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Joe South - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (362 words) |
 | Joseph Alfred Souter, known as Joe South (born February 28, 1940, in Atlanta, Georgia), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter with a distinctive guitar sound. |
| His biggest and most-remembered single was "Games People Play" (1969), a Top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic, which won the "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song" and the prestigious "Grammy Award for Song of the Year". |
| He was also a prominent sideman, recording the memorable guitar part on Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools, Tommy Roe's Sheila as well as appearing on Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde. |
| CNN - 1998 Grammy Awards (874 words) |
| The same song was honored as the best rock vocal performance by a duo or group. |
| When Colvin came up to the stage to accept her song of the year award, the microphone was hijacked by another interloper, ODB of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan, who bragged about his group. |
| Winners of the Grammy Awards are determined by the votes of eligible members of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. |
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