Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

"Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" is a song written and performed by American folk singer 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, United States. 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 number 63 on the country chart. The song was also recorded by Mel Tormé, especially for a 1986 episode of NBC's Night Court entitled "Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye".

It was recorded by numerous artists. A recording by Leon Russell peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984.

Selected list of recorded versions

 * Willie Nelson on his album "City of New Orleans"
 * Conway Twitty (1977), on the album Play, Guitar Play
 * The Bards (1968) on Parrot Records
 * Danny O'Keefe (1971), on the album Danny O'Keefe
 * Dwight Yoakam (1997), on the album Under the Covers
 * Waylon Jennings (1973), on the album Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
 * Mike Farris
 * Elvis Presley, recorded at Stax and featured on his 1974 album Good Times
 * 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".
 * Nat Stuckey (1973), on the album Take Time To Love Her
 * Shooter Jennings (2016), on the album Black Country Rock 2015 Mixtape.
 * Charley Crockett on his 2018 album, Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza
 * Ronnie Dunn on his 2020 album RE-DUNN