United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Howitt, Bernie2008-01-11Encyclopedia article about Joe South. Performer and songwriter Joe South virtually created the genre of country soul through his unique blend of sounds and influences. Whether writing hits for country and rock-and-roll acts or singing his own songs, South was involved with some of the most popular music of the 1960s and 1970s.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Musicians--Georgia--AtlantaComposers--Georgia--AtlantaSingers--Georgia--AtlantaSouth, JoeJoe South (b. 1940)Text