The blues has never been far from Tony Joe White’s sound. Best known as a swamp rocker and, with early hit “Polk Salad Annie,” somewhat of an off-kilter pop/soul man, White’s dusky baritone voice, laconic delivery, shadowy harmonica and snakelike guitar were never more than a few chords away from a bluesman’s approach. It’s no coincidence that Eric Clapton, Etta James, Joe Cocker, and Robert Cray have covered his songs.
◈ 01 – Bad Mouthin’ (00:04:12)
◈ 02 – Baby Please Don’t Go (00:04:17)
◈ 03 – Cool Town Woman (00:05:01)
◈ 04 – Boom Boom (00:04:22)
◈ 05 – Big Boss Man (00:03:52)
◈ 06 – Sundown Blues (00:04:47)
◈ 07 – Rich Woman Blues (00:04:51)
◈ 08 – Bad Dreams (00:00:54)
◈ 09 – Awful Dreams (00:06:12)
◈ 10 – Down the Dirt Road Blues (00:04:19)
◈ 11 – Stockholm Blues (00:03:37)
◈ 12 – Heartbreak Hotel (00:03:43)