Tony Joe White on Austin City Limits

[teteroom]

Awesome!!

[MommynMissM]

Okay guys! I just found this guy and I LOVE him! I was looking for the original 'Rainy Night In Georgia' believing it was a Ray Charles song or ??. I found Tony Joe singing it on a Dutch television show. Imagine me!? I have now been turned on to so many of his songs on YouTube. My goodness what a man! He can play and Mr. Carlton 'Achoba' Sonnier, you Sir, are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT..."The 'Blues' Tony Joe style, has no equal"!

[stick935]

@MommynMissM welcome to music for the soul , and from the soul of these great artists,  can i recommend RONNIE EARLE , blues guitar maestro, JOHN BUTLER TRIO , FROM AUSSIELAND, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES , DAVID GRISMAN ,CHECK OUT HIS AND JERRY GARCIA' S TAKE ON B, B'S , thrill is gone. ENJOY

[ochonawabe]

Knew TJ back in Louisiana. He's from a little place near Oak Grove. He is going on 69 now but still got the hands. I'm going on 76 but I can see back in the day in the 50s' when all you had was enough. The 'Blues' Tony Joe style, has no equal

Carlton 'Achoba' Sonnier

[handyhanks]

This song only proves that Tony Joe White is one of those great American originals with a sound that is simply "too damn good" to ever get played on the radio in a world full of cookie-cutter clones and puppets in the top 40.!!!!!!!!

[stick935]

@handyhanks CAN U BELIEVE THAT THIS NUMBER NEVER MAKES THE RADIO, EVEN CLASSIC RADIO, PROGRAMMERS HAVE THEIR TASTE UP THEIR ASSES.

[WodeYazi]

That boy can sllooooowwwww dance me anytime.....oh sweet screaming Jesus on a driving wheel...........

[BossxHog]

thats the funkyest stuff i ever heard,,bigblue

[designsify]

<3 swamp funk guitar mmmm......

[designsify]

<3

[TheRockin1953]

i don't know why Tony Joe White didn't get the reconition he deserved

[Magss115]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chiphotoguy]

There is a word for this......GREASY....Very GREASY. It's so funky, I love Tony Joe.

[designsify]

<3

[csharp798]

Love me some TJW!!!

[MrBRUCELEE98]

@dkklub i think 21 others disagree...mind open? I listen to death metal so go listen to your pop music.

[1ClearPerspective]

@MrBRUCELEE98 Ima, thinkin dat dart, wuz a bulls eye MrBRUCE!!!!!!!!

[esdenaze]

@MrBRUCELEE98 Your point is invalid as death metal is not music. kthxbye.

[toothmaker22000]

thats just some bad ass shit there......

[loungecruz]

That's right

[98mimi]

Love the beat

[55slice]

....TJW never sang or played a bad tune. Gotta love the voice......and that Strat tone is one of the best you'll ever hear.

[officialmidnightdj]

Yeah ya'll!

[xwtfdji]

You know your music!!!He's so underrated.

[Timebanditxxx]

Tony Joe White is my Hero, has been since the mid sixties. I love his song Pale moonlight

[fabmusic123]

Tony Joe White ladies and gentlemen!

I heard that!! ; )

[jcpuiia]

Love it! Thanks for sharing. Tony Joe is an original, and proud of it!!!

[MITCHWILD]

Cool, and i love that Stratocaster of his, why don't Fender bring out that version again? Natural finish, Maple neck and the classic parts from a fifties model.

[Papera99999]

Tony is no doubt a unique Guitar player!!!

[cindybovat]

TJ always has a consistant bluesy voice and great guitar/harmonica. Simple but so genuine. His voice has a great rythm and doesn't need all the electronics.

[bschuit]

Cool, T.j  it's intoxicating....

[RootsinBrooklyn]

Tony Joe got da funk goan awn.

Thank y'all

[98hankcoewaylon]

Got to see him earlier this year at the blues festival in Ferriday la. Still puts on a good show. I was excited when he played redneck women.

[xwtfdji]

just gets better every time I hear it - he enjoys it and the audience feels that.awesome.

[Dutchy1965]

Brilliant Guitar Work TJ !

[blueyesoul1l]

I bought my first caddy in 1980 brand new and all burgandy hell yea and yes i had a cowboy hat but im white oh yea. Thats a baddazz song.

[DownCountryRoads]

The sexist man ever created with that killer smile. Would I lie to you?

[blueyesoul1l]

@heraldleader you people love to use the RACE CARD. oNE BAD AZZ WHITEBOY FROM THE SOUTH. The race card is getting soooooooooooooooooldllllllllll­llll. Soul brothes wearing cowboy

[blueyesoul1l]

@heraldleader you people love to use the RACE CARD. oNE BAD AZZ WHITEBOY FROM THE SOUTH.

[cliffyuno]

Yeah!

[sONDERLEV479]

love swamp blues remember the koncert in frederikshavn in 2008 tjw is great

[heraldleader]

he can sing but he can leave the racial content out!

[toogie555]

Eat your heart out Elvis

[km2gthr]

This is cool in any decade...loving this and I have watched it 50 times...catchy and not outdated!!

[waydownthebayou]

da swamp fox raps, well i'll be ..he musta learned over at gumbo john's LOL

[Misledyouth3815]

He looks like Eric Roberts.

[northwoods57]

lots of great tunes, with good beats. not needs to be american! he was a one hit wonder back then! excellent guitar and rhythm

[BishopGarnier]

Excellent !

From France

[Twonky411]

just ordered this DVD from, epay, gotta have it!

it got me doin the alligator stomp!

[stuka52]

He also wrote "As A Crow Flyes" recorded by Rory Gallagher.

[suzannamlambert]

Oh Holy Moley ...this is just hot. In every way.

[peacefuleasy]

TJW is the epitome of cool.

[CardiffR33]

@peacefuleasy

new album on 28th September

[dyskover]

I saw Tony Joe in Toronto back in '69...at a 12 hour long music festival featuring almost any living and breathing popular artist of the day...almost...seriously...(I hadn't even ever heard of him...) and his performance was one of my favorite that day. I'm talking John Lennon, Jim Morrison, and many...more artists that performed there...Poke Salad Annie is forever blazed in my memory bank.

[swaneemusic1]

@dyskover - I was there too! Varsity Stadium - I remember Yoko getting booed off the stage....The Doors, Tony Joe, do you remember who else was there?

[Kingscrib]

@swaneemusic1 - I was @ the 2 day 'Toronto Rock and Roll Revival' in June '69, then Eaton & Walker did a 2nd one in Sept. There's almost no mention anywhere of the 2 day festival, but they sure made a big deal of the Sept. show. Mostly I remember the 80 Vags (soon to be 'Angels') muscling in at the front of the stage and roping off the front with a 'snow fence' to keep out the riff-raff from 'their turf! Check Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee & Bo Diddley played too & many others! Great show!

[swaneemusic1]

@KingscribThanks for the reply...I remember laying on the grass at Varsity Stadium during that concert, and watching "missiles" of food and garbage projecting through the air overhead like fireworks, while listening to some of the greatest classic rock bands ever....they called it a "revival" then...there is sure one needed today!!

Shortly after that I joined the 8 pce band "Breakwater" as keyboard player and we enjoyed a couple of years of fame throughout Toronto's club circuit.

[Justyhamilton]

Swap rap or cajun,its all good.!!!

[ubuibiok]

Thx.. Austin City Limits

[98mimi]

This guy has really got the beat,Don't know why I never heard of him until recently he is amazing.

[hammondtalent]

Tony Joe can rap better than some of those rappers out there. Can any rapper try to match this?

[CornfieldCntyGazette]

cool cat daddy

[CAPRICELOVER]

acojonante is awesome in english!

[dragonflychainsaw]

now that is southern swamp soul plain and simple

[TUKTU1]

"MASTERPIECE" yesssss Tony Joe , for the cherokee , quelle patte !!!! QUELLE GRIFFE !!!

[slovacek59]

who is the guy always in red shirt\--like the way he keeps same look on his face

[MockingbirdakaSissy]

Lawdy swamp it on out....Swamp Fox Tony Joe White.... Gosh i miss his touring.. Heard through the grapevine he's coming out with a new cd soon!.

[CoolRoel]

Yes! One man finds Beowulf in the swamps the other Tony Joe White!! Shake 'em on down

[timbogert33]

I just say RESPECT mister Tony. I love his music.

[Hazafi4life]

I'd like some....ahh.......Bayou Funk!..... and rap it up ....that's right ...in some ....alligator mudflaps.....that's right.. I said ALLIGATOR MUDFLAPS ..with a side of Polk Salad...Annie and...I'd like that to GO!

[HighMaintenance2099]

Tony Joe White Lucinda Williams & other great femalie singers...

It`s called Heroines

[jehu737]

Good post Rafaluisi, swamp rap, I think you have a new music term. Better copyright it before Eminotalent sees it

[chandlerbrujo]

tony joe calls this the swamp rap.....guess he beat rafa to it!!!!

[RafaLuisi]

ooooh the first rap ever... the swamp rap... suck it youg generation!!! lol

[MITCHWILD]

With the Reggae chord too!

[BlueCobolt]

Now I work hard all week

When it comes saturday night

I go downtown and cruise around in my four wheel drive THAT'S RIGHT!

...With mud flaps

[susanemullan]

Does anyone like to dance? Tony Joe White "Home made Icecream"  Anyone remember this?

[Harpenfarker]

@susanemullan

CAN ANYONE PLEASE tell me what year this song and/or show was recorded?

[CardiffR33]

1980 - Live in Austen DVD - brilliant

[Harpenfarker]

@CardiffR33

THANKS!

[Teleplayer9]

One of the most underrated musicians on the planet. Love that swamp funk guitar playin'.....that's called "playin' with feeling" -- What a groove!!!

[debwessler]

This is HOT!!

[flaviolima91]

Hows this song called?

[steelermule]

Clint aint never puked & fuked

[Dutchy1965]

love the guitar work in this one

[mahkindofmusic]

Awesome stuff !!

[bohonk123]

love the way steve is soo cool chewing his gum

[MrRapidresponse]

I don't agree with Clint1663 at all. And he can't spell "fucking". Even without the lyrics , the bass riff, his guitar and the downright FUNKINESS of the whole enterprise- this is seriously cool music.

[BloozeDaddy76]

MrRapid tells it like it is.....this is a priceless take on rap music that beats the hell out of anything I've heard from Snoop Dogg and the other gangstas for sure.

Tony Joe is the coolest white boy to ever do a rap tune for sure....

[ak47doubletap]

MrRapidResponse,

agree with ya!

[MrRapidresponse]

Straight back at ya brother.

This geezer is DECENT!

[Harpenfarker]

DECENT?......You are watching the FIRST rap song......written and performed by a white boy over 30 YEARS AGO!......With regard to the "GEEZER" comment....let's see how your doin in 30 years my man?

[MrRapidresponse]

I'm from London, and if you call someone a " decent geezer" it is a complement. And "geezer" is not an indication of someone's age either. I've seen Tony Joe White twice and I am a huge fan. I think you may have misinterpreted my message Sir

[Harpenfarker]

Indeed I did......My apologies....

[clint1663]

fuking terrible... worst lyrics to a song in history

[bohonk123]

your are jealous

[xwtfdji]

comments like that show your ignorance - this guy writes some of the best lyrics around.still,you're entitled to your opinion - just go back to Kylie & The Spice Girls!!!!

[Dutchy1965]

your'e a wanker !

[darkmarzok]

Original Gangster of rap. Great post rspaceball!

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

Tony Joe White RIGHT ON,,TOO MUCH,,OUTA SIGHT,,GET IT,,GET IT,,GET IT  CAUSE i KNOW YOU'RE WID IT!!

[TheJocklas]

YOU! CACAPLACA! - as in your case the last idiot is not yet to be born, you prove it indeed haha. Play Malmsten if you want it fast without feeling asshole. Listen to Manowar and that kind of shit pukehead!

[CACAPLACA]

WHAT! Maby you misunderstood what i was sayin'. I was saying that music is'nt this good anymore! There's no talent left in it!DICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CACAPLACA]

BY THE WAY...I DONT LISTEN TO MUCH MORE THAN METAL YOU FUCKIN' JACKOFF!!-Pig Destroyer, Slayer,White Chaple,Terror,MEGADEATH,Maiden­,Parkway Drive,Hatebreed,Satyricon,GWAR­.......Malmsten?Go finish your boyfriends BJ you fagg!!

[CACAPLACA]

When you here shit like this,thats old school, you realize that music is slowly dying ang getting gayer.

[dakklub]

@CACAPLACA ; GAYER < so stupid. i still play, this is great stuff, but dude you need to keep you head open.

[MrBRUCELEE98]

@dakklub Keep my head open? I listen to Metal,Country,Rap,Soul,Rock & everything in between! When i say music is getting gayer im talking about originality and talent....autotune is not talent.

[sayyes2bull]

that's gator baitin', baby.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Whoa!  Love this!!!!

Play that harmonica!!!

Fantastic Video!

[waltzingtilly]

SaWamp!!!

I love utoooob!!!

I feel many grats fer this hea!!

[BlueCobolt]

I was down in the swamps one night

Sanging to the moon

When an alligator crawled up to me and said: Hey I like your tune!

He started to twist and shake his tail

Thought he was having a fit

And my fingers was starting to hurt like hell But he wouldn't let me quit

He said: Keep on...

[AstralPlane1951]

A little Swamp Music, that what Im talking about, watch out for that gator !

[debzeppeliniv]

YEA BABE

[darkmarzok]

Tony Joe is too damn cool.

[BaDeeRich]

"Texas Woman" that's right !

[BloozeDaddy76]

I'll give my right arm if this isn't the coolest damn rap song ever made....done by a country boy from Louisiana! Have you ever heard a more infectious beat and groove than this!

This song only proves that Tony Joe White is one of those great American originals with a sound that is simply "too damn good" to ever get played on the radio in a world full of cookie-cutter clones and puppets in the top 40.

[cyoteblues]

Nope. Cant think of any. Tony Jo is the man.

[BlueCobolt]

Just downloaded this whole show..damn, it's amazing. Music at its finest.

[phildirt3]

poke salad ! southern culture sang ""tony joe white playin on the radio"

[Merbeck0327]

Mud Flaps!!!

[hwy334]

I can't find this song on any of his albums, too bad, it's really good!! Be a great driving song, think it's called "Swamp Rap". Go Tony, you da man!

[Jason89b16]

whats the name of this song?

[jankrijt]

Seen Tony in the early 70s when CCR was doing Europe. HE made the show and still does! Factastic qual video! thanx for sharing. By the way; John F made his real revival too ! We are spoiled old basterds with this Youtube machine...

[kettuantti]

This is great! Well, I`ve got a copy of your best record so far: HOMEMADE ICECREAM...

[geridg]

is this shit for real? Wow this sucks, oh my god please stop guitar man, for the love of everything good and holy!

[resoblues]

This is called CLEAN (sound wise) kick ass shit

If you can get up and dance to TJ then you're dead.

[LarryMReed]

Tony Joe also happens to be something no one

else has mentioned. He's a wonderful person.

One of the most down to earth people you could ever deal with. South France? Probably but he also owns a place or two in the Hills of Tennessee.

[BlueCobolt]

..with mudflaps..

[gsg47]

THIS is FANTASTIC!!!....Thank you for posting it......if this isn't the ultimate in "feel good" rock & roll, I don't know what is!!...

Best regards, Gary.....

[humerus1987]

This sounds really amazing...and btw I heard this for the first time...priceless...

[parafleet]

that's country rap. and this came out when urban rap did. amazing. godbless.

[crazylazynhazy101]

I can't figure out why this guy isn't more famous. He is an awesome performer. Terrific guitarist,awesome harmonica, and his voice is pure gold.

[NotMarkKnopfler]

You're a wise man*. Very well said.

* apologies if you're a woman :-)

[Honzisko123]

not only whAT you´ve mentioned but also one of the greatest songwriters as well!

[toterola451]

What do you mean "more famous"? Tony Joe wrote "Polk Salad Annie", and "Rainy Night In Georgia", for Christ's sake! Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tina Turner, Brooks Benton, and CCR recorded his songs. He's been a celebrated songwriter/musician for over 40 years, and he makes enough money, from his royalties alone, to live in a chateau in Southern France.

Down where I'm from, in Southeast TX, the man is a minor deity.

I think he's about as famous as he wants to be, thank you very much.

[geridg]

pure gay 70's porn!~holy shit this guy sucks!

[pabc]

Love this!

[jkoff76]

God Damn!  TJW I love you!!

[nikolawesthemkg]

omg!!! blues maaaaaaaaaan!!! yeeeeeeeahhhhhh!!! kosovo is serbia! peace

[bl4ckc4tb0nes]

elvis with a shot o'funk & the blue's-real

groovy

[bowfrog]

Great tune!!!!!!!! Audio and video were excellent!!

[jolandasterbloem]

go on

[jolandasterbloem]

tony is the best swinger

[freakyA]

Best music ive heard in a looong long time!..

[gugulia]

swamp fox really rules, thanks for sharing this big jan

[solcito138]

nice song kiss from Sol

[ANGELS3018]

nothing beats a good blues song thanks bigeezy

[Heartkissing7]

Thank you James that's Funky grooving cool stuff ;-)) suuuper music!!!!!!! 5*****

dear greetings

Tina XxX

[larosity]

Love that southern, bayou style blues funk...sometimes less is more!5*

[Deotyma7]

Beautiful video-5/5

[JoeyJr702]

This is so Funky Groovy! I dig it!...you dig?  :)

[legendofpersia]

have never seen anyone blending harmonica into music this awesome!

TJW's music is pretty unique, keeps walking on edge of blues and rock'n'roll with special care.

listening to his best albums "home made ice creams" and "real thang" always makes me feel good bout everything,

hes truly a legend

[fkngrvnmj]

Thank you to you tubers and rspaceballs for turning me on to another great fun musician.

[rubberduckkk]

If you look up the word "smooth" in the english dictionary all it says is Tony Joe White.

[blubberblink]

I'd luv to see him do a gig with Jerry Reed, both great!

[98mimi]

This is the best dvd I have ever seen,Sure do love this man's music.All of the songs on it are good.But this song is so original it is my favorite.

[sterreco]

Old man dodged that gay bullit

[kajundude]

Tony Joe da man,that's right!

[ondabayou11]

And everyone thinks the brothers started RAP! Tony Joe's from Oak Grove, La......30 minutes north of my hometown of Delhi, in the northeast corner of Louisiana. Tim McGraw was also born in Delhi, then moved to Start(Rayville) as a baby. Trace Adkins is from Sarepta, about 2 1/2 hrs. west of that, and Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn's from north La., as well as country singer Andy Griggs.

[MemphoTenn]

And people think CCR invented Swamp Rock. Those boys were from Berkeley; their feet had never set foot in a swamp! TJW deserves more airplay. He is SO underrated. That voice is a gift from God, & that's the nastiest, stankiest guitar picking I've ever heard. He was born to play music. I'm digging ALL his You Tube videos. So many people don't realize he wrote the haunting "Rainy Night In Georgia" & "Polk Salad Annie." Many EP fans think EP did it 1st & the spoken intro was ad-libbed by EP. Nope!

[BobiusBrown]

KING of the groove bay!

Oh Yeah!!

[HOUNDDAWG]

Tony Joe White sat in with my band in Memphis in 1976 and sang Polk Salad Annie. (it was a regular song on my play list)

When it got to the part during the talking intro where he said "I Said POLK......SALAD" my bass player and I played that guitar lick powerfully and in unison, and Tony Joe yelled "YEAH"!

After the set he told us that he had been on the road with bands that didn't play the lick, and he was very pleased with us for remembering it.

It was a great night in Memphis!

[skippie334]

Thank You, he has been around forever, check out Polk Salad Annie, it's his song.

I think he tours overseas now a days.

[ikasaw]

Heard his one song "Polk Salad Annie", never saw him but always thought he was a black singer...he is so awesome..love that voice..mmmm

[doctorsatanist]

I think he's cajun actually.

[kentykenty]

This guy is fantastic. The definition of cool.  I can't believe he is so little known.

[kentykenty]

This guy is so cool. Nobody knows about him. Is he still around touring?

[mickdee06]

ya i think he is still sounds that cool too

[mickdee06]

he has the coolest voice i ever heard extremely funky and groovy

[jellybeanpeach]

This guy's the greatest.

[mojocaster]

Tony Joe White should be a star...

[mickdee06]

wonder why he is so unknown he has probably the coolest voice i have ever heard its sad how so many people havent heard this kind of music