Tony Joe White, a renowned swamp country singer-songwriter, hails from the northern regions of Louisiana, an area that has given birth to a unique fusion of country and blues, a distinctive breed of songwriter that has produced notable figures such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart.
From a tender age, music has been an inextricable component of Stinson's existence, with his mother fondly recalling that he entered the world with a melodic voice, rather than a wail, and has been harmonizing, yodeling, and warbling ever since.
As the leader of a band that regularly performs at parties and taverns throughout northern Louisiana, Stinson is no stranger to the spotlight. However, for the River of Song project, he chose to showcase his talents in a more intimate setting, delivering a solo set on the porch of a riverside saloon in Natchez-under-the-Hill, Mississippi, where the gentle lapping of the water against the shore and the warm glow of the setting sun provided a serene backdrop for his soulful melodies.
Stinson's guitar weaved a rich tapestry of sound, its pulsating rhythm serving as the foundation upon which his soulful melodies were built, as he strummed out lively, party-friendly tunes that exalted the pleasures of southern cooking, the alluring beauty of the female form, and the unbridled joie de vivre of the honky-tonk subculture.
