great writer singer and guitar player
from Dylan to the queen of soul and of course his own hits Did it all....

Posted by Happy on Saturday, 07/20/2013 @ 22:47pm

great writer singer and guitar player
from Dylan to the queen of soul and of course his own hits Did it all....

Posted by Happy on Saturday, 07/20/2013 @ 22:47pm

How can I get Joe's name nominated for this award/

Posted by howard kernes on Friday, 08/28/2015 @ 03:54am

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chairman interviewing future Hall of Famer the legendary Bob Dylan and ask specifically about Joe South and the impression Joe had on him and his music !!!

"Influence" and "Contribution" are a big consideration in the nomination process...

...How many other Rock and Roll Hall of Famers did Joe South work with, produce, play with, or write songs for or otherwise contribute...
Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Deep Purple, Brenda Lee, Chet Atkins, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Wexler, Wilson Pickett, Scotty Moore, King Curtis even John Lennnon and The Beatles !!!

Not to mention wiriting and/or producing the 1st break out hits for Billy Joe Royal, The Tams, Deep Purple and even played a part in The Big Bopper's biggest hit Chantilly Lace. The Osmonds, Ray Stevens, Jerry Reed, Al Kooper, Rick Hall, Eddie Arnold, Gene Vincent, Mac Davis, Bobby Bare, Tommy Roe, Martina McBride, Waylon Jennings, Marty Robbins, Peter Drake, Lynard Skynard, The Allman Brothers and The Atlanta Rhythm Section and MANY more, all were influenced by Joe, Freddy Weller of Paul Revere and the Raiders has been quoted as saying everything he knows about making music he learned from Joe South !!!

A true son of the South, Joe's music encompassed R&B, Soul, Country, Rockabily, Psychedelic Rock, Southern Rock, Swamp and Outlaw music. His music was color blind in a black and white world and his songwriting had social impact and is powerful and timeless... He pioneered the Blues like verbal comments, cues or laugh (Yall, listen up, come on, Lord have mercy, ect...) between lines into a unique way of making the listener pay attention to the lyrics and feel the spirituality and passion of the message, as if he was singing directly to them. These cues have become much more common in Rock, Country and Pop music due to Joe South.
(like in Hush where he says 'Tell the Truth', later when Lynard Skynard was recording 'Sweet Home Alabama in Muscle Shoals, you get 'Turn it up' and after the verse about Watergate you hear 'Tell the Truth'

...Country Soul...

Posted by Jeffrey Folds on Saturday, 03/12/2016 @ 16:42pm

Here is a link to a Facebook page "Joe South should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"

https://www.facebook.com/Joe-South-Should-Be-In-the-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-215830838462405/

Posted by Jeffrey Folds on Saturday, 03/12/2016 @ 17:47pm