ATLANTA (AP) — Singer-songwriter Joe South, who performed hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s such as “Games People Play” and “Walk A Mile In My Shoes” and also penned songs including “Down in the ...

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1940, South grew up in a family of creative people. His father played guitar and mandolin, and his mother was a poet. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, his first ...