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Reed was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the second child of Robert and Cynthia Hubbard. Unfortunately, Reed's parents separated four months after his birth and he and his sister spent seven years in foster homes or orphanages. Reed was reunited with his mother and stepfather in 1944. Music and impromptu performances helped ease the stressful times the new family was under.
By high school, Reed was already writing and singing music and allied himself with Atlanta music publisher Bill Lowery. In his Freshman and Sophomore years he took acting roles in school plays. He played at local clubs and was signed by Capitol Records to a three-year recording contract in 1955 By 1958, he was signed to NRC Records, where he also served as a guitarist and background vocalist in the staff band, working alongside other NRC artists Joe South and Ray Stevens. Another background vocalist at NRC was his wife Priscilla Mitchell, who scored a country duet hit with Roy Drusky for Mercury Records, "Yes, Mr. Peters". His best-known recordings were for RCARCA is a trademark used by three now separate companies descended from a common ancestor: the Radio Corporation of America . Various product lines and business interests of these companies now carry the RCA brand. History of RCA During World War I the pat, including number 1 hits include "When You're Hot, You're Hot" ( 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua), "Lord, Mr. Ford" ( 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led), and "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)" ( 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du). He also received the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental PerformanceThe Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970. Between 1986 amd 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist Years reflect the year in which in 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua and 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic..
Reed's acting career began in 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i with his debut in the film W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings but his most memorable character is Cledus Snow from the three Smokey and the BanditSmokey and the Bandit was a 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. It would inspire several other trucking films including two sequels, Smokey and the Bandit II, and Smokey and the Bandit films.