March 20, 1937-August 31, 2008
What a crappy way to end the day. I just found out that Jerry Reed died Sunday. I have always thought he was one of the most under-rated performers of all time in the country and western genre. He had a couple of big hits, it's true. But he was deserving of much more attention and fame than he was given. Not to say that he wasn't a very popular entertainer. But folks just don't think of him as being in the same league as the acknowledged greats like Jones, Haggard, Jennings, Twitty, etc. And he was.
He died of emphysema at the age of 71. He will be missed.
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