| The Whites | |
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The Whites performing on August 8, 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Texas, USA, and Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Bluegrass, Traditional, Gospel, Country |
| Years active | 1981–Present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., MCA, Word, Koch, Skaggs Family Records |
| Associated acts | Ricky Skaggs |
| Members | |
| Buck White Sharon White Cheryl White |
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The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl (born 1955), and their father Buck (born 1930). In the 1980s they scored hits with songs including "You Put The Blue In Me," "Hangin' Around," "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling," "Pins and Needles," "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone,)" "Hometown Gossip" and "When the New Wears Off of Our Love." Sharon White has been married to Ricky Skaggs since 1982; the couple had their own hit song, "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (1987).
The Whites joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) cast CD “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” performing on Franks's feature song "Let's Live Everyday Like it was Christmas" on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA for one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers.
As of 2007, the Whites are regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry program in Nashville, Tennessee. Their collaborative album with Ricky Skaggs, "Salt of the Earth" won the 2008 Grammy for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album.
The Whites can be heard on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack with the song "Keep on the Sunny Side". They also appear in Down from the Mountain, the documentary of a concert given by the soundtrack artists.
The Whites were inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 16, 2008, in Carthage, Texas. They were inducted along with Buck Owens and Mickey Newbury.
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| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
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| 1972 | The Down Home Folks | County | |
| 1977 | In Person | ||
| That Down Home Feeling | Ridge Runner | ||
| 1978 | Poor Folks Pleasure | Sugar Hill | |
| 1979 | More Pretty Girls Than One | ||
| 1983 | Old Familiar Feeling | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 1984 | Forever You | 37 | MCA |
| 1985 | Whole New World | 42 | |
| 1986 | Greatest Hits | ||
| Ain't No Binds | 37 | ||
| 1988 | Doin' It By the Book | Canaan | |
| 1996 | Give a Little Back | Step One | |
| 2000 | A Lifetime in the Making | Ceili | |
| 2007 | Salt of the Earth (w/ Ricky Skaggs)A | 45 | Skaggs Family |
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1981 | "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" | 66 | — | Single only |
| 1982 | "You Put the Blue in Me" | 10 | — | Old Familiar Feeling |
| 1983 | "Hangin' Around" | 9 | 5 | |
| "I Wonder Who's Holding My Baby Tonight" | 9 | 14 | ||
| "When the New Wears Off of Our Love" | 25 | 34 | ||
| 1984 | "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling" | 10 | 16 | |
| "Forever You" | 14 | 30 | Forever You | |
| "Pins and Needles" | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1985 | "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" | 12 | 22 | Whole New World |
| "Hometown Gossip" | 27 | 36 | ||
| "I Don't Want to Get Over You" | 33 | — | ||
| 1986 | "Love Won't Wait" | 36 | 46 | Greatest Hits |
| 1987 | "It Should Have Been Easy" | 30 | 44 | Ain't No Binds |
| "There Ain't No Binds" | 58 | — | ||
| 1989 | "Doin' It By the Book" | 82 | — | Doin' It By the Book |
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