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Joe South Dies At 72. Wrote “Down In The Boondocks” And Others.
Singer/songwriter Joe South has died of a heart attack at the age of 72.
Although he was best known as a songwriter, he also scored big as a recording artist with his 1969 hit "Games People Play." South also had a hand in giving the Baby Boom generation songs such as Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" and Lynn Anderson's "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden."
His signature song, "Boondocks," sold a million copies for Royal and reached Number 9 on the Billboard Charts in 1965.
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