Effron White - Arkansas Singer/Songwriter: News

Local Singer/Songwriter in Nationwide Publication
Fayetteville singer-songwriter, Effron White, has added yet another feather to his songwriting cap. The Kerrville “New Folk” Winner and Northwest Arkansas Music Hall of Famer has been awarded Third Place in American Songwriter magazine’s bi-monthly lyric contest. The lyrics to his song, “Long Haul” are published in the March/April issue of the magazine along with the lyrics of the other three top four finalists. In his company are First Place winner, Lauren Strange (Germantown, TN); Second Place, Michael McGarrah (Phoenix, AZ); and Fourth Place, Wade Newman (Loveland, CO).
White, who has placed in numerous songwriting contests over the last 10 years, could chalk this one up as “just another” award, but this one is really special. In each issue, the American Songwriter staff chooses one of the four finalists in the lyric contest to do a “Lyric Spotlight” interview. The article is then published in the same issue of the magazine as the selectee’s winning lyric. The March/April issue presents Effron White in the “Lyric Spotlight”. In the article White relates how the song, “Long Haul” (about a trucker enduring some heart-rending circumstances) came about, and offers some insight into how he balances his music career with a day job and family.
The magazine is available in most major bookstores. You can also view Effron White’s interview online at American Songwriter’s website, www.americansongwriter.com.

March/April, 2010 "American Songwriter"

The UARK BALLROOM and Effron White, are proud to announce "Songs in the 'Ville", a Songwriters In-the-Round hosted by Effron White. Each month Effron will host 2 or 3 other excellent songwriters in the intimate atmosphere of the UARK BALLROOM, located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The show will be presented in the In-the-Round format, in which the writers are postioned "living-room style" in the middle of the room, facing each other with the audience seated around them. This will provide an up-close and intimate listening situation, in which Effron will direct the show's flow as he ask the writers interesting questions about their careers and their approach to songwriting. The UARK plans to feature other unique events as well.

Effron has received an Honorable Mention in this year's BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST for his song, "Nothing to Lose".

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John Lott Live
Nov 27 2008 8:58 AM

Effron, your music is some of the best that i've heard in awhile
john


Jerry Corbitt
Nov 26 2008 8:41 PM

Effron,

It was great to meet you at FBISF. It was also a real treat to get to hear you after hearing so much about you from R.C. and John. Their opinions of you and your work were bulls eye accurate and on the money. You are a true treasure my friend.

Jer...


Rich
Nov 26 2008 8:38 PM

Thanks for adding me! Had a blast listening to you in Eureka. You are an amazing artist. Let's get together sometime and entertain some folks.
keep on keepin on!



R. C. OLeary
Nov 26 2008 1:04 PM

Thanks for the wonderful comment Effron, it really means a lot when a Singer/Songwriter of your caliber makes mention of enjoying another writers works.
I must let the Friends of My Space know, that I personally rank EFFRON WHITE as one of the Great Singer/Songwriters of our times, and when the opportunity presents itself, ALL lovers of the Singer/Songwriter should make their presence known at his Venues you will not be disappointed. Make sure and request YANKEE DIME ....
STAY IN TUNE
R.C.

Wayne R Brown and Friends
Nov 23 2008 3:26 AM

Effron,

I had a great time at the Reef listening to your set. You write some very nice tunes Pal. Hope to see you at the FBISF again next year.

Wayne

The 61st Annual Ozark Folk Festival Song Contest had over 60 submissions this year.
The 6 finalists for this year are:
Kim Richardson
Shaun Cromwell
Effron White
Justin Taylor
Rebecca Loebe
Brad Colerick

All 6 Finalists will perform at the festival, in Basin Park, at 9:AM on November 8, before a group of judges, who will select one as the Grand Prize Winner.

Good luck, Effron!

Effron's song, "Nothing to Lose" was used in an episode of a Canadian TV show called FASHION FILE. The episode was "Shaun Leane Jewellry" and it first aired in the Spring/Summer season of 2007.
www.fashionfile.com

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!

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!

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!

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!

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:

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

[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:

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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

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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.

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!

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!

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.

DID U KNOW...Effron's latest CD, "PARADISO LOCO", is now available online at:

www.cdbaby.com/all/effronwhite

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?).

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.

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!!!

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

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.

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'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!