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    • Jul 23, 1943
    Tony Joe White is born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. Best known for his southern-fried pop hit "Polk Salad Annie," he writes "Rainy Night In Georgia," a country hit for Hank Williams Jr., and the last song that Conway Twitty records before his death
    Sep 27, 1969
    Roy Rogers & Dale Evans are guests on "The Andy Williams Show." Also appearing on the NBC program: comedian Arte Johnson and singer/songwriter Tony Joe White
    Apr 8, 1970
    Sonny James, Patti Page and singer/songwriter Tony Joe White guest on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show." Cash also performs "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
    Feb 17, 1971
    James Taylor makes his national TV debut on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show," which also features Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Earl Scruggs and Tony Joe White
    May 6, 1971
    Singer/songwriter Tony Joe White guests as James Brolin is the subject of TV's "This Is Your Life." White has country hits as a writer of Hank Williams Jr.'s "Rainy Night In Georgia" and Jacky Ward's "That's The Way A Cowboy Rocks And Rolls"
    Aug 29, 2003
    The Tennessean reports that Tony Joe White, who wrote Hank Williams Jr.'s "Rainy Night In Georgia," ripped his thumb open on his Tennessee farm, requiring 25 stitches and the cancellation of a Nashville show
    Apr 4, 2004
    The second annual Waylon Jennings tribute is held at the Handlebar-J in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Jessi Colter, Hank Williams Jr., Beth Nielsen Chapman, Shooter Jennings, Ray Herndon, Tony Joe White, Steven Van Zandt and Tony Furtado
    Oct 1, 2008
    Trace Adkins, Joe Diffie and Tony Joe White tie at #52 with a 12.0 handicap as Golf Digest ranks Music's Top 100 Golfers
    Sep 2, 2015
    Rosanne Cash performs an artist-in-residence show at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame, playing her album "The River & The Thread" in sequence. She also plays "Seven Year Ache," "Blue Moon With Heartache" and "Ode To Billie Joe," and welcomes guests Lucinda Williams and Tony Joe White
    Sep 28, 2018
    "Rainy Night In Georgia" songwriter Tony Joe White makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
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