United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Stevens, Michael2005-03-11Encyclopedia article about Jerry Reed. Preferring to be known as an "entertainer," Georgia native Jerry Reed had a successful career as a recording artist and songwriter, as well as a film actor. His diverse work within the music industry included recording and releasing his own albums, writing songs performed by Chet Atkins and Elvis Presley, working as a session musician for Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, and producing albums for his own record label.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Musicians--United StatesActors--United StatesSingers--United StatesEntertainers--United StatesComposers--United StatesReed, JerryJerry Reed (1937-2008)Text