Joe South
Singer, songwriter, and producer Joe South born Joseph Souter in Atlanta,
Georgia on February 28, 1940 – was best known for his solo hits “Games People
Play” (1968) and “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” ( 1969) and for writing hit singles
for artist like Lynn Anderson, Billy Joe Royal, the Osmonds, Deep Purple, and
others. He began his music career in the late 1950s as a session guitarist and
recorded with artists like Ray Stevens and Jerry Lee Lewis. Joe South began his
solo career in 1958 with a Top 50 single, a cover of “The Purple People Eater
Meets the Witch Doctor,” which had been ...
