Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White (Oak Grove, Louisiana, July 23, 1943 - October 24, 2018) was an American swamp rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, 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. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues", both 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. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

21/05/1970
Groupie Girl
Mimed Studio Performance

LAST

27/08/1970
Save Your Sugar For Me
Mimed Studio Performance

TOTAL
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3

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Mimed Performances

2

Repeat Performances

1

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
27/08/1970 Save Your Sugar For Me
Mimed Studio Performance
09/07/1970 Groupie Girl
Mimed Studio Performance
21/05/1970 Groupie Girl
Mimed Studio Performance

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