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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 Sep 2, 2011. 10:01pm
tomhad said

Crack The Window Baby
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Album One Hot July
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On Nov 5, 2009. 3:46pm
raysun said

one of the best artists left on this earth

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