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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 Billboard Hot 100. His songs have been recorded by other 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\u2019s “Country Song of the Year”.[3] 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.[4]Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Career in music[edit]Military tours[edit]The Jimmy Dean Show[edit]Performing in Nashville[edit]Recording artist[edit]Dick Flood and the Pathfinders[edit]Songwriting and major label success[edit]Life as Okefenokee Joe[edit]Environmentalist[edit]TV host and narrator[edit]Personal life and death[edit]Discography[edit]TV and film[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Richard Flood was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States,[1] and began playing music while working as a counselor at a YMCA summer camp in the Blue Mountains. After the campers were in bed, he would practice guitar and perform for his fellow counselors.Career in music[edit]Military tours[edit]After serving in Korea with the U.S. Army, Flood organized his first country music band, The Luzon Valley Boys. During this time he also began writing songs, some of which were performed by the band. The Luzon Valley Boys played at the various military clubs on Clark Air Force Base in the Philippine Islands. On one occasion they performed for the Philippine president, Ramon Magsaysay.[5]The Jimmy Dean Show[edit]A few years later, Flood and army buddy, Billy Graves, auditioned for The Jimmy Dean Show.[1]Dean asked them to perform together, so they formed the duo The Country Lads.[1] In 1956, The Country Lads were given a regular spot on The Jimmy Dean Show, which aired on CBS every weekday morning. Like most of the Jimmy Dean Show performers, The Country Lads participated in a USO tour of Europe and Africa. In 1957 the Country Lads signed a contract with Columbia Records and released the single, \u201cAlone In Love\u201d\/\u201cI Won\u2019t Beg Your Pardon\u201d (Columbia #4-41062) and in 1958 they released the record  \u201cAnything\u201d\/\u201dLonely Lover\u201d (Columbia #4-41212).[6] The Country Lads remained on the Jimmy Dean show for three years until 1958 when the show ended.Performing in Nashville[edit]The Country Lads split up in 1958, and in 1959 Flood moved to Nashville to pitch his songs to the popular recording artists he had met on The Jimmy Dean Show. His preference was for songwriting, but his work as singer and entertainer was more profitable. While in Nashville, Flood landed a spot on the radio show Ernest Tubb Record Shop, and from there earned a spot performing on Friday Night Frolics (a Friday night spin-off of the Grand Ole Opry). In 1960\u201361, Flood was invited to sing almost every Saturday night for the Grand Ole Opry.[7]Recording artist[edit]In addition to songwriting, Flood also found success as a recording artist. In 1959, he recorded a cover version of The Browns’ song “The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)”,[1] which was released almost a month after The Browns’ version was released (RCA Victor #47-7555).[8]  Both versions found simultaneous success on the charts with The Browns’ version reaching number one,[9] and Flood’s peaking at number 23.[10] His follow-up singles at Monument, \u201cIt Only Costs A Dime\u201d (Monument #45-414) and \u201cCowpoke,\u201d (Monument #45-427-V) received little airplay.In October 1961, his single “The Hellbound Train” \/ “Judy Lynn” was released on Epic Records (Epic #5-9479). Each year, Columbia Records held a disc jockey convention in Nashville and invited disc jockeys from across the US to listen to Columbia artists perform their newly released music. Flood sang “The Hell Bound Train,” and received considerable praise from his audience. However, because the lyrics included references to drunkenness, hell, and the devil, the song was banned from radio stations. It received little exposure and failed to chart.In 1962, he released the single “King or a Clown” \/ “Never Has So Much Been Lost (In Just a Little While)” (Epic #5-9500). The same year he was voted by Cashbox as the \u201cMost Up and Coming Male Vocalist in Country Music.\u201d[11] Flood also recorded the song “I’ll See You to the Door” with Epic Records, but to Flood’s dismay, they never released it. (In 2015 it was released on the album One Bright Morning by Fervor Records).Dick Flood and the Pathfinders[edit]In 1964, Flood organized a three piece group named Dick Flood and the Pathfinders. In addition to recording and performing in the U.S., the band also toured the military club circuit. They visited Okinawa, Guam, The Philippines, and Vietnam. While on tour, Flood contracted Dengue Fever and became seriously ill. It took several years for him to fully recover.When he returned to the U.S., Flood created his own music label, Totem Records. In 1967, Totem Records released two songs “Miung Sun Lee” \/ “Willow In The Wind” (Totem T-1). During 1968\u20131971, he had one single released on Nasco Records, entitled “Slow It Down” (written by Kris Kristofferson) \/ “Speak My Name” (written by Flood) (Nasco 025),[12] and another release on Nugget Records, “Woman Leave Me Alone” \/ “Home Was Never Like This” (Nugget NR-1026). None of these songs did well in the charts and Flood was becoming discouraged.Songwriting and major label success[edit]In 1958, Flood and Fred Foster co-wrote the Billy Graves’ single “The Shag (Is Totally Cool)” (Monument Records -#45-MN.401) which reached number 53 on Billboard’s Hot 100.[13] Due to the song’s success, Billy Graves was invited to tour with Dick Clark.In 1959, Flood’s song “Gee” was recorded by George Hamilton IV and released on his album Gee! (Hilltop JS-6161) as well as on his single “Gee” \/ “I Know Your Sweetheart” (ABC-Paramount 45\u201310028).[14] “Gee” hit number 73 on the US charts.[15]In 1960, Roy Orbison recorded Flood’s song “Here Comes That Song Again” for Orbison’s album Lonely and Blue (Monument M 4002). The song was also released on Orbison’s single “Only the Lonely” \/ “Here Comes that Song Again” (Monument #45-421).In 1961, Anita Bryant recorded Flood’s song “Cold, Cold Winter” on her single “Cold, Cold Winter” \/ “Step By Step, Little By Little” (Columbia #4-42257). It was later released on her 1963 album Anita Bryant’s Greatest Hits (Columbia CS-8756).In 1962, “Trouble’s Back in Town” (Decca Records DL 4391)[16] was recorded by The Wilburn Brothers and made it to number 3 on the Cashbox Country Singles chart, and number 4 on the US Country charts.[17] It was also named Cashbox Magazine’s Country Song of the Year.Flood’s songs were often found on the B-side of popular singles, such as “Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison, and Billy Grammer’s “Gotta’ Travel On” \/ “Chasing a Dream” (Monument #45-400)[18] which led his friends in the music business to nickname him \u2018Flip Side Flood\u2019.Life as Okefenokee Joe[edit]Environmentalist[edit]In 1973, Flood’s second marriage was ending and his music career was struggling. Flood decided to leave it all behind and move to Georgia.[19] He camped alone for four months until he found a job as the animal curator of the Okefenokee Swamp. For eight years he lived on the northern edge of Cowhouse Island. In 1976 he met Cindy Yeomans, who would  become his third wife. After the wedding, the couple moved to Odum, Georgia.In 1981, Flood changed his name to Okefenokee Joe. He became an expert on wildlife and ecology and began to teach lessons through his ballads and wildlife demonstrations.Okefenokee Joe, an 11-foot-long alligator, named after him, lived and dominated in the Okefenokee Swamp, died at almost 80, in 2021.[20]TV host and narrator[edit]In the late 1980s, he narrated and hosted two documentaries Swampwise[21] and The Joy of Snakes..[22] He also created a DVD field guide Know Your Snakes \u2013 Venomous Snakes of the Southeastern United States.[23] Beginning in 1991 he made several appearances on the Georgia Outdoor series produced by Georgia Public Broadcasting.[24][25] He speaks and performs for schools, libraries, and seminars.[26][27]In November 2015, Flood was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame.[28][29] In recent years, Flood has worked with Fervor Records to release many of his previously unreleased recordings. The independent music label has also placed his music in television and film. Flood also owns his own record label, Cowhouse Island Records, and continues to write and record songs and albums about nature, simple living, and his faith.[5]Personal life and death[edit]Dick Flood had 5 boys and was the step father to 2 girls. He died in Augusta, Georgia, on January 9, 2023, at age 90.[30][31][32]Discography[edit]Performing ArtistTitle (Format)LabelCat#CountryYearThe Country LadsAlone in Love\/I Won’t Beg Your PardonColumbia4-41062-cUS1957Lonely Lover\/Anything (7″, Single)Columbia4-412US1958Lonely Lover\/Anything (7″, Single)Columbia4-41212US1958Billy GravesThe Shag (Is Totally Cool) (Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, SingleMonument45-401US1958The Shag (Is Totally Cool)\/ Uncertain (7″, Single)Monument45-401US1958The Shag\/ Uncertain (7″, Single)Monument45 MN. 401Canada1958The Shag\/ Uncertain (7″, Single)Monument45-401US1958The Shag\/ Uncertain (7″, Single)Monument45-401US1958Kathy LindenAllentown Jail\/ That’s What Love Is (7″)Monument45-420US1960[33]That’s What Love Is (CD, Compilation, Remastered)Golden Sandy RecordsGSR-901271994George Hamilton IVGee\/I Know Your Sweetheart (Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo)ABC-Paramount45-10,028US1959Gee\/I Know Your Sweetheart (7″, Single)ABC- Paramount45-10,028US1959Gee! (Vinyl, LP, Album)HilltopJS-6161US1975Gee! (Vinyl, LP, Album)HilltopJS-6161Canada1975Roy OrbisonOnlyThe Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) \/ Here Comes that Song Again (7″)London Records45-HL-1671Australia1960Only The Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) \/ Here Comes that Song Again (7″, Single, Mono)London Records, London American RecordingsFLX 3133Netherlands1960OnlyThe Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)\/Here Comes that Song Again (7″, Single)London Records9.5.190unknown1960Only The Lonely \/ Here Comes That Song Again (7″, Single)London American Recordings45-HL-U 9149UK1960Lonely and Blue (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)Doxy MusicDOK 314Russia2012Lonely and Blue (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Pap)MonumentSICP 3113Japan2011Lonely and Blue (CD, Album, Reissue)Monument, Legacy82876855722Europe2006Lonely and Blue (CD, Reissue)Monument, LegacyM 4002, 8287685572 2US2006Anita BryantCold, Cold Winter\/Step By Step, Little By Little (Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single)Columbia4-42257US1961Cold, Cold Winter (7″, Single)PhilipsPB.1214UK1961Anita Bryant’s Greatest Hits (Vinyl, LP, Compilation)ColumbiaCS 8756US1963Anita Bryant’s Greatest Hits ( LP, Compilation, Mono)ColumbiaCL 1956US1963Anita Bryant’s Greatest Hits (LP, Compilation)ColumbiaCS 8756Canada1963Anita Bryant’s Greatest Hits ( LP, Compilation, Mono, Promo)ColumbiaCL 1956US1963The Wilburn BrothersTrouble’s Back In Town (Vinyl, LP, Mono)DeccaDL 4391US1963Trouble’s Back In Town (LP)DeccaDL 74391US1963Trouble’s Back In Town (LP, Mono)BrunswickLAT 8555UK1963Trouble’s Back In Town- The Hits of the Wilburn Brothers (CD, Compilation)Edsel (subsidiary of Demon Music Group)EDCD 540UK1998Dick FloodFar Away\/The Three Bells (7″)Felstead Music Corp.45-AF. 125Finland1959Monument45-408US1959London Records45-AF 125DenmarkUnknownIt’s My Way\/It Only Cost a Dime (7″)Monument45-414US1960Cowpoke\/CaritaMonument45-427-VUS1960Judy Lynn\/ Hellbound Train (7″, Promo)Epic Records5-9479US1961King or a Clown\/Never Has So Much Been Lost (In Just a Little While)(7″)Epic5-9500US1962Another Stretch of Track\/(Someone Was Standing) Outside Your Door (7″, Single)Epic Records5-9556US1962(Same Old Crazy Me) Same Old Cheatin’ You (7″)Nugget RecordsNR-2200US1964I Need All the Friends I Can Find\/These Things Make a Heartache (7″)Kapp RecordsK-640US1965Woman Leave Me Alone\/Home Was Never Like This (7″, Promo)NuggetNR-1026US1968The Best of Dick Flood 1961-1967Fervor RecordsFVRCD06201US2014One Bright MorningFervor RecordsFVRCD06211US2015The Incomparable Dick FloodFervor RecordsFVRCD06203US2015Up Close and PersonalFervor RecordsFVRCD06204US2007The Way it Used to BeBlack Water Music CompanyUS2014Cowpoke (Remastered, Single)Bacci Bros RecordsUK2015It’s My Way (Remastered, Single)Bacci Bros RecordsUK2015Slow it Down\/Speak My NameNasco Records025US1972Dick Flood and the PathfindersBetween Two Worlds\/From Warm to Cool to ColdKappK-681US1965Trouble’s Back In Town\/Don’t Sweetheart Me (7″, Single, Promo)Kapp RecordsK-754US1966Willow in the Wind\/Miung Sung Lee (7″)TotemT-1US1967Sure Gets Dark\/I Didn’t See You Standing There (7″, Single, 45 RPM,Vinyl)TotemT-7, T-8USUnknownVariousHillbillies in Hell (Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Remastered, Internal Red)The Omni Recording Corporation, The Iron Mountain Analogue Research FacilityIMAR-109LPAustralia2017[34]TV and film[edit]Artist NameSong TitleShow TitleEpisodeProgramProductionAir DateDick Flood“Everything Happens for the Best”Last Man on Earth212TVFox3\/13\/2016Big Tips Texas—TVMTV12\/1\/2013Rachel Zoe Project401TVBravo9\/6\/2011Saddle Ranch104TVVH15\/8\/2011Preacher104TVAMC6\/19\/2016Preacher105TVAMC6\/26\/2016“Looking Around”Aquarius106TVNBC6\/25\/2015“A Fool For Loving You”11-22-63107Hulu3\/21\/2016“Willow in the Wind”The Astronaut Wives Club108TVABC8\/6\/2015“Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep”The Astronaut Wives Club107TVABC7\/30\/2015Van Helsing209TVSyFy12\/7\/17“Warning Signs”Children’s Hospital612TVAdult Swim6\/6\/2015The FrontierFilmIndependent4\/18\/2015The Good Wife604TVCBS10\/12\/2014The Leftovers301TVHBO4\/16\/2017“I’ll See You to the Door”iZombie201TVThe CW10\/5\/2015“Without Your Love”The Astronaut Wives Club105TVABC7\/16\/2015“Livin’ in the Lonely Zone”The Driftless AreaFilmIndependent4\/18\/2015Preacher102TVAMC6\/5\/2016“Listen to Me Self”The Leftovers209TVHBO11\/29\/2015“Home Was Never Like This”Katie Says GoodbyeFilmIndependent9\/11\/2016“Blue Blue Party”Preacher105TVAMC6\/26\/2016Preacher106TVAMC7\/6\/2016“I’ll Never Be the Same After You”Wynonna Earp207TVSyFy7\/21\/2017“Out of Sight Out of Mind”The Man in the High Castle102Amazon10\/23\/2015SMILF107TVShowtime12\/17\/17“Run For Your Life”Preacher108TVAMC7\/17\/2016“Sure Gets Dark When the Sun Goes Down”Preacher102TVAMC6\/5\/2016Aquarius207TVNBC7\/14\/2016“I’m Going Home”This is Us211TVNBC1\/9\/18“A Place Called Happiness”Van Helsing211TVSyFy12\/21\/17Dick Flood and The Pathfinders“I Didn’t See You Standing There”I’m Dying Up Here106TVShowtime7\/16\/2017“Jammin’ the Blues”The Astronaut Wives Club104TVABC7\/9\/2015[35][36]References[edit]^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First\u00a0ed.). Guinness Publishing. p.\u00a0880. ISBN\u00a00-85112-939-0.^ “Richard Dick (Okefenokee Joe) Flood November 13, 1932 ~ January 9, 2023 (age 90)”. folkfuneralhome.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.^ “MY STORY”. Monroelocal.org. 21 April 2016.^ “Swampwise”. Georgia Public Broadcasting. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2017-11-02.^ a b “The Ballad of Okefenokee Joe | Holistic Storyteller”. www.holisticstoryteller.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2022.^ “The Country Lads – Anything”. 45cat.com.^ “7 Jun 1961, Page 12 – The Tennessean at Newspapers.com”. Newspapers.com.^ “Dick Flood – The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)”. 45cat.com.^ “The Browns The Three Bells Chart History”. Billboard.com.^ “Dick Flood The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story) Chart History”. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018.^ “Okefenokee Joe was once songwriter Dick Flood”. Chronicle.augusta.com.^ “Dick Flood – Slow It Down”. 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.^ “Billy Graves Chart History”. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018.^ “George Hamilton IV – Gee”. 45cat.com.^ “George Hamilton IV Gee Chart History”. Billboard.com.^ “The Wilburn Brothers – Trouble’s Back In Town”. Discogs.^ “Wilburn Brothers Chart History”. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018.^ “Billy Grammer – Gotta Travel On \/ Chasing A Dream”. Discogs.^ “Singer teaches with snakes”. Chronicle.augusta.com.^ Pa\u00fal, Mar\u00eda Luisa (September 11, 2021). “Okefenokee Joe, ‘an amazing old’ alligator named after a Georgia singer, has died”. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2023.^ “Digital Library”. Gpb.org. 9 November 2007.^ “Archived copy”. www.afternic.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)^ “Okefenokee Joe the Snake Educator”. Grit.com.^ Fallows, Deborah. “Swampwise!”. Theatlantic.com.^ “Swamp Wise \/ The Okefenokee Swamp”. CNN iReport.^ [1][dead link]^ [2][dead link]^ [3][dead link]^ “Ramblin’ Rhodes: Augusta’s rich musical tradition finally being noticed”. Chronicle.augusta.com.^  https:\/\/www.wjbf.com\/news\/georgias-own-okefenokee-joe-dies-in-augusta-at-90\/. |title=Georgia\u2019s own Okefenokee Joe dies in Augusta at 90.^ “RIP Okefenokee Joe”. The Advance. January 18, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.^ “Remembering GPB TV documentarian Okefenokee Joe”. GBP News. January 10, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.^ “Kathy Linden – Allentown Jail”. 45cat.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.^ “Dick Flood Discography – USA – 45cat”. 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.^ “Music by Dick Flood”. Tunefind.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.^ “Music by Dick Flood & The Pathfinders”. Tunefind.com. 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