Joe South
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".
Career
South started his pop career in July 1958 with the NRC Records novelty hit "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor". After this hit, South's music grew increasingly serious.
In 1959, South wrote two songs which were recorded by Gene Vincent: "I Might Have Known", which was on the album Sounds Like Gene Vincent (Capitol Records, 1959) and "Gone Gone Gone" which was included on the album The Crazy Beat of Gene Vincent (Capitol Records, 1963).
South had met and was encouraged by Bill Lowery, an Atlanta music publisher and radio personality. He began his recording career in Atlanta with the National Recording Corporation, where he served as staff guitarist along with other NRC artists Ray Stevens and Jerry Reed. South's earliest recordings have been re-released by NRC on CD. He soon returned to Nashville with The Manrando Group and then onto Charlie Wayne Felts Promotions. (Charlie Wayne Felts is the cousin of Rockabilly Hall of Fame Inductee and Grand Ole Opry Member, Narvel Felts.)
Yo-yo
A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy which in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of string looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool. It is played by holding the free end of the string known as the handle (usually by inserting one finger in a slip knot) allowing gravity or the force of a throw to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string (similar to how a pullstring works), then allowing the yo-yo to wind itself back to one's hand, exploiting its spin (and the associated rotational energy). This is often called "yo-yoing". First made popular in the 1920s, yo-yoing remains a popular pastime of many generations and cultures. It was first invented in ancient Greece.
In the simplest play, the string is intended to be wound on the spool by hand; The yo-yo is thrown downwards, hits the end of the string, then winds up the string toward the hand, and finally the yo-yo is grabbed, ready to be thrown again. One of the most basic tricks is called the sleeper, where the yo-yo spins at the end of the string for a noticeable amount of time before returning to the hand.
Columns (juggling)
In toss juggling, columns, also known as One-up Two-up, is a juggling trick or pattern where the balls are thrown upwards without any sideways motion. The simplest version involves having three balls, with two going up simultaneously on either side, followed by one going up in the middle. One way to accomplish this is to juggle 2 balls in one hand and one ball in the other, so one hand has to move faster and further than in a regular pattern (cascade), whilst the other remains almost stationary. The hand juggling the center ball can alternate with each repeat to make the pattern symmetric.
Variations
There are many variations to this simple three-ball pattern. Some involve alternating the placement of the 'lone' inside throw, while others involve the two outside throws.
The 'lone' ball may be to either side of the two balls, and can have its position in relation to them altered whilst juggling the pattern by throwing it not at a vertical angle, or moving the hand holding it when it has been caught. This ball can also be thrown quickly from one hand to the other as in a box pattern, whilst the other two balls are in midair.
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Joe South
ALBUMS
- Games People Play / Joe South released: 2006
- Introspect / Don't It Make You Want to Go Home released: 2003
- Classic Masters released: 2002
- Anthology: A Mirror of His Mind / Hits & Highlights 1968-1975 released: 1999
- Introspect released: 1968
- Retrospective released:
Games People Play / Joe South
Released 2006- Games People Play
- Party People
- Untie Me
- Concrete Jungle
- Hole in Your Soul
- Hush
- Birds of a Feather (long version)
- Heart's Desire
- Leanin' on You
- I Knew You When
- These Are Not My People
- High on a Hilltop
- Birds of a Feather (single version)
- For the Love of a Woman
- Rose Garden
- Yo-Yo
- Fool Me
- How Can I Unlove You
- You Need Me
- She's Almost You
- Devil May Care
- It Got Away
- Soul Raga Simmerin'
- Soul Raga Cookin'
Introspect / Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
Released 2003- All My Hard Times
- Rose Garden
- Mirror of Your Mind
- Redneck
- Don't Throw Your Love to the Wind
- The Greatest Love
- Games People Play
- These Are Not My People
- Don't You Be Ashamed
- Birds of a Feather
- Gabriel
- Clock Up on the Wall
- Bittersweet
- Shelter
- What Makes Lovers Hurt One Another
- Before It's Too Late
- Children
- Walk a Mile in My Shoes
- Be a Believer
- A Million Miles Away
- Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
- Hole in Your Soul
Anthology: A Mirror of His Mind / Hits & Highlights 1968-1975
Released 1999- Hush
- Down in the Boondocks
- Games People Play
- Mirror of Your Mind
- All My Hard Times
- Rose Garden
- The Greatest Love
- Redneck
- These Are Not My People
- Don't You Be Ashamed
- Birds of a Feather
- Untie Me
- Concrete Jungle
- Clock on the Wall
- Children
- Be a Believer
- Walk a Mile in My Shoes
- Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
- High on a Hilltop
- Real Thing
- Save Your Best
- Midnight Rainbows/It Got Away
- Home and Homesick
Born: 1940-02-28
Died: 2012-09-05
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NRC: Joe South, The NRC Years 1958-1961
by: Joe SouthWhile strolling through the woods,
Not so far from town,
I got real shook.
I heard the strangest sound.
I saw the Purple People Eater,
And to my surprise,
I saw the Witch Doctor sittin' by his side.
Woah!
The Witch Doctor had a guitar in his hand.
They were boppin' and a-rockin',
With a two-feet band.
Well the Purple was a blowin',
Like a People Eater should.
The Witch Doctor picked,
Like a Johnny B. Goode.
[Chorus:]
There went a-...
Eww eee,
Ewww huh ha.
Ewww, huh...
Walla walla ding dun.
[End Chorus]
Yeah, the Doctor got in trouble,
When the People Eater said,
The girls keep a-laughin'
At the horn in my head.
Then the Witch Doctor smiled,
And I heard him say,
Yeah man, you're ugly,
But you sure can play.
Well there in the moonlight,
It sure seemed strange,
While he played a little chorus of,
Home On The Range.
They were comin' in strong,
Like a rock n' roll star.
With the craziest beat,
This side of Mars.
[repeat chorus]
Yeah, these cats from outer space,
They were givin' it all.
I could tell the way they jumped it,
They were havin' a ball.
They had me pattin' my feet,
And just a clappin' my hands.
They stopped just long enough to say,
Crazy man!
Yeah!
Twilight time,
When the sun goes down,
Way back up in the woods,
Along the edge of town,
Yeah, the people all gather
From a-miles around,
To hear Doc and ole Purple with that crazy sound.
[repeat chorus]
One more time...
Okay...
[repeat chorus]
Wait til they see us on American Bandstand!
Crazy man,
Crazy!
Ha ha ha ha...