NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Grammy® nominated Australian virtuoso guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, CGP is set to release his all new 2-disc album Little By Little on February 15, 2011 on the Favored Nations imprint. On Feb. 3, he kicks off a string of U.S.

By LOS ANGELES TIMES Jerry Reed, whose roles in three Smokey and the Bandit Southern comedy films opposite Burt Reynolds often overshadowed his gifts as a prolific country singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, died Monday at his home outside Nashville, Tenn., of complications from emphysema.

By JOHN GEROME By John Gerome The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jerry Reed, a singer who became an actor in car-chase movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71.

By Joe Edwards NASHVILLE - Danny Davis, a Grammy-winning band leader and record producer who blended swing music with a country style, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 83.

Don Gibson, an elementary school dropout who wrote and recorded country standards like "I Can't Stop Loving You," has died, his lawyer said. He was 75. Gibson died Monday at Baptist Hospital, said Richard Frank, who is also a longtime friend of the Grand Ole Opry star.