Joe south dead at 72

scottyboy76

This guy was so talented, just a few of the songs he wrote off the top of my head.

The games people play

Dont it make you want to go home

walk amile in my shoes

rose garden

Down in the boondocks

hush.

He also played guitar on many session recordings, one that comes to mind is aretha franklins chain.

He was from atlanta, as a kid he was interested in technology, and built his own little radio station with a 1 mile coverage.

His voice and songs takes me back to little league baseball practice at ricky culpepper field in east point Ga. where someon always had an am radio goin, they rotated about 10 songs an hour, not exagerating, things like three dog night, grass roots, janis joplin, tommy roe, and ol joe south.


RIP.
He got kinda wrapped up in drugs later on, died of heart failure

george daniel

RIP Joe---East Point eh? I grew up in SW Atlanta,,,College Park,,,,Shoney's,,Headland High,,Delowe Drive,,Greenbriar,,Therrell,,Southwest,,I love that side of town and those days.

scottyboy76

George, as a russell wildcat football player, i created quite a stir in my senior year dating Julie Hinton, the head Highlanderette from Headland high.

We at russell were from the wrong side of the tracks,headland was definitely not, i will have to post a couple pics of me and her when debs not lookin, Elle mcpherson comes to mind, ahhh those were the days.

Looking back on it, it was like living in mayberry,Wouldnt be caught dead after dark in most of those spots now though, selah

schwarcw

RIP Joe! I enjoyed many of his songs. Same as you, AM radio on somebody's porch.

How did we get old? I look into the mirror and wonder "When did I turn into my father?"

Polkersince85

Somewhere in my pile I have one of his LPs that he signed. Have to pull it out and spin it.

goofyGAguy

scottyboy76 wrote: »

Looking back on it, it was like living in mayberry,Wouldnt be caught dead after dark in most of those spots now though, selah

Or in broad daylight, for that matter. :eek: