Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues - wikipedia Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues `` Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues '' Single by Danny O'Keefe from the album O'Keefe B - side `` The Valentine Pieces '' Released August 1972 Genre Country Length 3 : 01 Label Signpost Songwriter ( s ) Danny O'Keefe Producer ( s ) Ahmet Ertegün Danny O'Keefe singles chronology `` Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues '' ( 1972 ) `` The Road '' ( 1972 ) `` Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues '' ( 1972 ) `` The Road '' ( 1972 ) `` 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 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. Charts Chart ( 1972 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 19 US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Billboard Adult Contemporary US Cash Box Top 100 10 Selected list of recorded versions This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2018 ) 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, 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 Tormé, ( 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. References Jump up ^ David Neale. `` Elvis Presley : Original Version Recordings of Songs He Sang ''. Davidneale.eu. Retrieved 8 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Danny O'Keefe - Danny O'Keefe - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` O'Keefe - Danny O'Keefe - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues ( song by Danny O'Keefe ) Music VF, US & UK hits charts ''. Musicvf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2013 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 -- 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 293. ISBN 978 - 0 - 89820 - 203 - 8. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Missing or empty url = ( help ) ; access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 -- 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ `` Rockin ' My Life Away ( Warner ) - Jerry Lee Lewis - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Good_Time_Charlie%27s_Got_the_Blues&oldid=855233167 '' Categories : 1967 songs Elvis Presley songs Willie Nelson songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs Leon Russell songs Song recordings produced by Ahmet Ertegun Songs written by Danny O'Keefe Hidden categories : Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from August 2018 All articles needing additional references Talk About Wikipedia Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 16 August 2018, at 20 : 56 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote good time charlie's got the blues
Answer: Danny O'Keefe