ZUM TOD DES US-AMERIKANISCHEN SÄNGERS, SONGWRITERS UND ROCKGITARRISTEN TONY JOE WHITE

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

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/country-bluesman-hit-songwriter-tony-joe-white-dies-58752899

«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.»

https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/10/25/tony-joe-white-dead-obituary-rainy-night-georgia/1764875002/

«Ich dachte immer, du wärst ein schwarzer Mann» (Tina Turner)

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/bluesrock-saenger-tony-joe-white-gestorben.265.de.html?drn:news_id=939191

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.

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/tony-joe-white-countrymusiker-dessen-stuecke-elvis-coverte-ist-tot-a-1235259.html

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