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Her Dad, legendary Tony Joe White (Polk Salad Annie and Rainy Night in Georgia), says her voice is like Sade hanging out with John Lee Hooker. The French press were captured by her realness, comparing her fiery and raw stage performance to Janis Joplin, Mick Jagger, and Tina Turner. With soul baring lyrics and haunting melodies, her writing is compared to Van Morrison and Neil Young. Her biggest fans say you can't compare her to anyone. In a world of fabricated pop stars, Michelle White shines on her own.
The songstress joins forces with her father for her latest album, WANDERING ROAD, a mixture of soul, blues, country, jazz, and South Texas Spanish influences. They recorded in an old Victorian house in Tennessee, for 4 days, along with veteran musicians Ollie Marland on piano and co-production, Jack Bruno on drums, Michelle's long time upright bassist Joey Zimmerman, and Tony Joe on guitar. Michelle's brother, Jody, ran the boards, and they captured the happening all on an old analogue tape machine, old school style, blending some modern ideas in the mixing room. This album is currently out in France on Bad Reputation Records.
Michelle has a duet with Tony Joe on his new album, THE HEROINES, which features duets by Emmylou Harris, Shelby Lynne, Jessi Colter, and Lucinda Williams. This album was released world wide on Sanctuary Records to spectacular acclaim.
She was reared in the musical hotbeds of South Texas and Memphis, Tennessee, surrounded by famous artists and brilliant musicians. "I was enchanted by all of the music I heard growing up, and by the players" she says. " I spent most of my days in the music room. There were late night phone calls from Elvis, and the best musicians hanging out playing music and listening to music. I learned to run the reel to reel machine when I was 8, just so I could be a part of the whatever happened". Michelle has worked with many of those brilliant musicians and Grammy award winning producer, John Leventhal, on her first album, MEMPHIS, which was released to critical acclaim and established a cult following in Europe.
As a writer/producer Michelle has worked with country belter Buffy Lawson, legendary Texan Gary Myrick and up an and coming young artists, Ally and Glenna.
She has played the prestigious Midem in Cannes and Frances most famous hall, Bercy, opening for Toto for tens of thousands of people with only her Wurlitzer and bassist. Most recently, Michelle performed live for the BBC in England, and played the infamous Borderline in London, as well as various blues festivals in Europe and local hot spots in L.A. and Nashville.
