BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150712 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:* Tony Joe White (at Bull Run Restaurant) DESCRIPTION:Louisiana born Tony Joe White\, or The Swamp Fox as he's aptly called\, is an American Original\; a national musical treasure\; the real deal - really. White is best known for 1969's "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia\," which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues" both big hits for Tina Turner in 1989\; those two songs came by way of Turner's producer at the time\, Mark Knopfler\, who is a friend of White. Dusty Springfield had a hit with "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" and Elvis Presley brought "For Ol' Times Sake" and "I've Got a Thing About You Baby" to the charts.\n\n\n\nBut White has always been a singular performer in his own right\; the honeyed burr of his baritone\, his alternately tough and tender vocal delivery and liberal use of his "whomper stomper" wah-wah pedal lend him a completely distinctive sound. Simply put\, nobody\, but nobody\, sounds like Tony Joe White. He's got the down-home swampy bayou thing down\, not because he studied it\, but because it's who he is - it's in his blood.\n\nSome of his songs\, like "They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora\, Arkansas" and "My Kind of Woman" could blow the doors off any roadhouse south of the Mason-Dixon line. While his ballads\, like "Louisiana Rain" will show you where Blues came from and still lives .. \n\nHe has worked with all the greats in the business\, including the legendary team of Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowdwith the mighty Muscle Shoals sessioneers in support. But despite his illustrious past\, he feels no pressure to top himself. "Maybe I'll stop playing shows and making records when the songs quit coming to me" he says. "But they still come to me "\n\n\n\nTony Joe recently made a guest appearance with the Foo Fighters on Letterman for the performance of "Polk Salad Annie." Watch the video HERE \n\nAlso catch the Foo Fighters HBO series "Sonic Highways" Nashville episode featuring Tony Joe White\, which aired Friday\, Oct. 31.\n\n\n\nHis new album\, "Rattlesnakes & Cookies" was just released on December 10\, 2014 and he'll be signing copies at the show.\n\n\n\nMore great videos: Hoodoo Now - Swamp Rap - Lake Placid Blues\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nLouisiana born \;Tony Joe White\, or \;The Swamp Fox \;as he'\;s aptly called\, is an American Original\; a national musical treasure\; the real deal - really. White is best known for 1969&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Polk Salad Annie&rdquo\; and for "\;Rainy Night in Georgia\,"\; which he wrote but was first made popular by \;Brook Benton. \;He also wrote "\;Steamy Windows"\; and "\;Undercover Agent for the Blues"\; both big hits for \;Tina Turner \;in 1989\; those two songs came by way of Turner'\;s producer at the time\, \;Mark Knopfler\, who is a friend of White. \;Dusty Springfield \;had a hit with &ldquo\;Willie and Laura Mae Jones&rdquo\; and \;Elvis Presley \;brought &ldquo\;For Ol&rsquo\; Times Sake&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ve Got a Thing About You Baby&rdquo\; to the charts.
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\nBut White has always been a singular performer in his own right\; the honeyed burr of his baritone\, his alternately tough and tender vocal delivery and liberal use of his &ldquo\;whomper stomper&rdquo\; wah-wah pedal lend him a completely distinctive sound. Simply put\, nobody\, but nobody\, sounds like Tony Joe White. He'\;s got the down-home swampy bayou thing down\, not because he studied it\, but because it'\;s who he is - it'\;s in his blood.
\nSome of his songs\, like &ldquo\;They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora\, Arkansas&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;My Kind of Woman&rdquo\; could blow the doors off any roadhouse south of the Mason-Dixon line. While his ballads\, like "\;Louisiana Rain"\; will show you where Blues came from and still lives&hellip\;.. \;
\nHe has worked with all the greats in the business\, including the legendary team of \;Jerry Wexler \;and \;Tom Dowdwith the mighty \;Muscle Shoals sessioneers \;in support. But despite his illustrious past\, he feels no pressure to top himself. &ldquo\;Maybe I&rsquo\;ll stop playing shows and making records when the songs quit coming to me"\; he says. "\;But they still come to me&hellip\;"\;
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\nTony Joe recently made a guest appearance with \;the Foo Fighters \;on \;Letterman \;for the performance of &ldquo\;Polk Salad Annie.&rdquo\; Watch the video \;HERE \; \; \; \; \;
\nAlso catch the Foo Fighters HBO series \;"\;Sonic Highways"\; \;Nashville episode featuring Tony Joe White\, which aired Friday\, Oct. 31.
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\nHis new album\, "\;Rattlesnakes &\; Cookies"\; was just released on December 10\, 2014 and he'\;ll be signing copies at the show.
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\nMore great videos: \; \; \;Hoodoo Now \;- \; \;Swamp Rap \; \; - \; \;Lake Placid Blues
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