A clip of Joe South, singing 'Games People Play'
Joe South, who wrote such '60s and '70s hits as Games People Play and (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden, at his home in Buford, Ga. He was 72.
South had quite a career, . He was a session guitarist on such seminal albums as Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde and Simon and Garfunkel's The Sounds of Silence. Then there was his solo success with Games People Play and the big hit that Lynn Anderson had with Rose Garden.
What really surprised us, though, is that he also wrote Deep Purple's first hit: Hush. For those of you who only know that band for Smoke on the Water, we recommend you check out Hush. It's among .
A clip from Deep Purple doing 'Hush'
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