Joe South Just Left the Building

He died of heart failure. This February 28, 1940 Pisces wrote "Games People Play," "Down In The Boondocks," "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden," and a bunch more. I found some videos.

He also wrote "Hush," a huge hit for Billy Joe Royal as well as Deep Purple.

First, Joe in a live performance doing his massive hit "Games People Play."

Here's Billy Joe Royal in a live 1965 performance of his smash hit written by Joe South, "Down In the Boondocks."

Some studio versions of his tunes!

Here's Joe doing "Hush."

Here's Deep Purple doing "Hush."

Here's the 1967 Billy Joe Royal studio version of "Hush."

From 1970, Joe's top 15 hit "Walk A Mile In My Shoes."

Joe's studio version of "What Makes Lovers Hurt One Another."

Here's the studio version of "No Fence Around Me."

We'll close this brief tribute with a live performance in 1973 by Lynn Anderson singing Joe's composition "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden."

Oh the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean

And they wile away the hours
In their ivory towers
Till they're covered up with flowers
In the back of a black limousine.....

Strong stuff. RIP Joe.

Copyright © 2012 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[chickie]

So nice u remember to pay homage!!!!

[dcu]

A genuine Southern talent. RIP Joe. You are gone, but not forgotten. You were from the side of town I was born in.