South (composition)

This article is about the 1924 jazz composition. For other uses, see South (disambiguation).

"South" is a jazz composition by Thamon Hayes and Bennie Moten.^[1] It was introduced by Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra in 1924 and recorded again in 1928, when it became a national hit.^[2] It was Moten's most popular composition.^[3]

Originally an instrumental piece, Ray Charles (a pseudonym for Charles Carpenter) later wrote lyrics for the tune.^[1]