Popular country western singer/actor Jerry Reed has died from emphysema at age 71. Reed had numerous hit records including When You're Hot, You're Hot (And When You're Not, You're Not). Reed was also a talented songwriter who wrote for Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and Tom Jones. Elvis Presley did a cover version of his song Guitar Man. He parlayed his singing fame into a successful acting career, co-starring with his friend Burt Reynolds in the first two Smokey and the Bandit films.He also played The Bandit in the third entry in the series. For more click here