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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before his death last week of a heart attack at age 75, Tony Joe White was known as a one-of-a-kind singer and writer with a laconic delivery and lyrical gift that were truly unique. In the summer of ...