Although the late Danny White was never able to crack the national charts—as did several of his contemporaries—his singles were as good, if not better than many of the national New Orleans hits of the era. His best known releases, “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” and “Loan Me Your Handkerchief,” are still New Orleans favorites and justifiably remembered.
Allen Toussiant put White’s importance into perspective:
“Danny White was never really a big name artist, but he had a band that used to work at the Sho Bar on Bourbon Street that was really hot. Danny inspired me to write some songs, but unfortunately we [Minit and Instant Records] weren’t recording him at the time, so I gave the tunes to K—Doe. I’m speaking about “Mother-In-Law” and “Certain Girl”—that was Danny White’s style. There was something very influential about Danny White that was absorbed by a lot of artists that had records here.” (Jeff Hannusch, The Soul of New Orleans: A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues, p. 225)
Interesting. File under: New Orleans Voices Discography
In the music library: New Orleans Funk Vol.2 The Twitch
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