TALENT OF TONY JOE WHITE - Scratch My Back (James Moore)

SCRATCH MY BACK (James Moore) Bass: Norbert Putnam Drums: Jerry Carrigan Guitar: Chip Young Piano & Organ: David Briggs Vocals, Guitar & Harmonica: TONY JOE WHITE Tony Joe White (born July 23, 1943, Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit “Polk Salad Annie“ and for “Rainy Night in Georgia“, which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote “Steamy Windows“ and “Undercover Agent For The Blues“ both big hits for Tina Turner in 1989; those two songs came by way of Tina’s producer at the time, Mark Knopfler, who’s a friend of Tony. “Polk Salad Annie“ was also recorded by Elvis Presley and Tom Jones. Biography - 1960s--1970s - In 1967, White signed with Monument Records, which operated from a recording studio in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and produced a variety of sounds, including roc
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