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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 ]
"Polk Salad Annie"'s lyrics describe the lifestyle of a generic poor Southern girl. Traditionally, the term to describe the type of food highlighted in the song is "poke salad." Its 1968 single release peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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.
A 1969 hit written and performed by Tony Joe White, "Polk Salad Annie", is about poke sallet, the cooked greens-like dish made from pokeweed. The lyrics include: [51] [52] And in the fields looks somethin' like a turnip green And everybody calls it polk salad, polk salad Elvis Presley covered the song.
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Soon after, White composed "Polk Salad Annie" (1969). [56] By 1969, Leflore County established a fine of $180 (equivalent to $1,500 in 2024) for people who jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge and the other bridges of the area.