"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] This article about a jazz standard or composition written in the 1920s is a stub.