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Tony Joe White

1943 - 2018

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Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which 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 was a friend of White. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by Joe Dassin, Elvis Presley, Joe Bonamassa and Tom Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Joe White is the 1,240th most popular musician (down from 1,164th in 2024), the 6,415th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,688th in 2019) and the 442nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Tony Joe White ranks 1,240 out of 3,175. Before him are Eberhard Weber, Yiruma, Levon Helm, Otis Rush, Scott Columbus, and Nani Bregvadze. After him are Gary Thain, Szymon Goldberg, Donald Byrd, Shura Cherkassky, Michael Sembello, and Joey Kramer.

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Among people born in 1943, Tony Joe White ranks 413. Before him are Christl Haas, Leslie Uggams, Sharon Gless, Dante Ferretti, Larry Coryell, and Jean-Louis Bruguès. After him are Gordon Matta-Clark, Carole Caldwell Graebner, Susan Clark, Ricardo Pavoni, Manfred Eicher, and Mike Barrett. Among people deceased in 2018, Tony Joe White ranks 288. Before him are Lucian Pintilie, Elias M. Stein, Erika Mahringer, Anne Treisman, Andrei Bitov, and Otis Rush. After him are Piotr Szulkin, Angelo Vanzin, Hugh Masekela, George Maxwell Richards, Susan Anspach, and Sergei Mavrodi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Joe White ranks 6,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Victor J. Stenger (1935), Scott Columbus (1956), Squanto (1585), Robert Berdella (1949), Jack Oakie (1903), and Helene Madison (1913). After him are Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), Everlast (1969), Maria Tallchief (1925), James Blish (1921), and Lynn Conway (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tony Joe White ranks 442. Before him are Billy Cox (1939), Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Larry Coryell (1943), Levon Helm (1940), Otis Rush (1934), and Scott Columbus (1956). After him are Donald Byrd (1932), Michael Sembello (1954), Joey Kramer (1950), Greg K. (1965), Louis Jordan (1908), and Norah Jones (1979).

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