Dick Flood

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Dick Flood (born November 13, 1932), also known as Okefenokee Joe, is an American singer, songwriter, entertainer, and environmentalist. In the mid-1950s he was part of the duo The Country Lads and made regular appearances on CBS' The Jimmy Dean Show. In 1959, Flood's cover version of "The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)" reached number 23 on the US chart. His songs have been recorded by popular artists including Roy Orbison, Anita Bryant, Billy Grammer, Kathy Linden, and The Wilburn Brothers. In 1962, The Wilburn Brothers recorded his song "Trouble's Back in Town", which peaked at number 4 on the US Country Chart and was named Cashbox Magazine’s “Country Song of the Year.” In 1973, Flood moved to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp and became a professional naturalist and environmentalist. In rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Dick Flood (born November 13, 1932), also known as Okefenokee Joe, is an American singer, songwriter, entertainer, and environmentalist. In the mid-1950s he was part of the duo The Country Lads and made regular appearances on CBS' The Jimmy Dean Show. In 1959, Flood's cover version of "The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)" reached number 23 on the US chart. His songs have been recorded by popular artists including Roy Orbison, Anita Bryant, Billy Grammer, Kathy Linden, and The Wilburn Brothers. In 1962, The Wilburn Brothers recorded his song "Trouble's Back in Town", which peaked at number 4 on the US Country Chart and was named Cashbox Magazine’s “Country Song of the Year.” In 1973, Flood moved to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp and became a professional naturalist and environmentalist. In 1981, Flood changed his name to Okefenokee Joe, and in 1989 he hosted and narrated the Emmy award-winning documentary Swampwise on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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