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Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
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Wikipedia article
'"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues"' is a song written and performed by Danny O'Keefe.
It was first recorded by O'Keefe in 1967, but not released. It was recorded by The Bards and released in 1968 as the b-side to the song "Tunesmith" on Parrot Records. The Bards were a band from Moses Lake, Washington. The song was recorded by O'Keefe for his self-titled debut album in 1971. The following year he re-recorded it (with a slower, more downbeat arrangement) for his second album, 'O'Keefe'. 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. The song was also covered by Mel Torm, especially for a 1986 episode of NBC's 'Night Court' entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye".
It was covered by numerous artists. A cover by Leon Russell peaked at number 63 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart in 1984.
Charts
Selected list of recorded versions
* The Bards (1968) on Parrot Records
*Danny O'Keefe (1971), on the album 'Danny O'Keefe'
*Dwight Yoakam
*Willie Nelson
*Waylon Jennings recorded his version of the song for his 1973 album Lonesome, On'ry and Mean.
*Mike Farris
*Elvis Presley, recorded at Stax and featured on his 1974 album Good Times
*Leon Russell
*Chris Hillman
*Earl Klugh on his 1978 album 'Magic in Your Eyes'
*Rita Wilson
*Charlie Rich (1980), on the album 'Once a Drifter'
*Jerry Lee Lewis and Leon Russell
*Holly Cole, from the album 'Night' (2012)
*Harry Manx (2008), from the album 'Live at the Glenn Gould Studio'
*Mel Torm, (1986), for a 'Night Court' episode entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye".
*Conway Twitty (1977), on the album 'Play, Guitar Play'
*Nat Stuckey (1973), on the album 'Take Time To Love Her'
*Shooter Jennings (2016), on the album 'Black Country Rock 2015 Mixtape'.
*Charley Crockett on his 2018 album, 'Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza'
*Ronnie Dunn on his 2020 album 'RE-DUNN'
References
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