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Jerry Reed, Man With Deep North Texas Connection, Dies

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 12:38pm by Eric Celeste
Filed under Celebrity, Local News

So sad. Jerry Reed, aka Cledus “Snowman” Snow, the architect behind the incredible 1977 “Bandit Bootleg Run” (Georgia to Texarkana to Georgia in under 28 hours carrying 400 cases of Coors), has passed. Notice I mentioned Texarkana? That’s kinda North Texas, right? Actually, don’t care. Man, I love that movie. Cue it.

19 Comments to “Jerry Reed, Man With Deep North Texas Connection, Dies”

Trey Garrison @ September 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Finest cinema in the history of cinema. Along with the Godfather, that movie is the I Ching of manhood.
little beaver @ September 2nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Put your foot on the floor, we got your back door.

RIP Mr. Reed
Danno @ September 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm

JERRYS GONE 10-7
Eight’s and other good numbers
Bobby Ewing @ September 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm

All-time favorite Scooby-Do episode had Jerry Reed as a guest star. Epic. 10-4, good buddy.
Hillbilly Beau Monde @ September 2nd, 2008 at 1:32 pm

Loaded up and truckin’ - RIP, Jerry!!!
Peterk @ September 2nd, 2008 at 1:32 pm

sad day, reminds me of the time I was running 10 cases of Coors in the back of station wagon from Dallas to Nashville in ‘73. Could get a dollar a can or more back then.
moiremusic @ September 2nd, 2008 at 1:50 pm

Diesel at $0.48 a gallon in that clip!
drew @ September 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 pm

Speaking of movies (and people who died yesterday), the “In a world…” movie trailer voice guy passed away as well.
Tom @ September 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 pm

I was thinking just about Amos Moses and whether he survived Hurricane Gustav. The storm’s path went about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana. He lived by himself in a swamp, so maybe FEMA should check on him.
He Kexin @ September 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 pm

FEMA might go missin like that sheriff. Swamp cajuns don’t care much for FEMA.
Bill @ September 2nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm

Jerry Reed was one of the world’s greatest guitarists. Too bad he only sang to stupid songs. But he knew this. And so did we.

I don’t think even the Sprinkle’s Cupcake Hysteria of 07 or the Great Hipster Iphone Phenomenon can be eclipsed by the overall popularity in the 1970’s of Yellow Dog Can Coors. Nothing said you were on the cutting edge of haute in Dallas if you casually sipped the Rocky Mountain Original.
publicnewsense @ September 2nd, 2008 at 2:43 pm

Bill is right. Jerry Reed was a premier picker. Maybe second only to Chet Atkins hisownself. Saw him in concert once and he set the ax on fire.
Spamboy @ September 2nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Jerry had a long way to go, but a short time to get there.
Dwight @ September 2nd, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Texarkana is Northeast Texas (the Texas side anyhow). Texas side is dry, Arkansas side is wet, so I reckon Ol’ Jerry went to the Arkansas side.
LakeWWWooder @ September 2nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm

I hope he brought his “knockin’ down a row of motorcycles” face to the pearly gates.
mm @ September 2nd, 2008 at 4:50 pm

@Dwight: actually, the whole thing was poetic license. Texas side was dry, as you say. But Coors couldn’t be sold east of Texas, so Texarkana, AR couldn’t sell Coors either.

But “the boys are thirstly in Atlanta, and there’s beer in Nacogdoches” didn’t have quite the same ring.
JB @ September 2nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Today we were left with a Gold Mine and once again he got the shaft.
Wierd Warren @ September 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 pm

Hey… here’s a link to the Big D Jamboree

http://cdbaby.com/cd/bigdjamboree

Track 42 Mr. Whizz

I’ll be playing it on the show Sunday…

Yet another connection to Dallas….

Wierd Warren
Host of the Sonic Burrito
89.3 KNON Sun 10pm to 12m

KNON — 25 years and still going strong!!!
Puddin'Tane @ September 2nd, 2008 at 10:10 pm

KNON!!! Right F’n On!!!