Jerry Reed sang, "Bandit", "East Bound and Down" and "The Legend" in the 1977 Smokey and the Bandit. If you're referring to the song in the movie Smokey and the Bandit, the singer was Jerry Reed, who also appeared in the movies.
Mel Street
Cascades sang the song 'Last Leaf'.
The band The Guess Who originally sang, performed, and recorded the song "Humpty's Blues".
The song is not a 50's song at all. The song was released in 1964 and sang by The Righteous Brothers.
Andy Willams sang a song called "Do you mind" and Anthony Newley then released it in 1960.
Jerry Reed sang the title song from Smokey and the Bandit which makes it clear that the Bandit, [Burt Reynolds] has 'a long way to go and a short time to get there?'
"East Bound and Down" was written by Jerry Reed, who also sang the song for the movie "Smokey and the Bandit."
Seven: (Three with Burt Reynolds and Crew, and Four without) Smokey and the Bandit - 1977 Smokey and the Bandit II - 1980 Smokey and the Bandit III - 1983 Bandit: Bandit Goes Country - 1994 Bandit: Bandit, Bandit - 1994 Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit - 1994 Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel - 1994 The last four movies were produced by the same people who made the first three, but with a new, younger cast.
The elephant in "Smokey and the Bandit" is named Charlotte.
A Trans-Am
The Bandit's route in Smokey and the Bandit was from Atlanta, GA to Texarkana, TX. Bandit states in the movie that it is a 900 mile destination.
Smokey Robinson sang a song at Blue's funeral on the Temptations movie.
Smokey and the Bandit premiered on May 27, 1977 in the US.
In the movie Smokey and the Bandit, the license plate on the Trans Am that Bandit drove read BAN-ONE. Bandit was played by Burt Reynolds.
Smokey Robinson.
Jerry Reed
1976