Josh White
Josh White had an amazing career during his relatively brief life. He was a gospel, country blues, and black folk music star with many best selling “race” records for various labels in the 1930s, not to mention his career as a film star as well. He was the youngest blues singer to ever cut a 78 RPM record and the first African American to headline major American concert venues. He sang at President Roosevelt’s inaugurations in 1941 and 1945, was blacklisted during the 1950’s Red Scare, and then rediscovered by the folk music community thanks to his great Elektra recordings of the late ‘50s. By 1963, he was one of the top four folk artists in America, behind Belafonte and Pete Seeger (but ahead of Bob Dylan). He was the first African... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Greenville, North Carolina, United States
- Genre:
- Gospel & Christian, Gospel, Old-Time Gospel, Blues, Jazz
- Birthdate:
- 02/11/1914
- Death date:
- 09/05/1969
