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Polk Salad Annie
Originally posted on October 24, 2019
Tony Joe White died on this day in 2018.
“Down in Louisiana
Where the alligators grow so mean
There lived a girl that I swear to the world
Made the alligators look tame”
Polk Salad Annie – A classic song steeped in southern roots. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TonyJoeWhite #ElvisPresley #TomJones
Today’s feature is a song steeped in southern roots. ‘Polk Salad Annie’ is the story of a poor, rural girl from the Southern U.S. named Annie. In many ways it recreates the roots of singer Tony Joe…