Description
<b>Specially priced box featuring classics from Grammy Nominee and Blues legend Josh White Jr.</b>
At the age of four, Josh White Jr. made his professional debut alongside his father at the Café Society in New York City. In 1949, he co-starred with the elder White on Broadway in 'How Long Til Summer?' For his work on the show, Josh White Jr. received a special Tony Award.[1]
In 1956, Josh White Jr. made his solo recording debut on Decca with 'See Saw,' co-written with Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch was a classmate of White's at the Professional Children's School along with Christopher Walken, Sandra Dee, Leslie Uggams, and Elliott Gould.[1]
In the 1960s, White became a popular attraction in the college tour circuit, while continuing to record.[1]
In 1979, he headlined at concert special forPBSand starred in a stage biography of his father a few years later.[1]
He received aGrammy nominationin 1987 for Jazz, Ballads and Blues, another tribute to his father.[1]
White continues to record. One of his most recent albums was Tuning for the Blues, a collection of folk tunes, which was released in 2011.[1]
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Gonna Live The Life
- I Believe I'll Make a Change
- House of The Rising Son
- Betty & Dupree's Blues
- Blind Man
- Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed
- Blood Red River Blues
- Southern Exposure Blues
- Hard Time Blues
- Strange Fruit
- Gonna Live The Life
- One Meatball
- Cortelia Clark
- Evil Hearted Man
- One For My Baby
- You Won't Let Me Go
- Backwater Blues
- Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
- Don't Go Looking For Trouble
- Strolling With Carol
- No Better Greater Love
- Close Your Eyes
- I've Been Down So Long
- I Believe I'll Make a Change
- Things About Comin' My Way
- CC Rider
- A Little Bit of Rain
- Outskirts of Town
- Blood Red River
- Careless Love
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Betty & Dupree'
Additional Details
Label: Silverwolf Records
Genre: Blues
Language: English
Run Time: 206 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 04/05/19
UPC: 787991701023
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