Joe South, 72, who performed hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s such as "Games People Play" and "Walk a Mile in My Shoes," and also wrote songs including "Down in the Boondocks" for other artists, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.
Mr. South, whose real name was Joseph Souter, died at his home in Buford, Ga., northeast of Atlanta.
Mr. South worked as a session guitar player on recordings by some of the biggest names of the 1960s - including Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan. He had a string of hits of his own starting in the late 1960s that made his voice a familiar one on radio stations, with a style some described as a mix of country and soul.
