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Before his song "Polk Salad Annie" went Top 10 in 1969, Tony Joe White learned to how to put on a good show as a survival skill while paying his dues in some of Texas and Louisiana's roughest honky-tonks. His hit led to a U.S. tour where unsuspecting audiences were mesmerized by the guitarist's fiery performances and his frenzied command of the whomper stomper (aka wah-wah pedal).
Rhino Handmade preserves an unreleased 1971 live album from the self-styled Swamp Fox with THAT ON THE ROAD LOOK. The album's 12 unreleased performances find White locked in watertight with his longtime drummer Sammy Creason and keyboardist Michael Utley along with legendary bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn.
Thought to be a rumor for the longest time, not much is known about this unreleased treasure, including the exact location where it was recorded. One thing is certain, the boys rip the roof off of wherever they are for more than an hour, mixing cuts from White's 1971 Warner Bros. debut -- "A Night In The Life Of A Swamp Fox" and "Traveling Bone" -- with his earlier recordings for Monument Records -- "Roosevelt And Ira Lee" and a 10-minute rave-up of "Polk Salad Annie." THAT ON THE ROAD LOOK also spotlights White's uncanny ability to make every song his own with a cover of T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday."
Track listing:
1. Roosevelt And Ira Lee
2. A Night In The Life Of A Swamp Fox In Georgia
3. Rainy Night In Georgia
4. Mississippi River
5. Lustful Earl And The Married Woman
6. Willie And Laura Mae Jones
7. Back To The Country
8. Band Introduction
9. Traveling Bone
10. Stormy Monday
11. My Kind Of Woman
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. That On The Road Look