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Joe South

real name Joseph Alfred Souter

Atlanta, United States · 1940-02-28 – 2012-09-05

Joe South is credited on 6,087 releases across 1,485 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,087

Credits

1,485

Albums

8

Decades active

690

In collections

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Joe South (February 28, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA – September 5, 2012 in Buford, Georgia, USA) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1970 for "Games People Play" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for "Rose Garden".

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6,087 releases · 1,485 albums · active 1958–2026

  • Performance · 6,408
  • Production · 527
  • Other credits · 241

Studios: Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville · Fame Recording Studios · CBS Studios, Nashville · Star-Club Hamburg

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