An Unky Cliff special--Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Artie White's first public musical experience was singing gospel with the Harps of David. Moving to Chicago in 1956, White continued to sing gospel, now with the Full Gospel Wonders, switching over to blues in the early 1960s. Over the next two decades, the journeyman singer recorded a number of singles with independent labels such as PM, Gamma and Al Tee. White briefly reached the R & B charts with "You Are My Leanin' Tree" on Al Tee in 1977.
After a stint owning and operating Bootsy's Lounge in Chicago, White signed a recording contract with Stan Lewis's Ronn/Jewel/Paula consortium in 1985. In 1987, White moved on to John Abbey's Ichiban label where he was a fixture until he signed with Waldoxy in 1994. White's version of "You're Man Is Home Tonight" signaled that Waldoxy had moved decidedly into the same territory of soul blues that Malaco had been mining since Z. Z. Hill first signed with the company in 1980.
1. I'm Gonna Marry My Mother-In-Law
2. Hot Wired My Heart
3. There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do
4. When You Took Your Love from Me
5. Willie Mae Don't Play
6. I've Been Shackin'
7. Did Alright by Myself
8. Ain't Nothing You Can Do
9. I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy
10. All in the Open Now
Personnel: Artie "Blues Boy" White (vocals); Big Mike Griffin (guitar, guitars); William Thomas (guitar); William Andrew Thomas (guitars); Jim Horn (flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Jim Williamson (trumpet); Charles Rose (trombone); Clayton Ivey (keyboards); Bob Babbitt (bass instrument); Paul Lee (drums); Valeria Kashimuri, Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Valeria Kashimuri (background vocals).
Recording information: Malaco Studios, Jackson, MS; Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL.
