ZUM TOD DES US-AMERIKANISCHEN SÄNGERS, SONGWRITERS UND ROCKGITARRISTEN TONY JOE WHITE
26.10.2018 Der am 23. Juli 1943 in Oak Grove (Louisiana) geborene US-amerikanische Sänger, Texter, Komponist und Rockgitarrist Tony Joe White (Bild) ist am 24. Oktober 2018 in Leiper’s Fork (Tennessee) gestorben. Zu seinen bekanntesten Titeln gehören "Polk Salad Annie", "Rainy Night in Georgia" und "Steamy Windows".
Foto: Raúl Mesa, 2005 - Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en - Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tony_Joe_White.jpg
Swamp Rock Icon Tony Joe White Dead at 75
Gravelly-voiced singer known for "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" had his songs covered by Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Waylon Jennings
A solo artist who signed to Nashville's Monument Records in 1967, White's distinctively gritty vocals and vivid storytelling were present right through to his most recent album, the blues-based Bad Mouthin', released last month on Yep Roc Records.
Stephen L. Betts
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tony-joe-white-dead-obituary-747393/
Tony Joe White, 'Swamp Rock' Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 75
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/obituaries/tony-joe-white-dead.html
Country bluesman, hit songwriter Tony Joe White dies
In his five decades as a singer-songwriter, White was best known for his swamp rock style mixing blues, country and rock 'n' roll, which earned him the nickname the Swamp Fox especially with his fans overseas.
Kristin M. Hall
"The songwriting's been the whole thing that has sustained me," White told The Tennessean in 1983. "Through my whole career, that has kept me going ... but I love to perform even more than I love to write."
"Ich dachte immer, du wärst ein schwarzer Mann" (Tina Turner)
In seiner fünf Jahrzehnte währenden Karriere coverten viele Künstler die Songs von Tony Joe White, neben Presley unter anderem Hank Williams Jr., Tina Turner und Ray Charles.
Audios / Videos:
Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw
Tony Joe White - "Polk Salad Annie" [Live from Austin, TX]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5pIsl-GUoM
Tony Joe White - "Even Trolls Love Rock N Roll" [Live from Austin, TX]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r9kJGmZOQQ
Tony Joe White - Rainy Night In Georgia - Germany 1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf7GrgbE8cg
Tony Joe White - The Path Of A Decent Groove (Full Album) (HQ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4v6R8ba5p0
Tony Joe White - "Bad Mouthin' " (Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tMmQ9yyFN4
Tony Joe White - Live in Switzerland 2013, Montreux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e92v0JIEB9w
Mehr:
https://myspace.com/tonyjoewhite
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-joe-white-mn0000744265/biography
https://www.discogs.com/artist/249828-Tony-Joe-White
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Joe_White