Acting

Tony Joe White

Born — Died

1943-07-23 — 2018-10-24

Place of birth

Oak Grove, Louisiana, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

12 titles

Tony Joe White was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He was best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. TJW has reinvented the swamp rock.

Known for

Later... with Jools Holland poster
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Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

Les Nuls, l'émission poster
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Les Nuls, l'émission

1990

Musikladen poster
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Der Musikladen was a West German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour.

Musikladen

1972

The Johnny Cash Show poster
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The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

Curves Contours & Body Horns poster
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Now recognized as one of the best electric guitars ever designed, Leo Fender's Stratocaster is a vital ingredient of American popular culture. Its completely unconventional design and construction have rendered it the most copied of all modern electric guitars. This documentary celebrates 40 years of the history of the Fender Stratocaster.

Curves Contours & Body Horns

1993

Catch My Soul poster
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Screenwriter John Good's rock & roll adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello who is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune. There he marries the lovely Desdemona much to the chagrin of Iago, who also loves her. The conniving commune leader then manages to quietly pressure Othello until murder and tragedy ensue. Songs include: "Othello", "Working on a Building," "Eat the Bread, Drink the Wine," "Book of Prophecy," "That's What God Said," "Chug a Lug," "Open Your Eyes," "Lust of the Blood," "Put Out the Light" and more.

Catch My Soul

1974

Film credits

2000s · 3 titles

Tony Joe White: Live from Austin, TX poster
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Recorded in 1980, this "live at Austin City Limits" performance by Tony Joe White is one of the wildest and rawest they ever taped. Many artists choose to beef up their bands for the program. White played with his touring group: drummer Jeff Hale and bassist Steve Spear. While hearing live versions of his classics done wild and raw is awesome, hearing Tony Joe White play the hell out of his guitar in a without-a-net-setting is a rare thing. He doesn't need to show off, it's all at the service of his greasy, gritty, deeply soulful swamp funk tunes. His read of his classic "Rainy Night in Georgia" is the rare ballad here, and no one sings it the way he does. "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" is here, as is a Delta blues-drenched "Lustful Earle and the Married Woman," done on an acoustic. Live from Austin, TX closes with the minor key blues rocker "I Get Off on It," making the entire proceeding a must-have for White fans.

Tony Joe White: Live from Austin, TX

2006

Tony Joe White: In Concert - Ohne Filter poster
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Live recording of a concert in Germany in 1992. The uncrowned king of "Swamp Rock" enthralls his fans with earthy sounds and a funky mix of rock, soul and country. Polk Salad Annie and Rainy Night In Georgia were Tony Joe White's biggest hits. Dozens of well-known pop singers - from Joe Cocker to Tina Turner - have interpreted his songs over the years. Tony Joe White shows his other side as a musician with successful live albums and electrifying live performances.

Tony Joe White: In Concert - Ohne Filter

2003

Tony Joe White: Live At The Basement poster
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Live recording of Tony Joe White's 2002 performance at The Basement in Sydney Australia.

Tony Joe White: Live At The Basement

2008

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