Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), 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 the Blues ", both hits for Tina Turner in 1989; those two songs came by way of Turner's producer at the time, Mark Knopfler , who was a friend of White. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by Joe Dassin , Elvis Presley , Joe Bonamassa and Tom Jones .

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