{"id":3134,"date":"2012-09-07T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T20:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3134"},"modified":"2012-10-20T10:56:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T15:56:57","slug":"joe-south-rip-bw-earl-grant-walk-a-mile-in-my-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3134","title":{"rendered":"Joe South RIP b\/w Earl Grant – Walk a Mile In My Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The wrong side of the LP, natch…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download Earl Grant – Walk a Mile In My Shoes<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: Well, I just had my mind blown a little bit. I was over reading Red Kelly’s tribute to Joe South at the B Side,<\/a> and gave the tune he posted \u00a0– ‘Shelter’ – a spin. As soon as it started playing I realized that I was hearing one of my favorite Tams records, and had no idea that it had been written (and also recorded by) Joe South!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I suggest strongly that you go check out Red’s tribute, and when you get a chance, dig into Funky16Corners Radio v.96 Condition Red, which includes that Tams version of that great song. – Larry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an unplanned post, but considering that I forgot to plug the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> (this and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>, also available as a download via iTunes or the Funky16Corners blog the day after broadcast) I thought it probably wouldn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

The occasion \u2013 sad as it is \u2013 was new coming down the pike of the passing of the mighty Joe South<\/strong>, who slipped off this mortal coil at the age of 72.<\/p>\n

I suspect that many people only know South via his own hits, \u2018Games People Play\u2019 (1969, not the Spinners<\/strong> song) and \u2018Walk a Mile In My Shoes\u2019 (1970, credited to Joe South and the Believers<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The whole story is a lot deeper than that.<\/p>\n

South was first and foremost an accomplished songwriter (he wrote the Tams<\/strong> first hit \u2018Untie Me\u2019 in 1962), crafting songs like \u2018Hush\u2019, \u2018Down In the Boondocks\u2019 and \u2018I Knew You When\u2019 (all for Billy Joe Royal<\/strong>) and \u2018I Never Promised You a Rose Garden\u2019 (a massive crossover hit for Lynn Anderson<\/strong> in 1971).<\/p>\n

He was also a performer, recording many excellent albums under his own name, as well as working behind the scenes as a guitarist (that\u2019s his swampy lick at the opening to Aretha\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Chain of Fools\u2019) and producer.<\/p>\n

South was a very interesting guy, weaving all of the various threads of Southern music including rock, soul, country and gospel (and even a little psychedelia) into a unique sound.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today is an unusual (mainly because of the source) cover of \u2018Walk a Mile In My Shoes\u2019 by Earl Grant.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grant was a vocalist and keyboardist (mainly organ) who had a number of hits \u2013 mainly aimed at the middle of the road \u2013 during the 50s and 60s. His tune \u2018House of Bamboo\u2019 is an exotica fave.<\/p>\n

A few years back I was out digging and happened upon Grant\u2019s self-title 1970 LP, and grabbed it because it included a couple of interesting cover versions, one of which you see before you today.<\/p>\n

Sadly, the LP was the last thing Grant ever did. A few days after he completed the sessions he was killed at the age of 39 in a car crash.<\/p>\n

He takes South\u2019s \u2018Walk a Mile In My Shoes\u2019 at a slightly faster pace than the original, and does a pretty nice job, working it out on the piano as well as singing.<\/p>\n

The rest of the album is a mix of contemporary cover material and even a few reggae-influenced instrumentals.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the tune and I\u2019ll be back on Monday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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