who sang little green apples, o c smith or roger miller
November 23, 1992. Bobby Russell, 52, who wrote such song hits as Little Green Apples, Honey and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.. Little Green Apples, recorded by Roger Miller, O.C. Smith and Patti Page, won Grammy awards in 1968 for song of the year and best country song. That same year, Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro, was voted song of the year by the Country Music Assn.