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Tony Joe White

Oak Grove, United States · 1943-07-23 – 2018-10-24

Tony Joe White is credited on 2,817 releases across 778 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,817

Credits

778

Albums

7

Decades active

819

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American swamp rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was born July 23, 1943 in Oak Grove, Louisiana and died October 24, 2018 in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee.
Best known for his song 'Polk Salad Annie' which peaked at #8 on the Billboard chart, and was covered by Elvis Presley. In 1969 Brook Benton recorded his song 'Rainy Night In Georgia', and this version reached #4 on the Billboard chart. In 1989 Tina Turner released 'Steamy Windows' as a single. Her version peaked at #40 on the US Billboard top 100. It was also a moderate hit across Europe and in Australia and New Zealand.
Married to Leann White 1964 until his death in 2018. Father of and Michelle White.

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2,817 releases · 778 albums · active 1965–2026

  • Performance · 4,116
  • Other credits · 358
  • Production · 254
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Criteria Recording Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Image Recording Studios

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