1. Ralph E White III was born on July 9,1952 and is a musician from Austin, Texas who has drawn inspiration from traditional blues, old-time country, rock, African and Cajun music, among other traditions.
10 Facts About Ralph White
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Ralph White principally plays banjo, fiddle, accordion, guitar, kalimba and mbira.
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Ralph White left the Bad Livers in late 1996, and embarked on a solo career.
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Ralph White was later chosen by Kevin Curtin of the Austin Chronicle as the best strings player of 2015.
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Ralph White met Danny Barnes at a Cajun jam session in South Austin in 1990, after which they began playing with Mark Rubin as The Danny Barnes Trio.
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Ralph White used overdubbing to record himself singing and playing all of the instruments.
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Ralph White's next recording, Navasota River Devil Squirrel, was released in 2006.
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Ralph White's next recording, The Atavistic Waltz, was self-released in 2008.
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Ralph White self-released three more CDs in 2011: Stovepipe Blues, Trash Fish Sushi, and The Hanged Man.
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In 2015, he released the EP Ralph White Is Ralph White on Alto Recordings.