**FILE** In this March 1980 file photo Jerry Reed,center, gets a surprise cake from star Burt Reynolds,left, to commemorate Reed's 25 years in show business. Reed, best known for appearing in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died. He was 71. His longtime booking agent says Reed died of complications from emphysema.(AP Photo/File)

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Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71

• By ncs-import
• September 2, 2008