it's weird how he seems to be having a resurgence of late? I had never heard of him up until a couple of years ago and just in the last year he showed up at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and on that Foo Fighters series
― Οὖτις, Monday, 8 December 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link
don't know -- he was on that light in the attic country funk comp right? no idea if that would really have an effect, but i think it was a fairly popular release as far as those things go.
― tylerw, Monday, 8 December 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
I've heard he's still amazing live. Just him and a drummer of similar vintage.
― Brio2, Monday, 8 December 2014 21:07 (nine years ago) link
yeah i'd like to see that -- dude is an awesome guitarist.
― tylerw, Monday, 8 December 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link
he was on that Country Got Soul comp (which was put out by Casual Records) which came out before that Light in the Attic comp and was where I first heard him.
xp
― Οὖτις, Monday, 8 December 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link
There are a lot of levels to really like Tony Joe White. I got to think if he wanted to play the game, he might have been a much bigger star as the guy had the look and could really sing. I love the crazy stories in his songs and the guy is wicked as hell with a wah wah pedal.
"They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eurora Arkansas" is a movie, not a song. I could easily see some type of weird 70s movie set in the south to the lyrics of that song.
― earlnash, Monday, 8 December 2014 23:58 (nine years ago) link
RIPhttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/tony-joe-white-dead-obituary-747393/
― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Thursday, 25 October 2018 22:47 (five years ago) link
RIPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su-QjaVZdeE
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 October 2018 22:54 (five years ago) link
great recording
RIP
― niels, Friday, 26 October 2018 09:27 (five years ago) link
feeling this right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLu8dIMgSSw
― Heez, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 03:52 (four years ago) link
I wonder why he never did an album with Bobbie Gentry, they are like two peas in a pod
― Josefa, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 04:52 (four years ago) link
Still getting some love. His son gave some acoustic guitar and vocal demos White had done at home to Dan Auerbach to turn into full band arrangements with Nashville session guys. It's actually pretty good, "Boot Money" is great.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 10 June 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link
Alright I spoke too soon, "Bubba Jones" is the kick ass keeper here.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 10 June 2021 19:35 (two years ago) link
anyone know how to watch this thing? looks good. https://www.svtplay.se/video/30960490/sma-grona-applen?id=82D7Ym5
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 June 2021 21:55 (two years ago) link
listening to this last night on her 2021 Complete Atlantic Singles, so warm, crisp, "the years rolled by and the land took back what it had given," but good memories:
https://americanaquarium.bandcamp.com/album/slappers-bangers-certified-twangers-volume-one
― dow, Thursday, 10 June 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
Sorry! That's good too, but this is what I meant to post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMeSud-jIg
― dow, Thursday, 10 June 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
xp tyler you can see it if you have a Swedish IP (vpn should sort it for you)
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 11 June 2021 05:44 (two years ago) link