White

Revered as one of the originators of swamp rock, Tony Joe White has recast a number of his classic songs on Deep Cuts, proving that time has no jurisdiction over funky. His signature groove, starting from his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie," is what he uses to paint a vivid picture of the world he experienced growing up, where poverty provided unity between otherwise divided races and bad-news women were sometimes too good to pass up. Tony Joe cut the tracks with his son Jody providing a rich palette of beats and loops, utilizing both digital and live drums, strings, organs, and the unmistakable timbre of his guitar. White's time-worn baritone is positively haunting, like a restless spirit conjured by the funk that was always the core of his music.

Artie White has been one of the most consistent soul-blues performers, releasing top-notch discs regularly since the mid-80's. `Can We Get Together' was his final disc for Waldoxy and is probably his best to date. There are plenty of fine blues tracks, notably the tough "When You Leave Don't Take Nothin", the Little Milton-style "Lonely Lady" and a pair from the pen of the great Travis Haddix, "My Dessert" and "Made to Order". The soul material is just as strong, notably "Can We Get Together", "Back at the Hotel" (both in the cheating vein), the witty "I Can't Afford to be Broke", and the slow ballad "One More Time". Along with the great songs, Artie's singing is strong throughout, while the production is (like most Malaco/Waldoxy disc's) first rate.

Just Like Leaving bears a powerful authenticity that prompted Rolling Stone to praise White's songwriting as "sublime Appalachian heartbreak." In sculpting the album's sparse but lushly detailed sound, White worked with a lineup of musicians she encountered through years of making the rounds at roots-music festivals, including Reed Stutz on mandolin/vocals; Julian Pinelli on fiddle/vocals, and Robert Alan Mackie on bass.

Snowy White has an extensive and impressive CV, serving guitar duties with huge rock acts such as Thin Lizzy (Chinatown and Renegade albums), Pink Floyd (Animals & The Wall tours), Roger Waters, Joan Armatrading, Peter Green and Al Stewart amongst many others. Whilst still to be found touring with Pink Floyd & Roger Waters, Snowy also fronts his own bands 'The White Flames' and 'The Snowy White Blues Project' and has released a number of well received and commercially successful albums and even scored a hit single with the song Bird Of Paradise. 'In Our Time… Live' A Snowy White Blues Project album was recorded in Holland in 2009. Features Snowy alongside Matt Taylor: (guitar & vocals) Ruud Weber: (bass & vocals) Juan van Emmerloot: (drums).

Snowy White is the second album by blues guitarist Snowy White, released in 1984. In some territories this album was titled Land of Freedom and featured White's UK No. 6 hit single, "Bird of Paradise", as a ninth track…