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L.E. White (1930-2004) was an American Grammy Award-winning〔("Bluegrass Pioneer L. E. White Dies at 74". ''WorldMusic.org'' ), 9 September 2004.〕 songwriter, singer and musician. Before establishing a songwriting career, White was a bluegrass player with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper's Clinch Mountain Clan.〔〔Morris, Edward. ("Country Music Mourns Its Losses" ). ''CMT News'', 27 December 2004.〕 He also played fiddle with the Bailey Brothers in 1949 〔Carlin, Bob. ("Bluegrass is on the air" ). ''String Bands in the North Carolina Piedmont''. McFarland, 1 January 2004〕 and with the Osborne Brothers in 1953.〔("Southeast Community Fire Department's 12th Annual McReynolds Memorial" ). ''Spotlight on Bluegrass''〕 Throughout his career, White had hundreds of songs recorded, including the Grammy-winning duet "After the Fire Is Gone", for Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty in 1971, as well as Twitty's #1 "I Love You More Today" in 1969.〔 He was also a co-writer on Twitty's hit songs "To See My Angel Cry" (1969), and "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" (1974).〔〔("L.E. White Discography". ) ''discogs.com''〕 White and his recording partner, Lola Jean Dillon, charted in 1977 with their recordings of "Home, Sweet Home" and "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly." 〔("Top Single Picks" ). ''Billboard''. 19 November 1977〕 White was also the father of Michael White, who recorded for Reprise Records in 1992 and is currently a songwriter in Nashville.〔("Michael White". ) ''Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival'', 2013.〕 L.E. White died on September 7, 2004, at age 74, in Hendersonville, Tennessee.〔 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「L.E. White」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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