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Michelle White
Michelle White delivers an earthy, passionate brand of music that reflects her spin on a truly unique blend of American influences. An accomplished musician, she plays several instruments, as well as writes and produces. John Leventhal (whose producing and writing credits include Shawn Colvin's Grammy award winning CD, Sunny Came Home) appears on her CD, as well as her father, who is legendary singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Tony Joe White (the classics Rainy Night in Georgia and Polk Salad Annie ). Her fiery and raw stage performance has been compared to that of Janis Joplin or 'a young Mick Jagger'. Her writing has been compared to J.J. Cale and Rickie Lee Jones. She was reared in the musical hotbeds of South Texas, Memphis, Tennessee and the Ozarks. 'I was influenced very deeply by everything I heard growing up,' she says, 'I draw on all the variations of soul music ... like all styles of music an especially unique voices' She singles out an eclectic blend of stylists naming Roberta Flack, Ron Sexsmith, Los Lobos, Sade, J.J. Cale, Van Morrison, Liz Phair, and John Lee Hooker as favorites. In addition, Michelle has attracted a stunning group of sidemen and women who play on her recordings and tour with her inlcuding Jim Christie, Josh Segal, Daris Adkins, James Ralston, Shawn Lee, Mark Addison, Joe Zimmerman, Danny Frankel, Gary Myrick, Maia Sharp, and many more. More information about Michelle White can be found at: www.michellewhite.com
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