The movie industry was in transition in 1980 – away from the auteur-driven seventies golden era and towards the age of the eighties blockbuster. Ringing out the old guard were duds like Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, which became shorthand for out-of-control directorial hubris and Robert Altman’s Popeye which made a better soundtrack than a film. Representing [...]
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Appreciation: Jerry Reed Dead at 72
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Jerry Reed, an amiable country star who hit it big with tongue-in-cheek novelties like “Amos Moses” and “The Bird” in the 1970s before transitioning to roles in movies like the Smokey and The Bandit series has died. Reed’s hangdog style, lightning guitar playing and drawling singing style were a welcome presence on country radio and [...]