| Singer/songwriter Danny O'Keefe began his career in the Minnesota coffeehouse scene in the 1960's In 1969, a meeting with Buffalo Springfield manager Charles Greene led to a telephone audition with Ahmet Ertegun, President of Atlantic Records, resulting in O'Keefe's first record deal. Atlantic Records released O'Keefe (1972) which featured the top-ten classic hit, "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues", followed by the classic Breezy Stories (1973).
"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie McCoy, Cab Calloway, Earl Klugh, and Chet Atkins among others. Mel Torme performed it and, most recently, it was recorded by Dwight Yoakam for his Under The Covers release, and featured in the film Wild Things.
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