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 ...

Apr. 3—Sure, lots of great songs have been written about many subjects, with by far the preponderance of them about the eternal subject of romantic love. Still, that leaves a world of other subjects ...

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 ...

The Foo Fighters have certainly shown their range this week. Now on their third day of a week-long stay on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” Foo Fighters showed their bluesy side and emotional ...

Southerners have always been gifted at making the best out of anything. (Take old-fashioned potato candy, for instance, which uses leftover mashed potatoes to make a sweet, nutty treat.) Poke salad, ...

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, ...

Swamp-rocker Tony Joe White, a cult-favorite singer/songwriter whose songs were covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Tina Turner, died Wednesday at 75. White had just released his latest album, ...

Swamp-rocker Tony Joe White, a cult-favorite singer/songwriter whose songs were covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Tina Turner, died Wednesday at 75. White had just released his latest album, ...