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# Tony Joe White

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Tony Joe White, nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was 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 which was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for

##  Quotes by Tony Joe White

> [I've been very lucky, man. Like you say, though, the writing is what kicked all that in and made it possible. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-joe-white/i-ve-been-very-lucky-man-like-you-say-though-the-writing-is-what/)

[Tony Joe White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-joe-white/)

[Free music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free-music/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/tony-joe-white-86938_like-you_i-ve-been-very-lucky-man-like-you-say-th_1275170.jpg)

> [When you write songs, you gotta be like a receiving station: you gotta be aware of what's going on around you. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-joe-white/when-you-write-songs-you-gotta-be-like-a-receiving-station-you-gotta/)

[Tony Joe White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-joe-white/)

[Knows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/tony-joe-white-86938_knows_when-you-write-songs-you-gotta-be-like-a_1584355.jpg)

> [Down in Louisiana where the alligators grow so mean, there lived a girl that I swear to the world made the alligators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-joe-white/down-in-louisiana-where-the-alligators-grow-so-mean-there-lived-a/)

[Tony Joe White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-joe-white/)

[Alligators](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alligators/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/tony-joe-white-86938_alligators_down-in-louisiana-where-the-alligators-g_3025828.jpg)

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