About L.E. White
Lived 1930 – 2004 (aged 74). L.E. White was an American songwriter and fiddler.
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.
He began his career in 1949 playing bluegrass fiddle with The Bailey Brothers. In the 1950s, he played with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper's Clinch Mountain Clan. He also appeared with the Osborne Brothers in 1953.
As a songwriter, White had over two hundred songs recorded, He had a number one hit with Twitty's "I Love You More Today" in 1969.
White died of a heart attack on September 7, 2004, at age 74, at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Personal White was the father of Michael White, a songwriter who recorded for Reprise Records in the early 1990s.
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Who was L.E. White?
songwriter
When was L.E. White born?
L.E. White was born on 27 May 1930 in Blaine.
When did L.E. White die?
L.E. White died on 7 September 2004 in Hendersonville.
What was L.E. White's occupation?
L.E. White was a songwriter and fiddler.
What nationality was L.E. White?
L.E. White was American.
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