{"id":64417,"date":"2017-03-29T18:36:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T23:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=64417"},"modified":"2017-03-29T18:36:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T23:36:08","slug":"wouldve-been-jerry-reeds-80th-birthday-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/29\/wouldve-been-jerry-reeds-80th-birthday-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Would’ve Been Jerry Reed\u2019s 80th Birthday This month"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"On What Would Be Jerry Reed\u2019s 80th Birthday This month, <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Let\u2019s Listen to \u201cEast Bound and Down\u201d and Drink a Coors<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Jerry Reed was born in Atlanta on March 20, 1937, he would’ve been his 80th birthday this month. However, the \u201cGuitar Man\u201d passed away from complications of emphysema on Sept. 1, 2008, at the age of 71.<\/p>\n

Over his storied career, the consummate entertainer racked up hits as a singer and songwriter, while mesmerizing fans with his guitar prowess and charming audiences with his down-home acting chops. Hopefully, Jerry will one day be recognized for his contributions to country music with a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Looking at you, Country Music Association\u2014Jerry is the ideal Veteran Era candidate.<\/p>\n

As a songwriter, Jerry penned tunes for everyone from Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash to Dean Martin and Tom Jones. As a solo artist, Jerry found his groove with hits like \u201cAmos Moses,\u201d \u201cWhen You\u2019re Hot, You\u2019re Hot,\u201d \u201cLord, Mr. Ford,\u201d and \u201cEast Bound and Down,\u201d which served as the theme song to 1977\u2019s Smokey and the Bandit. <\/em>In the flick, Jerry starred opposite Burt Reynolds as wily truck driver Cledus \u201cSnowman\u201d Snow.<\/p>\n

Leave it to Jerry to upshift the unsavory occupation of bootlegging beer into an anthem for every truck-driving Southerner with an unquenchable thirst for adventure. When The boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there\u2019s beer in Texarkana<\/em>, the big-riggin\u2019 Snowman will bring it back no matter what it takes.<\/p>\n

In honor of Jerry\u2019s 80th birthday, check out a live performance of \u201cEast Bound and Down\u201d from Austin City Limits.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yufEeJ6mni0?feature=oembed&wmode=transparent]<\/div>\n
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written by Jim Casey |\u00a0NashCountrydaily<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On What Would Be Jerry Reed\u2019s 80th Birthday This month, Let\u2019s Listen to \u201cEast Bound and Down\u201d and Drink a Coors Jerry Reed was born in Atlanta on March 20, 1937, he would’ve been his 80th birthday this month. However, the \u201cGuitar Man\u201d passed away from complications of emphysema on Sept. 1, 2008, at the age of 71. Over his storied career, the consummate entertainer racked up hits as a singer and songwriter, while mesmerizing fans with his guitar prowess and charming audiences with his down-home acting chops. Hopefully, Jerry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}