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"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.〔http://davidneale.eu/elvis/originals/list3.html#S1218〕 The song was recorded by O'Keefe for his self-titled debut album in 1971.〔(Danny O'Keefe, ''Danny O'Keefe'' ) Retrieved July 3, 2012.〕 The following year he re-recorded it (with a slower, more downbeat arrangement) for his second album, ''O'Keefe''.〔(Danny O'Keefe, ''O'Keefe'' ) Retrieved July 3, 2012.〕 The second version was issued as a single, reaching #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, #5 on the adult contemporary chart, and #63 on the country chart.〔(Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues Chart Positions ) Retrieved July 3, 2012.〕 The song was also covered by Mel Tormé, 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. ==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 *Mike Farris *Elvis Presley *Leon Russell *Chris Hillman *Earl Klugh *Rita Wilson *Charlie Rich (1980), on the album ''Once a Drifter'' *Jerry Lee Lewis and Leon Russell〔(Jerry Lee Lewis, ''Rockin' My Life Away'' ) Retrieved July 3, 2012.〕 *Holly Cole, from the album Night (2012) *Harry Manx (2008), from the album ''Live at the Glenn Gould Studio'' *Mel Tormé, (1986), for a ''Night Court'' episode entitled ''"Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye"''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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