Joe South
Singer/songwriter Joe South (born Joe Souter) began his career as a country musician, performing on an Atlanta radio station and joining Pete Drake's band in 1957. The following year, he recorded a novelty single, "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor," and became a session musician in Nashville and at Muscle Shoals. South appeared on records by Marty Robbins, Eddy Arnold, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde), and Simon & Garfunkel ("The Sounds of Silence"). During the '60s, South began working on his songwriting, crafting hits for Deep Purple ("Hush") and several for Billy Joe Royal, including "Down in the Boondocks." South began recording his own material in 1968, scoring a hit with the Grammy-winning "Games People Play" (Song of the Year) the following year. While South produced hits like "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" and "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," Lynn Anderson had a smash country and pop hit in 1971 with South's "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden."
South took several years off after his brother's suicide in 1971, moving to Maui and living in the jungles. He had proven a rather prickly character, recording a song entitled "I'm a Star"; he was also busted for drugs and, never entirely comfortable performing, was known for an antagonistic stance in concert (he once suggested that audience members start dancing around the concert hall and kiss his ass as they approached the stage). South briefly returned in 1975 with the Midnight Rainbows LP but retired from recording and performing soon afterwards. South returned in 1994 in a London concert showcasing American Southern performers and later re-entered the music publishing industry. He died from a heart attack at his home in Georgia in September of 2012; Joe South was 72 years old.
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Classic Masters
Pop - Released by Capitol Records on Jan 1, 2002
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Introspect (Bonus Track Version)
Rock - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1968
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Don't It Make You Want To Go Home ?
Rock - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1968
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Games People Play (Bonus Track Version)
Rock - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1969
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Games People Play / Walk a Mile in My Shoes (Rerecorded Version)
Pop/Rock - Released by K-Tel on Aug 25, 2022
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A Look Inside
Rock - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1972
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Joe South (Bonus Track Version)
Rock - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1968
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The Joe South Story (Digitally Remastered)
Pop - Released by Essential Media Group on Jan 1, 1971
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So The Seeds Are Growing
Rock - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1971
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You're the Reason: the Early Years
Country - Released by Jasmine Records on Feb 28, 2020
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Games People Play (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 15, 1970)
Joe South, Tommy Roe, Billy Joe Royal
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Sep 15, 2021
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Let the Party Roll on
Country - Released by Good Time Records on Nov 25, 2022
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Joe South Ultimate Collection
Pop - Released by StreamWorld Entertainment Classics on Feb 15, 2024
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You're the Reason (Billboard Hot 100 - No 87)
Country - Released by Music Manager on Feb 7, 2022
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Anthology: His Early Hits (Remastered)
Country - Released by Master Tape Records on Mar 19, 2021
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The Early Years 1958-1960
Rock - Released by Master Classics Records on Dec 1, 2010
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Don't It Make You Want To Go Home (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 15, 1970)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Sep 9, 2021
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The Joe South Story
Rock - Released by Good Time Records on Jan 1, 1971
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Joe South - Vintage Sounds
Folk - Released by Retro Music Box on Mar 28, 2022
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National Recording Corporation: The NRC Years 1958-1961
Pop - Released by Studio634 on Oct 3, 2011
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