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42 Years Ago Today, Jerry Reed Hit No. 1 for the Final Time With a Scathing Divorce Satire Penned by a Future Nashville Executive

Jim Nabors (L) and Jerry Reed (C) appear onstage during a screening at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on July 11, 1982. 1 hit, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) was a tongue-in-cheek look at a messy divorce.

42 Years Ago Today, Jerry Reed Hit No. 1 for the Final Time With a Scathing Divorce Satire Penned by a Future Nashville Executive

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Jim Nabors (L) and Jerry Reed (C) appear onstage during a screening at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on July 11, 1982.

1 hit, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) was a tongue-in-cheek look at a messy divorce.

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Jim Nabors (L) and Jerry Reed (C) appear onstage during a screening at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on July 11, 1982. 1 hit, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) was a tongue-in-cheek look at a messy divorce. The post 42 Years Ago Today, Jerry Reed Hit No.

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