D7 * They said this town's a waste time. He also sang Roll Over Beethoven a Chuck Berry song from 1956. Thomas (Back Against the Wall). Solid State is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. It was first released by The Bards in 1969. Violin – Alan Umstead, Byron Groner, Joann Cuthirds, Arranged By – Bill Dekle (tracks: A4, B2, B5), This page was last edited on 1 February 2021, at 02:42. Conway Twitty released it on the album Play, Guitar Play in 1977. A single sheet of heavy stock white paper penned in black felt-tip ink with the lyrics for "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues," signed on the lower margin "Danny / O'Keefe." Said they're movin' to LA. Everybody's leavin' town. [1][2] Most of the songs were written by Leon and Douglas A. Snider. I got my pills to ease the pain Can't find a thing to ease the rain Sometimes I'd like to try and settle down But everybody's leavin' town. "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" is a song written and performed by Danny O'Keefe. Brian Lachance - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Live on The Prescott Opry. People magazine wrote of the album: There’s also a nicely mournful version of the Danny O'Keefe country standard Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues. Good Time Charlie's got the blues Good Time Charlie's got the blues [Instrumental] Y'know my heart keeps tellin' me You're not a kid at 33 Y'play around y'lose your wife, Y'play too long, you lose your life Got my pills t'ease the pain, Can't find a thing to stop the rain I'd love t'try and settle down, But everybody's leavin' town [Chorus:] Found the sunshine in the rain. Charlie Lockard Receives KBA for Commercial Radio. It was first recorded by O'Keefe in 1967, but not released. The album Solid State was re-released on CD in: 2011. Everybody's goin' away. Side one, Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Newspaper Archives, Sunday, September 23, 1984 - Page 29, discographer, Year 1984 Leon Russell – Solid State – Album and singles, Indy Week, Rearranging Leon, Russell returns to Carrboro, by Grant Britt, Feb. 22, 2006, 1984 Leon Russell - Roll Over Beethoven & Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues, Late Night With David Letterman, New York, NY, United States, Jun 19, 1984, imdb.com, Late Night With David Letterman, Jun 19, 1984, People magazine, Picks and Pans Review: Solid State, People Staff, November 19, 1984, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solid_State_(Leon_Russell_album)&oldid=1004106857, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "The Rock 'N' Roll Part of My Heart" 2:58, "There's No Understanding The Heart" 3:42, "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" (Danny O'Keefer) 3:19, Saxophone – Billy Puett (tracks: A3, A6, B1, B3). [4][5], The song Rescue My Heart and Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues on the Solid State album were release as a singles in 1884. youtube.com. The album was recorded in Leon's facility, Paradise Studios in Burbank, California. Album was by produced by Leon Russell. Lyrics to Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues by Elvis Presley from the Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! Everybody's leavin' town. Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues Lyrics. C Find the sunshine, leave the rain? Album was by produced by Leon Russell. Russell’s delivery is honest and plaintive. It was recorded by The Bards and released in 1968 as the b-side to the song "Tunesmith" on Parrot Records. Jack Wessel would continue and be in Leon's band for 35 years. Steve Forbert’s cover of “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” brings an original feel to a classic song.Forbert takes the tune on a calming, nostalgic Americana ride. 3:09 ... Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues. [14], All songs written by Leon Russell and Douglas A. Snider, excluding A6 This is an ideal LP for a slow, dreamy fall evening." The Music Video was shot at Paradise Studios. Besides Elvis, many other artists including Jerry Lee Lewis; Willie Nelson; Chet Atkins; Waylon Jennings; Leon Russell; Charlie Rich; and … [6], Jack Wessel played Bass and did backing vocals for Solid State. G I guess they're right, it's wasting mine! While "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" remains Danny O'Keefe's only Top 10 hit, his real signature song is "The Road," a scorched earth picture of a one-hit wonder on the road to nowhere that Jackson Browne famously covered in 1977 on the album Running on Empty. In 1984, Leon Russell Released His Version Of This Classic Song Originally Performed By Danny O'Keefe In 1972. In 1972, the legendary Ahmet Ertegun signed Danny O'Keefe to Atlantic Records, then teamed him with the incomparable producer Arif Mardin, resulting in his top-five Billboard hit "Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues." For the Good Times (Live) 17. Douglas A. Snider in 1981 released his own single called Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues was the #68 song in 1972 in the Rock & Roll charts.The song was performed by Danny O’Keefe.Comment below with facts and trivia about the song and we may include it in our song facts! Some got to win, some got to lose Good time Charlie's got the blues My old heart keeps telling me There ain't no kid at thirty-three Play around and lose your wife You play too long and lose your life I got my pills to ease the pain Can't find a thing to ease the rain Sometimes I'd like to try and settle down But everybody's leavin' town The Bards were a band from Moses Lake, Washington. Solid State is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues Written by Danny O'Keefe Performed by Dwight Yoakum on "Under the Covers" CD Transcribed by Keith Reding Personally I like the original version better than Dwight's version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Time_Charlie's_Got_the_Blues Some got to win, some got to lose Good time Charlie's got the blues.--- Instrumental to fade --- Elvis Presley Lyrics. Most of the songs were written by Leon and Douglas A. Snider. Good Time Charlie s Got the Blues chords Danny O' Keefe G Everybody's gone away. It was first recorded by O'Keefe in 1967, but not released. The album was first released as a vinyl LP in 1984. [1] The song was recorded by O'Keefe for his self-titled debut album in 1971. The Bards were a band from Moses Lake, Washington. There's not a soul I know around. About Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" is a song written and performed by Danny O'Keefe. In 1968, O'Keefe was a member of a four-man heavy psychedelic rock band named Calliope. The album Solid State was re-released on CD in: 2011. The group recorded one album, Steamed, for Buddah Records before disbanding. The album was recorded in Leon's facility, Paradise Studios in Burbank, California. Danny O'Keefe (born May 20, 1943) is an American folk singer and songwriter.. Career. It's such a pointed and poignant portrayal of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, that I figured it had to be written in the aftermath of his lone hit, … I do not know what key it was done originally. This was followed by the classic album Breezy Stories in 1973. Rescue My Heart was release as music video in 1984. Douglas A. Snider later would write songs for Tom Jones (From the Vaults, Lov… There's not a soul I know around. [2] The following year he re-recorded it (with a slower, more downbeat arrangement) for his second album, O'Keefe. Some caught a freight, some caught a plane. On February 3, 2007, the Billtown Blues Association’s own Charlie Lockard, better known throughout the region as “Goodtime Charlie”, received the Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” Award for his years of service as a Blues DJ in the Susquehanna Valley. 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[10], On Jun 19, 1984 Leon sang live the song Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues from his Solid State album on the Late Night with David Letterman. The album was first released as a vinyl LP in 1984. Danny O’Keefe’s 1972 self-penned smash, “ Good Time Charlie ’s Got The Blues” is one of the most loved recordings of all time . "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues". Some caught a plane. [3] The second version was issued as a single, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, number 5 on the adult contemporary chart, and number 63 on the country chart. 10. It was covered by numerous artists. [7], Billboard on Dec 22, 1984 reported on one of the songs on Leon's Solid State, the song Rescue My Heart. The video was directed by Bob Macken and Ed T. Eberi. [3] Douglas A. Snider later would write songs for Tom Jones (From the Vaults, Love Is on the Radio, and Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young) and B.J. They said this town's will waste their time. Said they're movin to L.A. [11][12][13], People magazine reviewed Leon's Solid State album on November 19, 1984. PO Box 2, 165 E Water St. Hughesville, PA 17737. charlie-lockard@comcast.net. A cover by Leon Russell peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984. [4] The song was also covered by Mel Tormé, especially for a 1986 episode of NBC's Night Court entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye". G Everybody's leaving' town! G Some caught a freight. The chords, however, are from the Dwight CD. C Said they're moving' to L.A. D7 * There's not a soul I know around. [E B A F#m C#m] Chords for Charlie Rich - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (album version) with song key, BPM, capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. [8][9], Leon took this Solid State album on a US tour in 1984. Douglas A. Snider in 1981 released his own single called Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young. 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