Tony Joe White

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Oak Grove, Louisiana

In 1969, deep voiced southern songsmith Tony Joe White from Oak Grove, Louisiana had a U.S. Top 10 hit with his classic swamp rock tune “Polk Salad Annie”.White continues to tour and record into the 21st century, and his bluesy songs have been covered by dozens of artists ranging from Elvis Presley and Tim McGraw, to Dusty Springfield and Tina Turner. His latest release in a forty plus year career is 2008’s Deep Cuts.

Born in 1943, White was the youngest of seven children in a part-Cherokee family raised on a cotton farm, and first showed an interest in music at the age of 16 when he heard an album by Lightning Hopkins. He later began performing at school dances and night clubs, first as Tony and the Mojos and then as Tony and the Twilights.

After moving to Memphis in the late 1960’s, White was signed to Monument records and his first single release was a Ray Stevens song “Georgia Pines”.

White’s 1969 debut album, Black And White, featured originals such as “Willie And Laura Mae Jones” and “Polk Salad Annie,” and psychedelic ode to the west coast “Soul Francisco” which became a hit in France. The album also featured a cover of Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman”. His follow up record for Monument was “…Continued” followed by Tony Joe in 1970, his last for Monument.

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Sapegas wrote:
last month

I love his beautiful vocal

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RandyB1961 wrote:
last month

Very underrated songwriter. Tony Joe White is what John Fogerty always wanted to be when he grew up.

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AlexMalborov wrote:
October 2009

Great guy.

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ironmine wrote:
August 2009

I am collecting all Tony Joe White albums. I cannot get enough of him! He's unique.

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Scentlesss wrote:
August 2009

underrated.

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carlsten wrote:
July 2009

! what a great discovery

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RoterMilan2 wrote:
March 2009

ist gerade mein Herzschlag.............sehr angenehm.

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dunzi55 wrote:
February 2009

Live 20.11.2008 in the Musichall Worpswede.I have seen a` great Rock`n Roller and Performer.

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philmfan wrote:
February 2009

The version of Poke Salad Annie above doesn't seem to be the original. I'm not even sure if that's Tony Joe singing. Sings too fast, almost. Maybe I'm wrong.

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Natty_New wrote:
February 2009

love his music, his voice, his manner...

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korpazan wrote:
January 2009

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legoblockguy wrote:
December 2008

Love Polk Salad Annie. I was surprised to find Tony Joe White wasn't black!

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dorsal9 wrote:
September 2008

es el mas grande, naprawde!

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kostenger wrote:
August 2008

Listen to the version of Rory Gallagher:WOW!

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April 2008

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jrmybwedding wrote:
April 2008

i dig it

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Judge_Gabranth wrote:
January 2008

vote for the new pics

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magic_cucumber wrote:
November 2007

Elvis' version of Polk Salad Annie blows Tony Joe White's version out of the water...

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Autistic_Cucoo wrote:
August 2007

Can't believe he isn't listened to more! Awesome mix of blues, rock, swamp, country, soul, funk... lots of great tunes.

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azfad wrote:
July 2007

love this guy. cant believe his shoutbox is/was empty

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