Question: What was the nationality of the singer and co-writer of "Mr. Pitiful"?
Context: Joe Connelly (August 22, 1917 – February 13, 2003) was a television and radio scriptwriter born in New York City.  He was best known for his work on "The Amos 'n' Andy Show", "Meet Mr. McNutley", "Leave It To Beaver", "Ichabod and Me", "Bringing Up Buddy", and "The Munsters", along with his co-writer Bob Mosher who hails from Auburn, New York. Just the Same is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Terri Clark.  It was released in late 1996 on Mercury Records.  In the U.S., this album produced the singles "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (a cover of a Warren Zevon song which was also a Top 40 pop hit for Linda Ronstadt), "Emotional Girl", and the title track, which respectively reached #5, #10 and #49 on the country charts.  In Canada, the first two singles were both #1 on the country charts, while the title track was a #16.  The fourth single, "Something in the Water", reached #39 in Canada, but did not chart in the U.S.  The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. "Mr. Sandman" (sometimes rendered as "Mister Sandman") is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and later that same year by The Chordettes.  The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr. Sandman" to "bring me a dream" – the traditional association with the folkloric figure, the sandman.  The pronoun used to refer to the desired dream is often changed depending on the sex of the singer or group performing the song, as the original sheet music publication, which includes male and female versions of the lyrics, intended.  Some time later, Ballard also rewrote the lyrics for Christmas use as "Mr. Santa".  The chord progression in each chorus follows the circle of fifths for six chords in a row.  Singer Dorothy Collins charted with "Mr. Santa" (#51, US trade Music Vendor.  1955).  The song was later recorded by Tony Sandler and Ralph Young (1968) and Suzy Bogguss.  Emmylou Harris' recording of the song reached the top-ten on the U.S. country singles chart in 1981. "Mr. Pitiful" is a song written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and included on the 1965 album "The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads". "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written and originally recorded by Warren Zevon in 1976.  It is best known as one of Linda Ronstadt's signature hits.  Country music singer Terri Clark scored a Top Five hit in 1996 with her own cover of the song.  There have also been many other versions of this song. Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant for Pakistan.  Till date it is the only original Pakistani beauty pageant that is internationally recognized in the world.  The contestants of the Miss Pakistan World pageant are Pakistani girls who reside all over the world, as well as the participation is opened for Pakistani girls from Pakistan, as well as dual nationality holders.  Miss Pakistan World has been running since 2002 and has expanded to launching Mrs. Pakistan World as well as Mr. Pakistan World. George Cromarty (September 15, 1941 – February 12, 1992) was an American folk guitarist and singer.  He is best known as the co-writer, with Ed Rush, of the song "Plastic Jesus", though he went on to record three albums of solo guitar music in the 1970s and 1980s.  The Folk Music Sourcebook likened his playing style to John Fahey's, and George Winston cites Cromarty as a musical influence.  His music has been heard on the soundtracks of many films, including the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis."  The "Columbia record exec" in "Inside Llewyn Davis" was named "Mr. Cromarty" in honor of Cromarty. Sheena Shirley Easton (née Orr; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer, recording artist and stage and screen actress with dual British-American nationality.  Easton first came into the public eye as the focus of an episode in the first British musical reality television programme "The Big Time: Pop Singer", which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records. Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout.  He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues.  Redding's style of singing gained inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre.  His singing style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s, such as James Carr and Freddie Jackson.  (Woodstra and Elewine) During his lifetime, his recordings were produced by Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Madan (Ramigani Madan Mohan Reddy alias R R Madan) is a Telugu film writer, director and producer.  He was born and brought up in Madanapalle, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.  He has done his graduation from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi at Annie Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalli.  He used to write short stories and direct play-lets during his college days.  Later he moved to Hyderabad where the regional Film Industry in Telugu language is located.  He worked for 2 years as an assistant cameraman under Mr. S. Gopal Reddy, a popular film cameraman.  Later he has worked as a co-writer for few films.  He is currently regarded as one of the promising Script writers and Directors in the Telugu Film Industry for his creative thinking, innovative subjects and intellectual content.
Answer: American