Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018)

(AP) – A record label representative says Tony Joe White, the country
bluesman and hit songwriter behind such successes as "Polk Salad
Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia," has died.

A statement released Thursday from the record label Yep Roc Music
Group said White’s family confirmed the rocker died Wednesday in
Nashville, Tennessee. Some reports said he died of a heart attack.