Michael White (singer)

Michael White
Birth name Larry Michael White[1]
Origin Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Genres Country
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1992-present
Labels Reprise
Associated acts Blake Shelton
Conway Twitty

Larry Michael White (born in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L.E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty,[2] Michael was signed to Reprise Records in 1992, releasing his debut album Familiar Ground that year. This album produced three chart singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including the #32 "Professional Fool."[3]

White has also written songs for other artists, including "Rock-a-Bye Heart" for Dana McVicker, "Fighting Fire with Fire" for Davis Daniel, "Loving Every Minute" for Mark Wills, and "The Baby" for Blake Shelton. "Loving Every Minute" and "The Baby" both earned White ASCAP awards for being among the most performed country songs of the year, in 2002 and 2003 respectively.[4][5]

Contents

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Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Familiar Ground

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1992 "Professional Fool" 32 Familiar Ground
"Familiar Ground" 43 55
"She Likes to Dance" 63
1993 "Country Conscience" single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1992 "Familiar Ground" Rob Lindsay

References

  1. ^ Per ASCAP listings
  2. ^ Morris, Edward (2004-12-27). "Country mourns its losses". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1495186/country-music-mourns-its-losses.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 458. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  4. ^ "2002 ASCAP Country Music Awards". Billboard. 2002-11-05. http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4602562-1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 
  5. ^ "2003 ASCAP Award Winners". CMT. 2003-11-04. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1480167/2003-ascap-award-winners.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-07-06.