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Warner E Hodges London Islington Hope & Anchor 1/4/22 Hodges, fiery, wild-eyed, wild-maned guitarist from Nashville post-punk country rockers, Jason & The Scorchers, took things to a different level with [...]

Tony Joe White Swamp Music: Monument Rarities ***** Run Out Groove ROGV084 (3LP) Essential rarities from the Swamp Fox's 1967-70 This superbly mastered, sequenced and packaged set provides a first [...]

Whether he's picking his guitar on one of his irresistible groove tunes, like 'Polk Salad Annie,' or gently singing a ballad, like his immortal 'Rainy Night in Georgia,' singer, songwriter; [...]

The article focuses on the popularity of food and music in Louisiana. It is stated that in a state where cultural heritage is varied, it is easy to see how musicians can pull bits of their everyday lives into songs. Such songs as "Poke Salad Annie," by Tony Joe White, "Jambalaya (on the Bayou)," by Hank Williams Sr., and "Shrimp Boats," by Paul Weston and Paul Mason Howard, highlight the strong ties that connect two different means of expressing and celebrating staples of cultural identity.

Tony Joe White, singer, songwriter, guitarist (b Oak Grove, Louisiana, July 1943) died 24 October, age 75. He signed to Monument in 1967, before 1969's Polk Salad Annie laid the [...]

Swamp rock didn't exist as a genre before Tony Joe White's chunky Polk Salad Annie rumbled into the US Top 10 in 1969; by the year's end The Beatles (Come [...]

Tony Joe White Rain Crow **** Yep Roc YEP 2450 (CD/LP) Deeper into the swamp for another late peak As the king of swamp rock, Tony Joe White boasts the [...]

An interview with American musician Tony Joe White is presented. Topics discussed include his early childhood musical influences by singers like Elvis Presley and John Lee Hooker; his latest album "Bad Mouthin" in which he revisits rhythm and blues musical genre that inspired him to write his own music; and his collaboration with the singer Bobby Gentry.

Tony Joe White Swamp Fox: The Definitive Collection *** Salvo CD 225 W (2CD) He was born on the Bayou This 2CD set collates a large amount of material from [...]

TONY JOE WHITE'S ... Continued (**** Music On Vinyl), his 1969 paean to dirty swamp-rock, is a perfect example of how a quality master can lift a decent album to [...]

JACKIE WILSON * NYC 1961-1966 (Ace CDTOP 21428) Best remembered for his posthumous UK No.1 Reet Petite (1986), Jackie Wilson also scored big with more mellow, less stentorian soul classics [...]

The article offers music industry based news briefs including band Song Biz notes the passing of the songwriter and profile interviewee Tony Joe White and California Copyright Conference (CCC) will host their annual holiday party and second annual "Apollo Awards".

The article reviews the music release "The Shine," by Tony Joe White.

The article reviews the music release "Deep Cuts," by Tony Joe White.

The article profiles Tony Joe White, a musician in Louisiana. White was born and raised in Oak Grove, his musical education took him to Corpus Cristi in Texas where he played blues before heading to Memphis then to Nashville. He writes songs such as "Polk Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia." White is also a member of a golf club where he join tours to set up games around the world.