Joe South
Joe South ( born February 28, 1940 as Joseph Alfred Souter in Atlanta, Georgia; † 5 September 2012 in Buford, Georgia ) was an American singer and songwriter, who won multiple Grammys.
Life
In the late 1960s and early 1970s South had several hits in the U.S. and Europe. The single Games People Play was reached in 1968 in the U.S., the top 10 and was responsible for the winning two Grammys for Best Contemporary Song and Song of the Year. In Germany the song reached in the singles chart top spot 11
He had the greatest commercial success in 1971 with the song ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden, which he had written for Lynn Anderson. Anderson won a Grammy for the song, South, in his capacity as a songwriter. Other songs composed for Anderson were able to place in the top 10 of the Billboard charts.
South also served 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 introduced into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Souths songs were often was covered by other musicians. Deep Purple, Billy Joe Royal ( this also with Down in the Boondocks ), Gotthard and Kula Shaker had with their versions of Hush success. Elvis Presley played the song Walk a Mile in My Shoes.
According to his record label, Joe South died on September 5, 2012 of heart failure.