L. E. White
L.E. White (1930–2004) was an American Grammy Award-winning[1] songwriter, singer and musician.
Before establishing a songwriting career, White was a bluegrass player with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper's Clinch Mountain Clan.[1][2] He also played fiddle with the Bailey Brothers in 1949 [3] and with the Osborne Brothers in 1953.[4]
Throughout his career, White had hundreds of songs recorded, including the Grammy-winning duet "After the Fire Is Gone", for Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty in 1971, as well as Twitty's #1 "I Love You More Today" in 1969.[1] He was also a co-writer on Twitty's hit songs "To See My Angel Cry" (1969), and "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" (1974).[2][5]
White and his recording partner, Lola Jean Dillon, charted in 1977 with their recordings of "Home, Sweet Home" and "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly." [6]
White was also the father of Michael White, who recorded for Reprise Records in 1992 and is currently a songwriter in Nashville.[7]
L.E. White died on September 7, 2004, at age 74, in Hendersonville, Tennessee.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Bluegrass Pioneer L. E. White Dies at 74". WorldMusic.org, 9 September 2004.
- ^ a b c Morris, Edward. "Country Music Mourns Its Losses". CMT News, 27 December 2004.
- ^ Carlin, Bob. "Bluegrass is on the air". String Bands in the North Carolina Piedmont. McFarland, 1 January 2004
- ^ "Southeast Community Fire Department's 12th Annual McReynolds Memorial". Spotlight on Bluegrass
- ^ "L.E. White Discography". discogs.com
- ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 19 November 1977
- ^ "Michael White". Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival, 2013.