Apr. 11—As I've mentioned before, when I was a kid I liked to look at the names listed in parentheses under the titles of songs on vinyl records — especially after I learned those were the names of ...

The lyrics to “Guitar Man” really mirror the professional journey of Jerry Reed. It was his first song that reached the country charts and put the young singer on the map. Reed was discovered, though, ...

Now, Real Gone Music has done all roots music fans a favor and released a CD of Reed's first two albums, The Unbelievable Voice & Guitar of Jerry Reed and Nashville Underground, neither of which have ...

Jerry Reed acted in movies and sang over the radio airwaves, but guitar-playing was at the center of his artistry. On Tuesday, June 10, a bevy of ace instrumentalists will gather at 3rd and Lindsley ...

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 ...

Singer and actor Jerry Reed - known as "The Guitar Man" of country music - has died at the age of 71, ending a career that took him from writing hit songs like When You're Hot, You're Hot to major ...