Josh White Jr.
# Josh White Jr.

Josh White Jr. is a Grammy Award-nominated recording artist who upholds the musical traditions of his father, the late bluesman Josh White.

## Career

At the age of four, Josh White Jr. made his professional debut alongside his father at the Café Society in New York City. In 1949, he co-starred with the elder White on Broadway in "How Long Til Summer?" For his work on the show, Josh White Jr. received a special Tony Award.

In 1956, Josh White Jr. made his solo recording debut on Decca with "See Saw," co-written with Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch was a classmate of White's at the Professional Children's School along with Christopher Walken, Sandra Dee, Leslie Uggams, and Elliott Gould.

In the 1960s, White became a popular attraction in the college tour circuit, while continuing to record.

In 1979, he headlined at concert special for PBS and starred in a stage biography of his father a few years later.

He received a Grammy nomination in 1987 for Jazz, Ballads and Blues, another tribute to his father.

White continues to record. His album, Tuning for the Blues, is a collection of folk tunes which was released in 2011.

