Laura Weber White
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Birth name | Laura Weber |
Born | 1971 (age 49–50) Sandwich, Illinois, U.S |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Genres | Country, folk, bluegrass, gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Associated acts | Patty Loveless, Carter Family III, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, The Earls of Leicester |
Laura Weber White is an American country fiddler, singer, songwriter, and guitar player. White has worked as a session musician on many albums and toured with several artists, including the late Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. She has released two solo albums: Among My Souvenirs, in 2003, and Awake But Dreaming, in 2010. Both were recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio.
In 1999, White joined the Press On tour with June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, where she met their son, John Carter Cash, whom she wed in 2000. (They divorced in 2013.) She played on June Carter Cash's 2003 album, Wildwood Flower, which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk album. White also contributed fiddle to Johnny Cash's American III and American IV albums.
From 2012 to 2016, White was a member of the Carter Family III music group with John Carter Cash, the grandson of Maybelle Carter,[1][2] and Dale Jett, the grandson of A.P. Carter and Sara Carter. The trio released their first album, Past & Present, in 2010.
White played for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2010, and in the 2014 documentary, The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. The 90-minute documentary recounts the history of the Carter and Cash families, together regarded as country music's dynasty.
Biography[]
Laurie not only loves Country Music, but she knows Country Music, and the proof is in this record, Loretta Lynn on Awake But Dreaming album[3]
Laura Weber White was born in Sandwich, Illinois, near her parents' home in Plano, Illinois, in 1971. When she was 6, the family moved to Corvallis, Oregon, where she grew up. She began playing music at 9, after her father gave her a fiddle he'd had restored by trading carpentry work. Under the tutelage of fiddler and rhythm guitarist Joey McKenzie, she began winning fiddling contests, including state and regional titles in the western United States, at age 12. At 17, she won the National Junior Fiddle Champion title at Weiser, Idaho. In 1989, she enrolled in Oregon State University, but dropped out in 1990 to take a job touring with Patty Loveless, and in 1991, White played bluegrass in the Japanese city of Sakaide, Kagawa. She has since toured with Pam Tillis, James House, Harley Allen and Chalee Tennison, performed with Roy Acuff, played the Grand Ole Opry with Ray Price, and recorded with Johnny Cash, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joe Shaver, Larry Gatlin, Rodney Crowell, Earl Scruggs, Benny Martin, Larry Gatlin, Emmylou Harris and Marty Stuart, among others. In addition to fiddling, she plays guitar, mandolin, and sings.
White has two children, AnnaBelle and Jack, and lives in Nashville with her husband, Jeff White, a bluegrass guitarist and singer. They were married on March 12, 2017, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[4][5][6][7][8][9] [10]
Discography[]
White's Discography:[11]
Albums[]
Solo Albums
Year | Album | Note |
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2003 | Among My Souvenirs | [12] |
2010 | Awake But Dreaming | [13] |
Group Album
Year | Album | Artist | Note | |
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2010 | Past & Present | Carter Family III | Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle | [14] |
Vocals
Year | Album | Artist | Note |
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1999 | The "Big Tiger" Roars Again Part I |
Benny Martin | Vocals, Fiddle |
2003 | Wildwood Flower | June Carter Cash | Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle – Grammy winning |
2004 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Johnny Cash | Lead Vocals Song: The Far Side Banks Of Jordan (Live at The Carter Family Fold) |
2004 | Last Of Their Kind | Janette Carter – Joe Carter | Vocals, Fiddle |
2005 | Her Life In Music | June Carter Cash | Vocals, Fiddle |
2005 | Down In Caroline | Curly Seckler | Vocals, Fiddle |
2006 | Bluegrass, Don’t You Know | Curly Seckler | Vocals Purple Heart[15] |
2007 | Everybody's Brother | Billy Joe Shaver | Vocals – Grammy-nominated |
2008 | Pale Imperfect Diamond | Cedar Hill Refugees | Vocals |
2011 | Fast Company' | Bob Flores | Vocals[16] |
2013 | Pickin' Like A Girl | The Daughters Of Bluegrass | Vocals, Fiddle |
2016 | Full Circle | Loretta Lynn | Vocals, Guitar |
2016 | Right Beside You | Jeff White | Vocals, Fiddle |
Instruments
Year | Album | Artist | Note |
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2000 | American III: Solitary Man | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
2001 | Timeless | Various Artists | Fiddle |
2001 | Songs Of The Civil War | Various Artists | Fiddle Faded Coat of Blue[17] |
2001 | Hank Williams The Original | Various Artists | Fiddle |
2002 | American IV: The Man Comes Around | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
2003 | Unearthed | Johnny Cash | Fiddle, Backing Vocals |
2003 | Das Tennessee-Projekt | Gunter Gabriel | Fiddle |
2003 | Wildwood Flower | June Carter Cash | Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar |
2004 | Joe and Janette Carter Last Of Their Kind | Janette Carter – Joe Carter | Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals |
2004 | Her Life In Music | June Carter Cash | Guitar, Backing Vocals |
2004 | The Unbroken Circle | Various Artists | Fiddle – 3 Grammy nominations.[18][19] |
2005 | The Legend | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
2006 | American V: A Hundred Highways | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
2006 | Voice Of The Spirit | Various artists | Fiddle[20] |
2006 | Duets | Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash | Fiddle[21] |
2007 | Everybody's Brother | Billy Joe Shaver | Fiddle |
2007 | Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash | Various artists | Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals |
2008 | Honkytonk Mood | Devin Derrick | Fiddle.[22] |
2008 | Heritage | The Youngers | Fiddle.[23] |
2010 | Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn | Various artists | Fiddle |
2010 | American VI: Ain't No Grave | Johnny Cash | Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, |
2011 | Hank Williams: Timeless Tribute | Various artists | Fiddle |
2014 | Out Among the Stars | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
2015 | The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream | The Carter Family, Carter Family III, Cash Family and other Artists | Fiddle, Backing Vocals |
2016 | White Christmas Blue | Loretta Lynn | Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle[24] |
2018 | Wouldn't It Be Great | Loretta Lynn | Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle |
2018 | Live at the Country Music Hall of Fame | The Earls of Leicester | Fiddle |
Performances[]
- Selected: Tours, Performances and Events.
Year | Event | Artist | Note |
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1984 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[25] |
1985 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 2st Place Junior Division[26] |
1986 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[27] |
1987 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[28] |
1988 | National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Champion and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[29] |
1989 | National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion | Laura Weber | 1st Place Twin Fiddles[30] |
1990 | Patty Loveless On Down the Line tour | Patty Loveless | Fiddle, Guitar, Backing Vocals |
1992–1993 | Bluegrass in Japan | Laura Weber, Scott Vestal, Jeff Autry, Dave Peters, and Gena Britt | Fiddle, Vocals[31] |
December 4, 1994 | Curly Seckler Birthday Party at Ford Theater |
Various Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[32] |
1996–1997 | Pam Tillis All of This Love tour | Pam Tillis | Fiddle, Vocals[33] |
1999 | June Carter Press On tour | June Carter-Cash | Fiddle, Vocals[34] |
1999 | The Carter Family Fold Festival | June Carter-Cash and The Living Circle Band | Fiddle, Vocals[35] |
Nov 10, 2003 | A Nashville Tribute to Johnny Cash Ryman Auditorium and TV |
Laura & Larry Gatlin | Fiddle, Vocals[36] |
2008 | American Roots Music Festival in Turner, Oregon |
Laura in Carter Family III | Fiddle, Vocals[37] |
April 4, 2009 | Grand Ole Opry | Laura Weber | Fiddle[38] |
2009 | National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest 1st Place Adult Division |
Laura | Fiddle, (Later has become a contest judge).[39] |
February. 11, 2010 | Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert |
Various Artists | Fiddle[40] |
April 18, 2010 | 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | Various Artists | Fiddle[41] |
2011 | Johnny Cash Music Festival in Dyess, Arkansas Cash House Benefit (Live and DVD) |
Cash Family, Kris Kristofferson, and Various Artists | Fiddle[42][43] |
May 25, 2013 | Gathering in the Gap Music Festival Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park |
Carter Family III | Fiddle[44] |
Oct. 26, 2014 | Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony | Various Artists | Fiddle[45] |
2014 | Stoney Pointe Jamboree | Various Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[46] |
2015 | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Fiddle Demonstration: Laura Cash | Fiddle[47] |
2016 | The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream DVD | The Carter Family III, Cash Family and other Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[48] |
See also[]
- List of country musicians
External links[]
- Facebook Laura Weber White
- Laura Weber White at IMDb
- Laura White Photo gallery
- Laura White Video gallery
- youtube.com Laura solo on The Carter Family III, Bury Me Beneath the Willow
- youtube.com, Laura and Larry Gatlin sing Diamonds In The Rough, Ryman Auditorium Nov. 10, 2003
- youtube.com, Laura Weber contestant at Grand Master Fiddle Championship held at Opryland Theme Park June 11,1989
- vimeo.com, Video Laura Cash on Mother Maybelle, Guitarist
References[]
- ^ 2010 Awake But Dreaming
- ^ lipscomb.edu, Carters
- ^ amazon, Editorial Reviews
- ^ lauraweberwhite.com Laura Weber White Biography
- ^ A visit with Joey McKenzie
- ^ The Western Flyers, Joey McKenzie rhythm guitarist
- ^ Interview with Laura Cash
- ^ Jeff White Bio
- ^ Laura Weber Cash and Jeff White Wed in Goodlettsville, TN, March 15, 2017 by Dick Bowden
- ^ mandolincafe.com, 10 Questions for Laura Weber Cash, By Mandolin Cafe, August 3, 2010
- ^ "Laura Cash". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ countrydiscography, Laura Cash
- ^ countrystandardtime.com, Awake But Dreaming, Reviewed by Don Armstrong
- ^ countrystandardtime.com, Past & Present Carter Family III
- ^ bluegrasstoday.com, The Story Behind the Song – Purple Heart, Curly Seckler, By Richard Thompson, November 11, 2016
- ^ gene-watson.com, Bob Flores, Fast Company
- ^ ibiblio.org, Songs Of The Civil War, 2001
- ^ NPR, The Unbroken Circle, The World Of Maybelle Carter: A Turning The Tables Playlist, August 12, 2019
- ^ discogs.com, The Unbroken Circle
- ^ bear-family.com, Voice Of The Spirit
- ^ Movies with Laura Cash
- ^ countrydiscoghraphy, Honkytonk Mood, Devin Derrick, by Prague Frank
- ^ allmusic.com, Heritage, The Youngers
- ^ allmusic.com, Loretta Lynn, White Christmas Blue
- ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, President Fred Hardin, page 102
- ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 105
- ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 108
- ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 109
- ^ Preserving History Through Newspaper Clippings 1960s – 2005 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers History Book Vol. Two, page 111
- ^ Oregon Old Time Fiddlers History Book Vol. Two, page 115
- ^ banjonews.com Gena Britt Tew, By Greg Cahill, Jan. 2009
- ^ Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler, By Penny Parsons, page 201
- ^ gazettetimes.com, Family business, By Jake TenPas, The Entertainer, Oct. 11, 2007
- ^ CD Awake But Dreaming, Review, by Gene Stout, August 6 2010,
- ^ Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, By John Carter Cash, page 139
- ^ NY Times, By Jon Pareles, Nov. 12, 2003
- ^ Oregon Art Beat, Jan. 3, 2008
- ^ Grand Ole Opry, line up April 4, 2009
- ^ National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest, Winner Laura Cash 2009
- ^ Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert, Lipscomb University, February. 11, 2010
- ^ imdb.com, 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
- ^ countrystandardtime.com, A special night honors the Man in Black, by Jeffrey Remz, August 5, 2011
- ^ johnnycashheritagefestival.com About
- ^ Bringing Cash, Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, By Aaron Davis, April 03, 2013
- ^ Country s Sweetest Night. Keeping It Nashville. October 27, 2014, Issue 420
- ^ youtube.com, Stoney Pointe Jamboree, 2014
- ^ Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- ^ imdb.com, The Winding Stream:
- 1971 births
- American women country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Johnny Cash
- Cash–Carter family
- Country singers
- American women singer-songwriters
- American bluegrass fiddlers
- 20th-century American musicians
- American country fiddlers
- American fiddlers
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- Southern old-time fiddlers
- American folk musicians
- American mandolinists
- 21st-century American composers
- Singer-songwriters from Oregon
- American women guitarists
- American bluegrass musicians
- 21st-century American women
- Singer-songwriters from Tennessee