Joe South
Joe South (born February 28, 1940 as Joseph Alfred Souter in Atlanta , Georgia , † September 5, 2012 in Buford , Georgia) was an American singer and songwriter who won several Grammys .
Life
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, South had several hits in the US and Europe. The single Games People Play reached the top 10 in the USA in 1968 and won two Grammys in the categories Best Contemporary Song and Song of the Year . In Germany, the song reached number 11 in the singles charts.
The greatest commercial success he had in 1971 with the song (I Never Promised You A) written for Lynn Anderson Rose Garden . Anderson won a Grammy for singing, South for his songwriting capacity. Other songs composed for Anderson also made it into the top 10 of the Billboard charts .
South also acted as a sideman for Aretha Franklin , Tommy Roe and Bob Dylan . For Simon & Garfunkel he played electric guitar in the song The Sounds of Silence . In 1979 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame . South's songs have been covered many times by other musicians. Deep Purple , Billy Joe Royal (also with Down in the Boondocks ), Gotthard and Kula Shaker had success with their versions of Hush . Elvis Presley played the song Walk a Mile in My Shoes.
According to his record company, Joe South died of heart failure on September 5, 2012.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
|
Country
|
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| 1968 | Introspect |
US117 (14 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1969 | Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? |
US60 (23 weeks) US |
Country39 (4 weeks) Country |
Capitol
|
| 1969 | Greatest hits |
US125 (11 weeks) US |
- |
Capitol
|
More albums
- 1969: Games People Play (Capitol)
- 1971: Joe South (Capitol)
- 1971: Joe South Story (Compilation) (Mine Records / MGM )
- 1971: So the Seeds Are Growing (Capitol)
- 1972: A Look Inside (Capitol)
- 1975: Midnight Rainbows ( Iceland )
- 1976: You're the Reason (compilation) (Nashville / Gusto Records )
- 1990: The Best of Joe South ( Rhino Records / CEMA Special Products)
- 1999: Retrospect: The Best of Joe South ( Koch Records / EMI-Capitol Special Products)
- 2001: Anthology: A Mirror of His Mind - Hits and Highlights 1968–1975 ( Raven )
- 2002: Classic Masters (Best of) (Capitol)
- 2003: Introspect / Don't It Make You Want To Go Home ( Raven )
- 2006: Games People Play / Joe South (Raven)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
|
 AT
|
 CH
|
 UK
|
US
|
Country
|
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| 1958 | The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor |
- | - | - | - |
US71 (3 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1961 | You're the reason |
- | - | - | - |
US87 (2 weeks) US |
Country16 (6 weeks) Country |
|
| 1969 | Games People Play Introspect / Games People Play |
DE11 (12 weeks) DE |
AT6 (16 weeks) AT |
CH8 (9 weeks) CH |
UK6 (11 weeks) UK |
US12 (12 weeks) US |
- | |
| Birds of a Feather Introspect |
- | - | - | - |
US96 (1 week) US |
- | ||
| Don't It Make You Want to Go Home Don't It Make You Want to Go Home |
- | - | - | - |
US41 (12 weeks) US |
Country27 (9 weeks) Country |
with The Believers
|
|
| 1970 | Walk a Mile in My Shoes Don't It Make You Want to Go Home |
- | - | - | - |
US12 (11 weeks) US |
Country56 (5 weeks) Country |
with The Believers
|
| Children Don't It Make You Want to Go Home |
- | - | - | - |
US51 (7 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1971 | Fool Me Joe South |
- | - | - | - |
US78 (7 weeks) US |
- | |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- 1969: Leaning on You
- 1970: Why Does a Man Do What He Has to Do
literature
- Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd revised edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 625f - ISBN 0-312-02573-4
- Bloemeke, Rüdiger: Joe South - The 68er . In: Good Times 1/2019 (No. 158)
Web links
- Literature by and about Joe South in the catalog of the German National Library
- Joe South in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joe South in the nndb (English)
- Official website
- Joe South at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit balance sheet. German chart singles 1956–1980 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, p. 193
- ↑ http://www.dradio.de/nachrichten/201209060300/6
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | South, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Souter, Joseph Alfred (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 2012 |
| Place of death | Buford , Georgia |