Tony Joe White has made a career out of being laconic, and his matter-of-fact delivery lent a homespun truthfulness to race relations in “Willie and Laura Mae Jones,” a subtle wink to “Polk Salad Annie” and a mournful quality to “Rainy Night in Georgia.” When he dueted with Shelby Lynne on “Can’t Go Back Home,” [...]
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On the Road Again
August 13, 2010 – 11:36 am
North Louisiana native Tony Joe White has made a career out of being laconic, and his matter-of-fact delivery lent a homespun truthfulness to race relations in “Willie and Laura Mae Jones,” a subtle wink to “Polk Salad Annie” and a mournful quality to “Rainy Night in Georgia.” When he dueted with Shelby Lynne on “Can’t [...]
