Tony Joe White

Born 1943-07-23 · Oak Grove, Louisiana, USA

Died 2018-10-24

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.