Rod Picott and Effron White May 9 at the BLUE DOOR - April 27, 2008
Effron White - HALL OF FAME Artist NW Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA): Did U Know ?
Hangin' in the Hall of Fame - April 25, 2008
The Northwest Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA) just inducted Effron into it's Hall of Fame. Effron would like to thank anyone and everyone who has ever had anything to do with his career for helping him achieve this great honor. Without support of family, friends, and fans, it would not have been possible. Thanks a million!
Effron Makes Art! - March 23, 2008
Did you Know...
Effron is quite the visual artist. Check out the following link to see and purchase original art created by Effron himself!
http://www.artbreak.com/effronsart
Now you know it! Effron draws, too!
Effron is quite the visual artist. Check out the following link to see and purchase original art created by Effron himself!
http://www.artbreak.com/effronsart
Now you know it! Effron draws, too!
MP3 Downloads - DID YOU KNOW... - March 9, 2008
DID YOU KNOW...
Now you can download any Effron White CD, in the MP3 format, to listen to on your MP3 player or iPOD. Yes! Buy an entire album as one zip download, which
includes the MP3s, a JPG of the album art, and a text file of song titles and album notes. All this for only $9.98 from CDBaby! Just follow this link to the album of your choice: www.cdbaby.com/all/effronwhite
Now you know!
Now you can download any Effron White CD, in the MP3 format, to listen to on your MP3 player or iPOD. Yes! Buy an entire album as one zip download, which
includes the MP3s, a JPG of the album art, and a text file of song titles and album notes. All this for only $9.98 from CDBaby! Just follow this link to the album of your choice: www.cdbaby.com/all/effronwhite
Now you know!
Effron on YouTube! - January 15, 2008
Did U Know?
You can now watch quality videos of Effron performing some his classic tunes on YouTube. Click the link below, pop some popcorn, and enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/effronwhite
Ha! Now U Know!
You can now watch quality videos of Effron performing some his classic tunes on YouTube. Click the link below, pop some popcorn, and enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/effronwhite
Ha! Now U Know!
House Concerts - December 10, 2007
Did U Know...
You can host an Effron White concert for your friends and family in your own home. It's so easy and fun, you wouldn't believe it! Click on this link to find out more:
You can host an Effron White concert for your friends and family in your own home. It's so easy and fun, you wouldn't believe it! Click on this link to find out more:
Concert Review of "Dylan Show" by Kevin Kinder - December 2, 2007
The Dylan Show — Nov. 28 @ Green Door
Date: November 30th, 2007 - Author: Kevin Kinder
Even with the promise of a great Arkansas Razorback-Missouri Tiger basketball game (and it was, by all accounts), about 70 people made it out to the Green Door in Fayetteville to hear the music of a great in his own right — Bob Dylan.
Six local songwriters offered their own unique interpretation on the coffee shop bard. What they collectively presented onstage — a diverse set of music presented on diverse instrumentation — helped prove why Dylan is such an important cultural figure.
The blog, for one, erroneously believed the night would be a boys-with-guitars affair. It was, but it was also much more. Songwriter Mike Blackwell was joined in his set by the hot electric guitar licks of Dave Singleton and the backing vocals Ember Lanuti. Effron White, after launching into driving renditions of “The Times They Are A Changing” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” invited Susan Shore to play mandolin while he strummed. Jovan Arellano first used a pianist, then a full backing band.
The others, Wade Ogle, Jeff Kearney and Bryce Harrison, stuck to acoustic guitars but differed wildly in how they presented Dylan’s songs. And the greatest things about it — and the greatest thing about Dylan — is that none were wrong in the attempt.
Each songwriter played at least one original during the course of the evening. The setlists, to the best of the blog’s ability, follow:
Wade Ogle: Highway 61 Revisted; Girl of The North Country; Your Side of the Mountain; Positively 4th Street
Mike Blackwell: Felix the Cat; Buckets of Rain; Come Back To Me; Better Days; Mama, You Been On My Mind
Jovan Arellano: Cannonball (Damien Rice cover); Just Like A Woman; An Idiotic Smile; Ballad of a Thin Man
Effron White: The Times, They Are A Changin; Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright; She Belongs to Me; License to Kill; Desiree(?)
Bryce Harrison: The Man in Me; Houston; Hills; Wagon Wheel; Hold Me Down(?); I’d've Held You(?)
Jeff Kearney: Money; When The Ship Comes In; Smells So Sweet(?); The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll; Dear Landlord; The River; Mama, You Been On My Mind; Sandcastles
Date: November 30th, 2007 - Author: Kevin Kinder
Even with the promise of a great Arkansas Razorback-Missouri Tiger basketball game (and it was, by all accounts), about 70 people made it out to the Green Door in Fayetteville to hear the music of a great in his own right — Bob Dylan.
Six local songwriters offered their own unique interpretation on the coffee shop bard. What they collectively presented onstage — a diverse set of music presented on diverse instrumentation — helped prove why Dylan is such an important cultural figure.
The blog, for one, erroneously believed the night would be a boys-with-guitars affair. It was, but it was also much more. Songwriter Mike Blackwell was joined in his set by the hot electric guitar licks of Dave Singleton and the backing vocals Ember Lanuti. Effron White, after launching into driving renditions of “The Times They Are A Changing” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” invited Susan Shore to play mandolin while he strummed. Jovan Arellano first used a pianist, then a full backing band.
The others, Wade Ogle, Jeff Kearney and Bryce Harrison, stuck to acoustic guitars but differed wildly in how they presented Dylan’s songs. And the greatest things about it — and the greatest thing about Dylan — is that none were wrong in the attempt.
Each songwriter played at least one original during the course of the evening. The setlists, to the best of the blog’s ability, follow:
Wade Ogle: Highway 61 Revisted; Girl of The North Country; Your Side of the Mountain; Positively 4th Street
Mike Blackwell: Felix the Cat; Buckets of Rain; Come Back To Me; Better Days; Mama, You Been On My Mind
Jovan Arellano: Cannonball (Damien Rice cover); Just Like A Woman; An Idiotic Smile; Ballad of a Thin Man
Effron White: The Times, They Are A Changin; Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright; She Belongs to Me; License to Kill; Desiree(?)
Bryce Harrison: The Man in Me; Houston; Hills; Wagon Wheel; Hold Me Down(?); I’d've Held You(?)
Jeff Kearney: Money; When The Ship Comes In; Smells So Sweet(?); The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll; Dear Landlord; The River; Mama, You Been On My Mind; Sandcastles
RECENT PRESS - Dylan Show w/ Wade Ogle - November 24, 2007
[About the upcoming Dylan Show, Wednesday Night, November 28 at the Green Door]
Fayetteville Free Weekly-Dylan Show:
November 21st, 2007 -The Dylan Show
A laidback night listening to the music Bob Dylan performed live, cocktail in hand, seems like a fine way to spend a Wednesday night this holiday season. To partake, head to the Green Door where six Northwest Arkansas singer songwriters will pay tribute to Dylan and showcase some of their own original tunes. The Green Door is a great atmosphere for shows like this and over the last few months Wednesday nights there have become a popular destination for acoustic music fans. The club has given the Wednesday night stage to the talented Paul Boatright who has been hosting local singer songwriters and bringing them to the spotlight. Boatright is taking this Wednesday off and has handed over the reins to musical pal, Wade Ogle. Ogle will also be be performing along with Mike Blackwell, Bryce Harrison, Effron White, Jovan Arranello and Kale Ogle. The Green Door is located in the Evelyn Hill Shopping Center on North College Avenue. Show at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $5 at the door. Boatright will be back for the Wednesday shows on Dec. 5.
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NWA TIMES- Dylan Show press:
direct link: http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/whatsup/59534/
Saluting the songwriter: Six area musicians play tribute to music of Bob Dylan
BY KEVIN KINDER Northwest Arkansas Times
Posted on Friday, November 23, 2007
Email this story | Printer-friendly version
There is a certain it factor about Bob Dylan.
He is often the subject of movies, including the soon-to-be-released "I'm Not There."He has his own satellite radio program, still makes albums and is largely regarded as the most important American singer-songwriter of any generation.
For local songwriter Wade Ogle, anyway, Dylan is the big deal.
"He's it. He's the guy,"said Ogle matter-of-factly.
THE DYLAN SHOW
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Green Door, 1404 N. College Ave., Fayetteville
Admission: $3
* Six local singer-songwriters will perform songs by Bob Dylan at the concert. Doors open at 7 p.m.
And so Ogle, who will serve as host of the weekly singer-songwriter night on Wednesday at the Green Door in Fayetteville, decided to feature an evening of the singer-songwriter's music.
Ogle has gathered five other local songwriters to join him for the evening, including Mike Blackwell, Effron White, Bryce Harrison, Jovan Arellano and Jeff Kearney.
When Ogle began asking musicians to play Dylan songs, the response was overwhelming. Each musician has there own personal story about Dylan, it seems. White, for instance, has been playing Dylan for 30 years. Blackwell has seen Dylan perform in five states.
The rules for the evening are simple, Ogle said. Each of the artists has been asked to play at least some Dylan songs. Which songs are up to the individual performers, each of whom will play a set of acoustic-based music. In addition to the Dylan covers, each musician has the opportunity to play a few originals.
There are only a few artists, Dylan included, whose catalog is large enough to support such an event, Ogle said. And because there are hundreds of songs spanning several decades, Ogle makes no predictions about who might play what.
"Everyone gets something different from Dylan,"he said.
His set list, for instance, is likely to include "Girl From the North Country,"a song Dylan recorded with Johnny Cash for his 1969 album," Nashville Skyline."Another possibility is "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"from 1965.
The other performers will offer different takes. White, who taught himself to play guitar about 30 years ago and has been playing Dylan songs ever since, will likely play "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,"which was recorded in 1963. The song has special meaning for White as one of the first songs in the finger-pick style he ever learned to play.
Like White, Arellano jumped at the opportunity to showcase some Dylan songs. He, too, taught himself to play many tracks, but usually uses his live gigs for his original work.
And although the featured subject of the upcoming show is some 30-plus years older than Arellano, it is Dylan who keeps the Fayetteville songwriter grounded.
"Bob Dylan has helped me to remain topical. I want to write about abstract things, and then I listen to Dylan. He helps me say something,"Arellano said.
Fayetteville Free Weekly-Dylan Show:
November 21st, 2007 -The Dylan Show
A laidback night listening to the music Bob Dylan performed live, cocktail in hand, seems like a fine way to spend a Wednesday night this holiday season. To partake, head to the Green Door where six Northwest Arkansas singer songwriters will pay tribute to Dylan and showcase some of their own original tunes. The Green Door is a great atmosphere for shows like this and over the last few months Wednesday nights there have become a popular destination for acoustic music fans. The club has given the Wednesday night stage to the talented Paul Boatright who has been hosting local singer songwriters and bringing them to the spotlight. Boatright is taking this Wednesday off and has handed over the reins to musical pal, Wade Ogle. Ogle will also be be performing along with Mike Blackwell, Bryce Harrison, Effron White, Jovan Arranello and Kale Ogle. The Green Door is located in the Evelyn Hill Shopping Center on North College Avenue. Show at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $5 at the door. Boatright will be back for the Wednesday shows on Dec. 5.
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NWA TIMES- Dylan Show press:
direct link: http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/whatsup/59534/
Saluting the songwriter: Six area musicians play tribute to music of Bob Dylan
BY KEVIN KINDER Northwest Arkansas Times
Posted on Friday, November 23, 2007
Email this story | Printer-friendly version
There is a certain it factor about Bob Dylan.
He is often the subject of movies, including the soon-to-be-released "I'm Not There."He has his own satellite radio program, still makes albums and is largely regarded as the most important American singer-songwriter of any generation.
For local songwriter Wade Ogle, anyway, Dylan is the big deal.
"He's it. He's the guy,"said Ogle matter-of-factly.
THE DYLAN SHOW
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Green Door, 1404 N. College Ave., Fayetteville
Admission: $3
* Six local singer-songwriters will perform songs by Bob Dylan at the concert. Doors open at 7 p.m.
And so Ogle, who will serve as host of the weekly singer-songwriter night on Wednesday at the Green Door in Fayetteville, decided to feature an evening of the singer-songwriter's music.
Ogle has gathered five other local songwriters to join him for the evening, including Mike Blackwell, Effron White, Bryce Harrison, Jovan Arellano and Jeff Kearney.
When Ogle began asking musicians to play Dylan songs, the response was overwhelming. Each musician has there own personal story about Dylan, it seems. White, for instance, has been playing Dylan for 30 years. Blackwell has seen Dylan perform in five states.
The rules for the evening are simple, Ogle said. Each of the artists has been asked to play at least some Dylan songs. Which songs are up to the individual performers, each of whom will play a set of acoustic-based music. In addition to the Dylan covers, each musician has the opportunity to play a few originals.
There are only a few artists, Dylan included, whose catalog is large enough to support such an event, Ogle said. And because there are hundreds of songs spanning several decades, Ogle makes no predictions about who might play what.
"Everyone gets something different from Dylan,"he said.
His set list, for instance, is likely to include "Girl From the North Country,"a song Dylan recorded with Johnny Cash for his 1969 album," Nashville Skyline."Another possibility is "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"from 1965.
The other performers will offer different takes. White, who taught himself to play guitar about 30 years ago and has been playing Dylan songs ever since, will likely play "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,"which was recorded in 1963. The song has special meaning for White as one of the first songs in the finger-pick style he ever learned to play.
Like White, Arellano jumped at the opportunity to showcase some Dylan songs. He, too, taught himself to play many tracks, but usually uses his live gigs for his original work.
And although the featured subject of the upcoming show is some 30-plus years older than Arellano, it is Dylan who keeps the Fayetteville songwriter grounded.
"Bob Dylan has helped me to remain topical. I want to write about abstract things, and then I listen to Dylan. He helps me say something,"Arellano said.
Just Got Paid! - October 27, 2007
DID YOU KNOW...Effron just got his first BMI Royalties check in the mail? Apparently, his song, "Day in the Sun" was used in a TV show in Australia called "Backyard Blitz"! It's a show where they take someone's crummy backyard and give it a major overhaul. It was news to Effron....GOOD news!
Favorite Songwriters Today - October 25, 2007
DID U KNOW...who Effron's 5 Favorite songwriters are (today, at least)?
They are:
1. Bob Dylan
2. Guy Clark
3. Fred Eaglesmith
4. Townes Van Zandt
5. Chip Taylor
Now you know!
They are:
1. Bob Dylan
2. Guy Clark
3. Fred Eaglesmith
4. Townes Van Zandt
5. Chip Taylor
Now you know!
Gruene Hall - October 22, 2007
DID U KNOW...Effron played at Texas' Oldest Dance Hall yesterday? Yep! Scott Nolan, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, graciously invited Effron to split a gig with him at this prestigious music venue near New Braunfels, Texas. The East Side Flash joined him in 2 sets with some superb dobro playing. Hopefully, thanks to Scott, Effron has a foot in the door there and will be back soon to delight the ears of some great new Texan fans!
From the Gruene, Texas website (www.gruenetexas.com):
GRUENE HALL
Gruene Hall is legendary. Not just because it's the oldest, continually operating dance hall in the state of Texas, but also because it has served as both a starting point and a warm limelight to some of the most prolific talent in American history. It has helped launched the careers of such musicians as George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Hal Ketchum, among others. This famous stage has also welcomed the likes of Bo Diddley, The Dixie Chicks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson. Gruene Hall has gone from hosting badger fights in the 1870s to being featured in such notable publications as Forbes, Newsweek and Women's Wear Daily. It has been the site of famous birthdays, such as baseball great Nolan Ryan's 50th, and the location of numerous music videos, commercials and movies. Of special note, the dance scene for the movie "Michael" starring John Travolta was filmed at the Hall.
The legacy of Gruene Hall continues to grow with the best live and Americana music featured year-round. Visit today and be a part of history in the making.
Open daily. (830)606-1281. www.gruenehall.com
See pictures from the gig on Effron's Photo page.
From the Gruene, Texas website (www.gruenetexas.com):
GRUENE HALL
Gruene Hall is legendary. Not just because it's the oldest, continually operating dance hall in the state of Texas, but also because it has served as both a starting point and a warm limelight to some of the most prolific talent in American history. It has helped launched the careers of such musicians as George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Hal Ketchum, among others. This famous stage has also welcomed the likes of Bo Diddley, The Dixie Chicks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson. Gruene Hall has gone from hosting badger fights in the 1870s to being featured in such notable publications as Forbes, Newsweek and Women's Wear Daily. It has been the site of famous birthdays, such as baseball great Nolan Ryan's 50th, and the location of numerous music videos, commercials and movies. Of special note, the dance scene for the movie "Michael" starring John Travolta was filmed at the Hall.
The legacy of Gruene Hall continues to grow with the best live and Americana music featured year-round. Visit today and be a part of history in the making.
Open daily. (830)606-1281. www.gruenehall.com
See pictures from the gig on Effron's Photo page.
"Paradiso Loco" Now available ONLINE! - March 17, 2007
DID U KNOW...Effron's latest CD, "PARADISO LOCO", is now available online at:
www.cdbaby.com/all/effronwhite
www.cdbaby.com/all/effronwhite
"PARADISO LOCO" IS HERE! - March 14, 2007
Effron's new CD "Paradiso Loco" has been released! Check out the website for more details! Stay tuned for info regarding the CD Release Party (sometime in April?).
Effron at McDavid Studio, Fort Worth - February 10, 2007
Gruff is good for White
By MALCOLM MAYHEW
SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM
Effron White performs at McDavid Studio in downtown Fort Worth on Friday night.
FORT WORTH -- Nanci Griffith wasn't the only multifarious folk singer playing downtown Friday night. Across the street from Bass Hall, where Griffith performed, Effron White spun his own yarns at McDavid Studio.
White is part of an Arkansas musical community that calls its music "Ozark skittle." The name is a play on skiffle, a blend of folk, jazz and blues that dates from the early 1900s. Skittle, to such practitioners as White, Eddie Glenn and the Ozone Players, is skiffle for the 21st century.
White proved why he's skittle's ringleader: With just one guitar, he proficiently ran through a variety of sounds and styles, from country to jazz to blues. Like Griffith, he's restless musically, and like her, he has a voice and vocal style so oddly unique that you'll either fall in love with it or be immediately disgusted.
His voice was sometimes smooth and melodic like early John Prine, but more often, on songs such as Yankee Dime and Town Within the Town, he brought to mind the Cookie Monster-like grunt of Tom Waits. That's the raw attraction of folk music, though; even those with the most seemingly unappealing voices often find a fan base. Ask Griffith.
By MALCOLM MAYHEW
SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM
Effron White performs at McDavid Studio in downtown Fort Worth on Friday night.
FORT WORTH -- Nanci Griffith wasn't the only multifarious folk singer playing downtown Friday night. Across the street from Bass Hall, where Griffith performed, Effron White spun his own yarns at McDavid Studio.
White is part of an Arkansas musical community that calls its music "Ozark skittle." The name is a play on skiffle, a blend of folk, jazz and blues that dates from the early 1900s. Skittle, to such practitioners as White, Eddie Glenn and the Ozone Players, is skiffle for the 21st century.
White proved why he's skittle's ringleader: With just one guitar, he proficiently ran through a variety of sounds and styles, from country to jazz to blues. Like Griffith, he's restless musically, and like her, he has a voice and vocal style so oddly unique that you'll either fall in love with it or be immediately disgusted.
His voice was sometimes smooth and melodic like early John Prine, but more often, on songs such as Yankee Dime and Town Within the Town, he brought to mind the Cookie Monster-like grunt of Tom Waits. That's the raw attraction of folk music, though; even those with the most seemingly unappealing voices often find a fan base. Ask Griffith.
PARADISO LOCO! - December 21, 2006
The master of the latest CD, "Paradiso Loco", is complete! We are working on the design, and hopefully we will be able to send this baby off to the manufacturer by January 7. If we can do that, CDs should be in hand by the predicted deadline of February 1st! Let me know now if you want one. I will put you on the "first on your block" list! They will be $15.00 each, as usual. What a deal for this one!!!
Successful Recording Session! - October 7, 2006
Four days at Flashpoint Recording Studios in Austin, and, we have a new CD well under way! This is going to be a killer CD! The band on it is extraordinary, and the sound is QUALITY Flashpoint! It was great working with top-notch players on what is destined to be an Austin-flavored jewel! I'm shooting for a spring release, but, the way things are going, it could be a lot sooner! Stay tuned!
Effron
Effron
New CD ! - September 17, 2006
Great news, Effronites! I will begin work on my next CD (my third) at the end of September. It will be recorded at Flashpoint Recording in Austin, Texas. Bennet Spielvogel, also known as the East Side Flash, or, simply Flash, will be producing. Flash has already begun putting together a terrific studio band. John Inmon, of Jerry Jeff Walker and the Lost Gonzo Band fame, will be adding electric and acoustic guitar accompaniment to the mix. Paul Pearcy, drummer extraodinaire, will bang out the beat. And, Glenn Fukunaga, will play bass. All of these guys are the cream of the Texas crop! With Flash producing, we should end up with the best album yet! Stay tuned for progress reports. I'm looking at a spring, 2007 release date.
So Long, Benson's BBQ... - May 21, 2006
Well, Folks,
It was sad news for me, but, Benson's BBQ is closed for good. That means my weekly Wednesday night gig is no longer. I appreciate all of you who helped support this gig and Kevin Benson's great culinary effort. I will miss the great feel I got at Benson's and the connections that were slowly, but steadily, building into a strong EFFRON-ization force! I hope I will see you all at the various other venues I play. I will be on the lookout for another regular spot to continue EFFRON-izing the world, making it free for all who love live music! Effronites, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
It was sad news for me, but, Benson's BBQ is closed for good. That means my weekly Wednesday night gig is no longer. I appreciate all of you who helped support this gig and Kevin Benson's great culinary effort. I will miss the great feel I got at Benson's and the connections that were slowly, but steadily, building into a strong EFFRON-ization force! I hope I will see you all at the various other venues I play. I will be on the lookout for another regular spot to continue EFFRON-izing the world, making it free for all who love live music! Effronites, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
Singer/Songwriter of the Year! - April 27, 2006
It's true! I am happy to announce, I have been voted Best Male Singer/Songwriter of 2006 by the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA)! I wish to thank the Fayetteville Free Weekly, the nominating committee, and the Free Weekly readers (my fans) for their roles in granting me this honor. I was astonished to receive this award, in light of the number of nominees in this category, and the exceptional prowess of each of them. I wish them all the best, and I agree with the assessment of Guy Clark that songwriting is not a competition! Everyone has something to say and their very own unique way of expressing it. Still, it is nice to be honored for something you love doing! So, my congratulations go out to all those who were nominated! You are ALL the best!
GoodFolk in June! - March 17, 2006
Yes, Effronites! I will be performing at Fayetteville's premier folk venue, GoodFolk Productions, at 229 N. Block, on June 16! If you've experienced the pleasure of a GoodFolk concert, you will know why I consider this show a milestone in my music career! If you haven't experienced the magic, you will not want to miss this show! This will be a much different show from my ordinary bar gigs. For this "listening" environment, I will be drawing almost exclusively from my catalog of original material. To make it even better, I will be incorporating the tremendous talents of Emily Kaitz, on bass, and Dennis Collins, lead guitar. Come out and help me celebrate this milestone event! Make your reservations now by calling Mike at 479-521-1812. For more info, visit the GoodFolk website: <http://www.goodfolk.org>