Danny O'Keefe (born May 20, 1943) is an American folk singer and songwriter.

Career

In 1968, O'Keefe was a member of a four-man heavy psychedelic rock band named the Calliope. The group recorded one album, ''Steamed'', for

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before disbanding. O'Keefe is best known for the

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, " Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues", which was released in September 1972, and reached number 9 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and for "The Road", covered by

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on '' Running on Empty''. "Good Time Charlie" stayed on the ''

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'' chart for 14 weeks and sold a million copies. The

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issued a

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in June 1973. The song became O'Keefe's only song to reach the Australian top 100, peaking at number 53 in February 1973. In Canada, an earlier single, ''Covered Wagon'', reached number 86 on March 6, 1971. O'Keefe's songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Jackson Browne ("The Road"), Gary Stewart ("Quits"),

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("Quits"),

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("Along for the Ride"),

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("Magdalena"),

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("Magdalena"),

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("Souvenirs"),

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, and Dwight Yoakam ("Under the Covers"). In Italy his song "The Road" has been covered by

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, with Italian lyrics written by

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(and re-titled "Una città per cantare"). In 2023, O'Keefe released "''Circular Turns''".

Discography

* ''Introducing Danny O'Keefe'' (Panorama, 1966) * ''Danny O'Keefe'' (Cotillion, 1970) * '' O'Keefe'' (Signpost, 1972) * ''Breezy Stories'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''So Long Harry Truman'' (Atlantic, 1975) * ''American Roulette'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''The Seattle Tapes'' (First American, 1977) * ''The Seattle Tapes Vol. II'' (First American, 1978) * ''The Global Blues'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''The Day to Day'' (Coldwater, 1984) * ''Redux'' (Beachwood, 1989) * ''Runnin' from the Devil'' (Miramar, 1999) * ''In Time'' (Bicameral Songs, 2008) * ''Light Leaves the West'' (Road Canon Music, 2015) * ''Home'' (Road Canon Music, 2017) * ''Looking Glass & The Dreamers'' (Road Canon Music, 2020) * ''Circular Turns '' (Sunset Blvd, 2023)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OKeefe, Danny Living people Musicians from Spokane, Washington 1943 births Singer-songwriters from Washington (state) Atlantic Records artists Cotillion Records artists Warner Records artists