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My Take
Tony Joe White, the Swamp Fox, is exactly the kind of artist I gravitate toward, a songwriter whose voice and guitar feel soaked in Louisiana humidity. Polk Salad Annie remains a swamp-rock cornerstone, but what really gets me is that he wrote Rainy Night in Georgia, a song so durable it became a standard in other singers' hands. That tells me his real gift was craft that outlived any one performance. There's something deeply unhurried and authentic in his sound. I respect that he kept making records right up to his death in 2018, never chasing trends, just trusting the groove he'd carved out.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Joe White
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・ジョー・ホワイト
- Reading
- とにー・じょー・ほわいと
- Born
- July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / composer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tony Joe White born?
July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018.
Where is Tony Joe White from?
Tony Joe White is from Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States.
What does Tony Joe White do?
Tony Joe White works as guitarist, singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.