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MUSICIAN

Jerry Reed

1937 - 2008

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Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man", "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", "Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Reed has received more than 5,106,196 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Reed is the 366th most popular musician (down from 258th in 2019), the 2,032nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,444th in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Musician.

Jerry Reed is most famous for his guitar playing and his songwriting. He is also known for his acting in movies such as Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run.

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  • 5.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Reed ranks 366 out of 2,662Before him are Peter Criss, Leopold Godowsky, John Entwistle, Mick Taylor, Wallace Hartley, and Robert Trujillo. After him are Nathan Milstein, Alexis Weissenberg, Grace Slick, Willi Boskovsky, Adrian Smith, and Chris Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jerry Reed ranks 95Before him are Richard Møller Nielsen, Bruce McCandless II, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Neeme Järvi, Vittorio Brambilla, and Petros Markaris. After him are Ronald Venetiaan, Franz Vranitzky, Billy Meier, Francis Veber, Roberta Flack, and Valentyn Sylvestrov. Among people deceased in 2008, Jerry Reed ranks 70Before him are Jean-Marie Balestre, Muslim Magomayev, Bo Diddley, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Bettie Page, and Henry Molaison. After him are Joseph M. Juran, Cyd Charisse, Rajko Mitić, Estelle Getty, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, and Gerard Damiano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Reed ranks 2,032 out of 18,182Before him are Christine Baranski (1952), Scottie Pippen (1965), Alice Walker (1944), Justin Timberlake (1981), Frank Borman (1928), and Julius Erving (1950). After him are James Ellroy (1948), Jef Raskin (1943), Frank Borzage (1894), Ted Danson (1947), Al Lettieri (1928), and Mercedes McCambridge (1916).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Reed ranks 109Before him are Burt Bacharach (1928), Bo Diddley (1928), Liberace (1919), David Crosby (1941), Peter Criss (1945), and Robert Trujillo (1964). After him are Grace Slick (1939), Johnny Winter (1944), Alan Menken (1949), Bobby McFerrin (1950), Steve Morse (1954), and Tony Levin (1946).