

'Bandit' star Reed dies at 71
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/02/obit.reed.ap/index.html

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the
"Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died of complications from
emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday.

Carrie Moore-Reed, who is no relation to the star, said Reed died early
Monday morning.

Reed was a gifted guitarist who later became a songwriter, singer and
actor.

As a singer in the 1970s and early 1980s, he had a string of hits that
included "Amos Moses," "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "East Bound and
Down," and "The Bird."

In the mid-1970s, he began acting in movies such as "Smokey and the
Bandit" with Burt Reynolds, "Gator" "Hot Stuff" and "High-Ballin'." 

Many thanks to TheLenGuy for posting this obituary