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Joe South

1940 - 2012

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Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for "Games People Play" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for "Rose Garden". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe South is the 2,095th most popular musician (down from 1,787th in 2024), the 11,201st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,025th in 2019) and the 830th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe South ranks 2,095 out of 3,175. Before him are Charlie Puth, Roman Totenberg, Lena Raine, Les Claypool, Tom Angelripper, and Graham Coxon. After him are Jimmy Van Heusen, Chino Moreno, Don Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Debbi Peterson, and Barney Bigard.

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Among people born in 1940, Joe South ranks 551. Before him are Bjarne Andersson, Roberto Matosas, George Adams, Jerry Lawson, Kiyoshi Tanabe, and Mario Velarde. After him are Anja Breien, Daniel Goldin, Larry Young, Phil Lesh, Edy Hubacher, and Judy Cornwell. Among people deceased in 2012, Joe South ranks 430. Before him are Maja Bošković-Stulli, Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Deborah Raffin, Terry Callier, Roman Totenberg, and Stanford R. Ovshinsky. After him are Robert B. Sherman, Colin Davis, Turhan Bey, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Johnny Otis, and Mitch Lucker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe South ranks 11,203 out of 20,380. Before him are Augusta Savage (1892), William Cameron Townsend (1896), Beverly Garland (1926), Norvel Lee (1924), Jake Angeli (1988), and Henry McMaster (1947). After him are John Schofield (1831), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eytan Fox (1964), Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Charlie Jane Anders (1969), and Amy Schumer (1981).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Joe South ranks 830. Before him are Woody Shaw (1944), Terry Callier (1945), The Rev (1981), Charlie Puth (1991), Lena Raine (1984), and Les Claypool (1963). After him are Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Chino Moreno (1973), Don Williams (1939), Dwight Yoakam (1956), Debbi Peterson (1961), and Barney Bigard (1906).

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