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Tony Joe White
IN MEMORIAM: Tony Joe White (1943 – 2018)
Tony Joe White, the singer-songwriter from north Louisiana whose steamy, swampy “Polk Salad Annie” became a top 10 hit, died October 24 at his home in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. “He […]
Venerated songwriter, guitarist and singer Tony Joe White has died
Louisiana native, singer, guitarist and songwriter Tony Joe White has reportedly passed away. The 75-year-old’s death was reported by the Tennessean. According to the report, he died suddenly from an […]
Tony Joe White talks back
Growing up in north Louisiana’s West Carroll Parish, Tony Joe White picked cotton on his dad’s farm and pokeweed in the woods and fields. When he wasn’t working or going […]
Tony Joe White, The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (Real Gone Music)
Tony Joe White has always had the persona of being Elvis Presley’s wilder, funkier swamp cousin. This happened even before Elvis covered White’s stone cold hit “Polk Salad Annie.” They […]
Tony Joe White, The Shine (Swamp Records)
The formula might seem familiar: older artist strips down to his barest elements, his age injecting a new depth to each turn in his voice, and puts together an introspective, […]
Tony Joe White, That On the Road Look Live (Rhino Handmade Records)
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 […]
Tony Joe White, Deep Cuts (Swamp)
Whether he is playing with a full band or as a duo with drummer Swamp Man Loose—Jeff Hale—Tony Joe White has been funky since his first album in 1969. On […]
Fest Focus: Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White has never lost perspective. The writer of “Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia” doesn’t hurry and he doesn’t work too hard. He once told his […]
Tony Joe White, Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings (Rhino Handmade)
Tony Joe White’s appearance at Tipitina’s this fall became a pleasantly unexpected trip through his substantial catalogue. One of the highlights was “The High Sheriff of Calhoun Parrish,” a […]
Tony Joe White, Uncovered (Swamp)
Tony Joe White named his new album Uncovered because his son thought the tracks sounded like some old, overlooked tracks from his heyday. They don’t, really, but with an […]
