Artie "Blues Boy" White

Artie "Blues Boy" White (April 16, 1937 – April 20, 2013) was an American blues and soul singer and guitarist based in Chicago, who was described as "one of the foremost Chicago practitioners of Southern Soul music".

Life and career Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he first began performing in his teens with a gospel group, the Harps of David, before moving to Chicago in 1956. He continued to sing gospel in the Full Gospel Wonders, but switched to perform blues music in Chicago clubs in the early 1960s. After releasing several singles on small labels, he had his only chart hit in 1977 with "(You Are My) Leanin' Tree", written by Chicago songwriter Bob Jones and released on the ALTee label, which reached number 99 on the Billboard R&B chart.

For a while he ran a blues club, Bootsy's Show Lounge, and later another venue, the New Club Bootsy’s. His most popular singles in the 1990s included “I’m Gonna Marry My Mother-In-Law” (1994) and “Your Man Is Home Tonight” (1997).

Discography

Albums Blues Boy (Ronn, 1985) Nothing Takes the Place of You (1987, Ichiban) Where It's At (1988, Ichiban) Thangs Got to Change (1989, Ichiban) Tired of Sneaking Around (1990, Ichiban) Dark End of the Street (1991, Ichiban ) Hit & Run (1992, Ichiban) Different Shades of Blue (1994, Waldoxy) Back Home to Clarksdale: A Tribute to Muddy Waters (1997, Waldoxy) Home Tonight (1997, Waldoxy) Can We Get Together (1999, Waldoxy) Can't Get Enough (2002, AChillTown) American Roots: Blues (2002, P & S) First Thing Tuesday Morning (2004, Blues Boy) Package Deal (2006, AChillTown)