NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tony Joe White, the country bluesman and hit songwriter behind such successes as "Poke Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia," has died. He was 75. A statement released Thursday ...

A record label representative says Tony Joe White, the country bluesman and hit songwriter behind such successes as "Polk Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia," has died. He was 75. A statement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 3—Sure, lots of great songs have been written about many subjects, with by far the preponderance of them about the eternal ...

In 1969, Tony Joe White released what would become his signature song, the grooving, growling “Polk Salad Annie.” A cautionary tale about a Southern girl from a family of miscreants, it’d be covered ...

Dozens upon dozens of edible plants grow wild in our region, but only one was ever featured in a hit song. ‘Polk Salad Annie,’ a ditty by a Southern boy named Tony Joe White about the joys of foraged ...

Tony Joe White, one of the most beloved and respected musicians of the past 6 decades is coming to Rhythm And Brews this Wednesday, but he brings with him much more than his two most famous songs – ...

Oct. 29—Tony Joe White, the Wolfe City-ex who is now the head football coach at Birmingham-Southern, had a chance encounter once with Barry Switzer. They rode on the same elevator together. White ...

Oak Grove, La.-born Tony Joe White, a “swamp rock” legend who wrote the classic songs “Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia,'' died Wednesday, Oct. 24, from a heart attack at age 75, ...

Tony Joe White, who was known for his country, blues, and swamp-rock music died at the age of 75 Wednesday (Oct. 24) at his home in Tennessee. The singer was known for writing the hits "Polk Salad ...

The recipe is intimidating: Take the greens of a toxic plant common throughout the Southern U.S., boil them long enough to render them edible, then cook them with bacon fat or other hot oil and eggs.