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 # 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 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 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 Marco T ( 2001 ), on the album Marco T. Country Colombian edition Shooter Jennings ( 2016 ), on the album `` BCR Mixtape 2016 ''. References Jump up ^ http://davidneale.eu/elvis/originals/list3.html#S1218 Jump up ^ Danny O'Keefe, Danny O'Keefe Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ Danny O'Keefe, O'Keefe Retrieved July 3, 2012. Jump up ^ Danny O'Keefe's `` Good Time Charlie 's Got the Blues Chart Positions Retrieved July 3, 2012. 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 ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, Rockin ' My Life Away Retrieved July 3, 2012. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Good_Time_Charlie%27s_Got_the_Blues&oldid=785188251 '' 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 Talk About Wikipedia Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 12 June 2017, at 04 : 07. 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 the song good time charlie got the blues
Answer: Danny O'Keefe