Singer-Songwriter Joe South Dead at 72

ATLANTA (AP) — Singer-songwriter Joe South, who performed hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s such as "Games People Play" and "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and also penned songs including "Down in the Boondocks" for other artists, died Wednesday,The performer who wrote and sang those words was singer-guitarist-songwriter Joe South, who died yesterday at age 72 in Buford, Ga. Though largely forgotten today, the denizen of Memphis' renowned American Studios was a man of diverse talents andJoe South, a Georgia music legend best remembered for writing the hit

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