How old is Tony Joe White?

How old is Tony Joe White?

75 years (1943–2018)Tony Joe White / Age at death

What happened to Tony Joe White?

Tony Joe White — known for a Southern sound straddling blues, rock, R&B and country — died in 2018 at his home in Leiper’s Fork, outside of Nashville. He was 75. Tony Joe White recorded the backbone of “Smoke From The Chimney” roughly three to five years before death, per his son.

Who was Tony Joe White’s drummer?

Speakers shared tales of White’s innate coolness (it was his “preexisting condition,” said producer and drummer Steve Jordan), the “Tony Joe-isms” that he’d drawl in his rumbly baritone and his down-to-earth nature.

Was Tony Joe White married?

Leann WhiteTony Joe White / Spouse (m.?–2018)

Where is Tony Joe White buried?

Tony Joe White

Birth 23 Jul 1943 Goodwill, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death 24 Oct 2018 (aged 75) Leipers Fork, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Polk Salad Valley Ranch Gravesite Stone County, Arkansas, USA
Memorial ID 194267153 · View Source

Where is Tony Joe White?

LouisianaTony Joe White / Place of birth

Where is Tony Joe White from?

LouisianaTony Joe White / Place of birth

Tony Joe White was born July 23, 1943, near Oak Grove, Louisiana. He was the youngest of seven children and grew up on a cotton farm.

Who wrote song Rainy Night in Georgia?

Tony Joe WhiteRainy Night in Georgia / Lyricist
“Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia” songwriter Tony Joe White died suddenly late Wednesday afternoon at his home in Leiper’s Fork, according to his family. “He wasn’t ill at all,” said his son, Jody White.

Who originally wrote Polk Salad Annie?

Tony Joe WhitePolk Salad Annie / Lyricist

Who wrote the song a Rainy Night in Georgia?

Tony Joe WhiteRainy Night in Georgia / Composer
“Rainy Night in Georgia” is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton’s hit single was issued.

Where is Brook Benton?

Brook Benton, the popular baritone singer and writer of ballads who had many hit songs in the late 1950’s and 60’s, died of pneumonia Saturday at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica, Queens. He was 56 years old and lived in St. Albans, Queens.

Did Ray Charles ever sing Rainy Night in Georgia?

Rainy Night In Georgia – song by Ray Charles | Spotify.