Musical artist
L. E. White (27 May 1930 – 7 September 2004) was an American Grammy Award-winning songwriter, singer and musician.
Life and career
Luther Elmer White Jr. was born in 1930 in Blaine, Tennessee to Luther and Lillie (Jones) White.[ 1]
He began his career in 1949 playing bluegrass fiddle with The Bailey Brothers .[ 2] In the 1950s, he played with Bill Monroe 's Blue Grass Boys and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper 's Clinch Mountain Clan.[ 3] He also appeared with the Osborne Brothers in 1953.[ 4]
As a songwriter, White had over two hundred songs recorded,[ 3] including the "After the Fire Is Gone ", written for Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty , who won the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal .[ 3] [ 5] He had a number one hit with Twitty's "I Love You More Today " in 1969.[ 3] He also co-wrote Twitty's hit songs "To See My Angel Cry " (1969) and "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet " (1974).[ 1] White and Lola Jean Dillon charted in 1977 with their recordings of "Home, Sweet Home" and "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly."[ 1]
In further collaboration with Conway Twitty, White established and administered Twitty's publishing companies, Hello Darling Music and Twitty Bird Music.[ 1]
From 1978 to 1984, White was a minority shareholder in the Nashville Sounds , a Double-A Minor League Baseball team in Nashville, Tennessee .[ 6] [ 7]
White died of a heart attack on September 7, 2004, at age 74, at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee .[ 1] [ 3]
Personal
White was the father of Michael White , a songwriter who recorded for Reprise Records in the early 1990s.[ 1]
References
^ a b c d e f "Twitty Hit Writer, L. E. White, Dead at 74" . Country Music Television. September 10, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .[dead link ]
^ Carlin, Bob (2014). String Bands in the North Carolina Piedmont . McFarland. p. 1985. ISBN 9780786480364 . Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
^ a b c d e Romero, Angel (September 9, 2004). "Bluegrass Pioneer L. E. White Dies at 74" . World Music Central . Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
^ Graves, Josh. "McReynolds Memorial Bluegrass Music Spectacular" . Spotlight on Bluegrass . Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
^ "1971 Grammy Award Winners" . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
^ "Owners". The Nashville Sounds 1978 Official Souvenir Program . Nashville Sounds. 1978. p. 3.
^ "Owners". The Nashville Sounds 1984 Official Souvenir Program . Nashville Sounds. 1984. pp. 6–7.