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Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, [1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970.
"Polk Salad Annie" is a 1968 song written and performed by Tony Joe White. [1] Its lyrics describe the lifestyle of a poor rural Southern girl and her family. Traditionally, the term to describe the type of food highlighted in the song is polk or poke salad, a dish of cooked greens made from pokeweed. [2]
Black and White [1] was the first album released by Tony Joe White. It contained the single "Polk Salad Annie" which was a staple of Elvis Presley's live sets in the 1970s. It was recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Nashville and produced by Billy Swan. "Polk Salad Annie"'s lyrics describe the lifestyle of a generic poor Southern girl.
Live from Austin Texas, Tony Joe White [6] Release date: February 21, 2006; ... "Polk Salad Annie" 8 — 7 10 Monument MN 45-1104 1969 "Roosevelt and Ira Lee"
Oct. 29—Tony Joe White, the Wolfe City-ex who is now the head football coach at Birmingham-Southern, had a chance encounter once with Barry Switzer. They rode on the same elevator together.
In a January 17, 2014, interview with music journalist Ray Shasho, Tony Joe White explained the thought process behind the making of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie". When I got out of high school I went to Marietta, Georgia, I had a sister living there. I went down there to get a job and I was playing guitar too at the house and ...
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Tony Joe White has been credited as having "invented" swamp rock. [4] Hailing from Louisiana's bayou, White's songs were subsequently recorded by Brook Benton and Dusty Springfield, among other performers, to popular success, most notably with the song "Polk Salad Annie", which has been recorded by a number of other singers. [5]