Buck White
Buck White (December 13, 1930—January 13, 2025) was a mandolinist, pianist, and vocalist born in Oklahoma and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He formed the bluegrass and country ensemble Buck White & the Down Home Folks in the 1960s with his daughters, Sharon and Cheryl White, later renaming the group The Whites. The trio recorded their debut album under the new moniker in 1983 and achieved multiple Billboard top-ten country hits. They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as full members in 1984. White won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year for his contribution to the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack in 2002 and for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album in 2008, alongside an induction into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
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- No. 32 April 2003