White Tony Joe

Tony Joe White's posthumous album, Smoke from the Chimney, brings to life previously unknown home recordings by the legendary songwriter and musician. A pioneer of the Louisiana swamp rock sound, White's eclectic legacy has persevered through decades of influence, covers and popular culture.<br/><br/>Starting with the album's genesis as an unforeseen trove of demos to the hands of producer Dan Auerbach and legendary session musicians, Smoke from the Chimney captures Tony Joe White's signature style in its purest form and serves as a living testimony to one of the most gifted lyricists and storytellers music has ever known.

'Tony Joe' was the third studio album for 'Swamp Fox' Tony Joe White, released in 1970, the year he toured Europe as support act for Creedence Clearwater Revival. It contained the singles "High Sheriff Of Calhoun Parrish", "Save Your Sugar For Me" and "Groupy Girl". Tony Joe White wrote some tremendously popular songs in the seventies and was very recognizable his unique deep bass voice and funky guitar Southern Gumbo style. Not many were as skilled in performing and songwriting as Tony Joe White with his fine knack for sharp storytelling lyrics. As a matter of fact his swamp songs proved surprisingly universal, and were recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley and Tina Turner to Dusty Springfield and Rory Gallagher.

The term Swamp Rock was invented for albums like this. '...Continued' is Tony Joe White's second album released in 1969. Tony Joe White not only possesses an original, strong, intoxicating voice, he's a blistering singer-songwriter and musician with one foot in the blues and the other in the swamp, laying out one luscious number after another that will reach out and knock you over. Tony Joe White is a musician with an enormous fanbase among musicians of many different genres. This album features the single "Roosevelt And Ira Lee" and his evergreen "Rainy Night In Georgia", one of the most covered songs ever (a.o. by Ray Charles, Otis Rush, Randy Crawford, John Holt, The Gladiators). Including two bonus tracks.<br/><br/>BONUS TRACK(S)

King of swamp rock, King of cool. Hans mix av deltablues, cajun, country och rock är unik. Han är unik! Han har en lång och framgångsrik karriär bakom sig, och han är sannerligen still goin' strong. Detta är hans 19e studioplatta, öppningslåten Hoochie woman är en hit, och är den låt som kommer skickas till radio. Världens bästa Tony Joe!

White Tony Joe: Black & White [CD]

White Tony Joe: Bad Mouthin' [CD]

This 1973 album features one of Tony Joe's most beautiful and moving breaking up songs with "For Ol' Time Sake", in which you can feel the pain and the need of the one that's just been left behind, and the killer instrumental title track. There's the ballad, "Ol' Mother Earth", but it's the last track which blows in like a cold breeze off a lake. "Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You" is among his best ever examples of songwriting, singing and guitar playing. The centerpiece of the tune is an acoustic guitar solo that has never lost its power and depth. Co-produced by White and legendary Atlantic producer Tom Dowd 'Home Made Ice Cream' is very much a back porch acoustic affair and it's "Swampy".