The Whites to Become Newest Members of the Texas
Country Music Hall of Fame'
Nashville, Tenn. - The Whites, two-time GRAMMY winners
and members of the historic Grand Ole Opry, will join the
already prestigious family of Texas country music legends
honored as members of the Texas Country Music Hall of
Fame in an induction ceremony on Saturday, August 16th,
2008, in Carthage, Texas.
The ceremony will take place at 7 PM at the Texas Country
Music Hall of Fame Theatre, Holly at Davis Street. Ralph
Emery will serve as special guest emcee. Other inductees
that evening will be legendary country star Buck Owens
and influential singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. In
addition to tributes to each honoree, The Whites will
perform some of their own signature style country and
bluegrass music.
Daddy Buck White began his musical journey in the Texas
dance halls not long after the end of World War II. Retiring
in the early 1960's to raise a family with wife Pat, he moved
his brood to Arkansas. In a matter of months, Buck and
Pat were makin music again, forming a band called The
Down Home Folks. Oldest daughters Sharon and Cheryl
soon joined in and the family began performing at
bluegrass festivals around the country. The 1970's
brought the White family's move to Nashville and Pat
White's retirement to stay home with youngest daughters,
Rosie and Melissa.
Changing the name of their band to reflect their family ties,
The Whites turned their attention to country music in the
1980's, enjoying a succession of Top 20 hits on Billboard's
country chart, culminating in their induction as members of
the Grand Ole Opry in 1984. The Whites have continued
to entertain and inspire audiences world-wide with their
unique blend of bluegrass, country, and gospel music. In
2001, they were honored with 'Album of the Year'
GRAMMY and CMA awards for their contribution to the
soundtrack of the smash hit movie O Brother, Where Art
Thou?, a film in which they also appeared. In 2008, The
Whites earned GRAMMY and Dove awards for Salt of the
Earth, a gospel collaboration with Ricky Skaggs. They may
not use the name anymore, but Buck, Sharon, and Cheryl
White are still creating music that's as good and as real as
everything conjured up by the phrase "down home folks."
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