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Joe South

Singer-songwriter;

Born: February 28, 1940; Died: September 5, 2012.

Joe South, who has died aged 72 following a heart attack, was an American singer-songwriter best known for penning hits in the 1960s and early 1970s such as Games People Play and (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden. The rock band Deep Purple also had chart success with his song Hush.

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