Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Tony Joe White

1943-2018

— Northeast Louisiana Music Trail —

Tony Joe White Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 29, 2024

1. Tony Joe White Marker

Inscription. Oak Grove, LA. - Nicknamed the Swamp Fox for his bluesy, bayou-evocative storytelling, Tony Joe was born and raised in the Goodwill community, just outside of Oak Grove. Always embracing his roots with lyrics based on the people and places he grew up around, White penned songs such as "Polk Salad Annie," "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Steamy Windows," which became hits for himself as well as Elvis Presley, Brook Benton, and Tina Turner.

Erected 2023 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 32° 51.651′ N, 91° 23.238′ W. Marker is in Oak Grove, Louisiana, in West Carroll Parish. It is on East Main Street (Louisiana Route 2) east of South Briggs Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 E Main St, Oak Grove LA 71263, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oak Grove Community House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lane's Ferry (approx. 2.6 miles away); Farming With Plows (approx. 10.8 miles away); Farming By Hand (approx. 10.8 miles away); The Barn (approx. 10.8 miles away); Gin Office (approx. 10.8 miles away); Hood Home Plantation (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Grove.

More about this marker. Located in the West Carroll Parish Courthouse square.

Also see . . . Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 29, 2024

2. Tony Joe White Marker

Photographed by Molly McCullar

3. Tony Joe White Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.