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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swamp-rocker Tony Joe White, a cult-favorite singer/songwriter whose songs were covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Tina ...

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.