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Name: Tony Joe White
Music Brainz ID: 810af667-6a1f-40df-87a9-27f726cba4f3
Last.fm url:
http://www.last.fm/music/Tony+Joe+Whitelisteners: 89701
playcount:
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Popular Tags:
blues,
blues rock,
swamp rock,
rock,
swamp,
Published/Updated: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:18:30 +0000
Biography:
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 2010's
"The Shine".
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