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Tony Joe White
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Biography
Tony Joe White (born July 23, 1943, Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by Elvis Presley and Tom Jones. Biography: Early years: Tony Joe White was born one of seven children and raised on a cotton farm near the small town of Oak Grove, Louisiana. When Tony Joe was 16, Charles, the oldest of the White children, brought home a Lightnin' Hopkins album and started teaching blues guitar to his younger brother. As a child, he listened to not only local bluesmen and country singers but also to the distinctive cajun music of Louisiana, a hybrid of traditional musical styles introduced by French-Canadian settlers at the turn of the nineteenth century. White began performing at school dances, and after graduating,...
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Discography
- Tony Joe, 1970
- Tony Joe White, 1971
- Lake Placid Blues, 1999
- Black and White
- Live in Europe 1971, 1972
- Groupy Girl, 1970
- The Train I'm On
- The Path of a Decent Groove, 1993
- Real Thang, 1980
- One Hot July
- Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings, 2006
- Polk Salad Annie
- ...Continued, 1969
- Take Home the Swamp
- Deep Cuts, 2008
- Closer to the Truth
- Roosevelt & Ira Lee
- Uncovered
- Snakey, 2002
- The Heroines, 2004
- Collection
- Live!, 1986
- Eyes
- Hard to Handle, 2005
- Homemade Ice Cream, 1973
- Dangerous, 1983
- The Shine, 2010
- The Beginning
- The Best of Tony Joe White (feat. Polk Salad Annie), 1993
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On the ABC
- Music Deli - 31 January 2004 - Saturday 31st January 2004
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- The Best Of Live At The Basement - Tony Joe White - ABC1 ...
- DIG Internet Radio - Report: Queenscliff Music Festival '05
- ABC - DIG - 11/10/2002: Melbourne Music & Blues Festival Launched
- Life Matters: 12 February 2003 - LM Music Track
- Life Matters - 12 February 2003 - LM Music Track
- DIG Internet Radio - In Concert: Tony Joe White
- The Music Show - 08/02/2003: 8th February, 2003
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- Tony Joe White Music | 6Lyrics
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Crack The Window Baby
Artist Tony Joe White
Album One Hot July
Label Mercury/UMA
Year 1998
one of the best artists left on this earth
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