Laura Weber White

Laura Weber White is an American country fiddler, singer, songwriter, and guitar player. White has worked as a session musician on many albums and toured with several artists, including the late Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. She has released two solo albums: Among My Souvenirs, in 2003, and Awake But Dreaming, in 2010. Both were recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio.

Laura Weber White
Background information
Birth nameLaura Weber
Born1971 (age 49–50)
Sandwich, Illinois, U.S
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry, folk, bluegrass, gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter
Instruments
  • Fiddle
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • mandolin
Years active1990–present
Associated actsPatty Loveless, Carter Family III, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, The Earls of Leicester

In 1999, White joined the Press On tour with June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, where she met their son, John Carter Cash, whom she wed in 2000. (They divorced in 2013.) She played on June Carter Cash's 2003 album, Wildwood Flower, which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk album. White also contributed fiddle to Johnny Cash's American III and American IV albums.

From 2012 to 2016, White was a member of the Carter Family III music group with John Carter Cash, the grandson of Maybelle Carter,[1][2] and Dale Jett, the grandson of A.P. Carter and Sara Carter. The trio released their first album, Past & Present, in 2010.

White played for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2010, and in the 2014 documentary, The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. The 90-minute documentary recounts the history of the Carter and Cash families, together regarded as country music's dynasty.

Biography

Laurie not only loves Country Music, but she knows Country Music, and the proof is in this record, Loretta Lynn on Awake But Dreaming album[3]

Laura Weber White was born in Sandwich, Illinois, near her parents' home in Plano, Illinois, in 1971. When she was 6, the family moved to Corvallis, Oregon, where she grew up. She began playing music at 9, after her father gave her a fiddle he'd had restored by trading carpentry work. Under the tutelage of fiddler and rhythm guitarist Joey McKenzie, she began winning fiddling contests, including state and regional titles in the western United States, at age 12. At 17, she won the National Junior Fiddle Champion title at Weiser, Idaho. In 1989, she enrolled in Oregon State University, but dropped out in 1990 to take a job touring with Patty Loveless, and in 1991, White played bluegrass in the Japanese city of Sakaide, Kagawa. She has since toured with Pam Tillis, James House, Harley Allen and Chalee Tennison, performed with Roy Acuff, played the Grand Ole Opry with Ray Price, and recorded with Johnny Cash, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joe Shaver, Larry Gatlin, Rodney Crowell, Earl Scruggs, Benny Martin, Larry Gatlin, Emmylou Harris and Marty Stuart, among others. In addition to fiddling, she plays guitar, mandolin, and sings.

White has two children, AnnaBelle and Jack, and lives in Nashville with her husband, Jeff White, a bluegrass guitarist and singer. They were married on March 12, 2017, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[4][5][6][7][8][9] [10]

Discography

White's Discography:[11]

Albums

Solo Albums

Year Album Note
2003 Among My Souvenirs [12]
2010 Awake But Dreaming [13]

Group Album

Year Album Artist Note
2010 Past & Present Carter Family III Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle [14]

Vocals

Year Album Artist Note
1999 The "Big Tiger" Roars Again
Part I		 Benny Martin Vocals, Fiddle
2003 Wildwood Flower June Carter Cash Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle – Grammy winning
2004 Gone But Not Forgotten Johnny Cash Lead Vocals Song:
The Far Side Banks Of Jordan
(Live at The Carter Family Fold)
2004 Last Of Their Kind Janette Carter – Joe Carter Vocals, Fiddle
2005 Her Life In Music June Carter Cash Vocals, Fiddle
2005 Down In Caroline Curly Seckler Vocals, Fiddle
2006 Bluegrass, Don’t You Know Curly Seckler Vocals Purple Heart[15]
2007 Everybody's Brother Billy Joe Shaver Vocals – Grammy-nominated
2008 Pale Imperfect Diamond Cedar Hill Refugees Vocals
2011 Fast Company' Bob Flores Vocals[16]
2013 Pickin' Like A Girl The Daughters Of Bluegrass Vocals, Fiddle
2016 Full Circle Loretta Lynn Vocals, Guitar
2016 Right Beside You Jeff White Vocals, Fiddle

Instruments

Year Album Artist Note
2000 American III: Solitary Man Johnny Cash Fiddle
2001 Timeless Various Artists Fiddle
2001 Songs Of The Civil War Various Artists Fiddle Faded Coat of Blue[17]
2001 Hank Williams The Original Various Artists Fiddle
2002 American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash Fiddle
2003 Unearthed Johnny Cash Fiddle, Backing Vocals
2003 Das Tennessee-Projekt Gunter Gabriel Fiddle
2003 Wildwood Flower June Carter Cash Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar
2004 Joe and Janette Carter Last Of Their Kind Janette Carter – Joe Carter Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
2004 Her Life In Music June Carter Cash Guitar, Backing Vocals
2004 The Unbroken Circle Various Artists Fiddle – 3 Grammy nominations.[18][19]
2005 The Legend Johnny Cash Fiddle
2006 American V: A Hundred Highways Johnny Cash Fiddle
2006 Voice Of The Spirit Various artists Fiddle[20]
2006 Duets Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash Fiddle[21]
2007 Everybody's Brother Billy Joe Shaver Fiddle
2007 Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash Various artists Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
2008 Honkytonk Mood Devin Derrick Fiddle.[22]
2008 Heritage The Youngers Fiddle.[23]
2010 Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn Various artists Fiddle
2010 American VI: Ain't No Grave Johnny Cash Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar,
2011 Hank Williams: Timeless Tribute Various artists Fiddle
2014 Out Among the Stars Johnny Cash Fiddle
2015 The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream The Carter Family, Carter Family III, Cash Family and other Artists Fiddle, Backing Vocals
2016 White Christmas Blue Loretta Lynn Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle[24]
2018 Wouldn't It Be Great Loretta Lynn Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle
2018 Live at the Country Music Hall of Fame The Earls of Leicester Fiddle

Performances
  • Selected: Tours, Performances and Events.
Year Event Artist Note
1984 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[25]
1985 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 2st Place Junior Division[26]
1986 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[27]
1987 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[28]
1988 National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Champion and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[29]
1989 National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion Laura Weber 1st Place Twin Fiddles[30]
1990 Patty Loveless On Down the Line tour Patty Loveless Fiddle, Guitar, Backing Vocals
1992–1993 Bluegrass in Japan Laura Weber, Scott Vestal, Jeff Autry, Dave Peters, and Gena Britt Fiddle, Vocals[31]
December 4, 1994 Curly Seckler Birthday Party
at Ford Theater		 Various Artists Fiddle, Vocals[32]
1996–1997 Pam Tillis All of This Love tour Pam Tillis Fiddle, Vocals[33]
1999 June Carter Press On tour June Carter-Cash Fiddle, Vocals[34]
1999 The Carter Family Fold Festival June Carter-Cash and The Living Circle Band Fiddle, Vocals[35]
Nov 10, 2003 A Nashville Tribute to Johnny Cash
Ryman Auditorium and TV		 Laura & Larry Gatlin Fiddle, Vocals[36]
2008 American Roots Music Festival
in Turner, Oregon		 Laura in Carter Family III Fiddle, Vocals[37]
April 4, 2009 Grand Ole Opry Laura Weber Fiddle[38]
2009 National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest
1st Place Adult Division		 Laura Fiddle, (Later has become a contest judge).[39]
February. 11, 2010 Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert

Lipscomb University

 Various Artists Fiddle[40]
April 18, 2010 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Various Artists Fiddle[41]
2011 Johnny Cash Music Festival
in Dyess, Arkansas
Cash House Benefit (Live and DVD)		 Cash Family, Kris Kristofferson, and Various Artists Fiddle[42][43]
May 25, 2013 Gathering in the Gap Music Festival
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park		 Carter Family III Fiddle[44]
Oct. 26, 2014 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony Various Artists Fiddle[45]
2014 Stoney Pointe Jamboree Various Artists Fiddle, Vocals[46]
2015 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Fiddle Demonstration: Laura Cash Fiddle[47]
2016 The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream DVD The Carter Family III, Cash Family and other Artists Fiddle, Vocals[48]

See also
  •  Biography portal

Official website

References
  1. 2010 Awake But Dreaming
  2. lipscomb.edu, Carters
  3. amazon, Editorial Reviews
  4. lauraweberwhite.com Laura Weber White Biography
  5. A visit with Joey McKenzie
  6. The Western Flyers, Joey McKenzie rhythm guitarist
  7. Interview with Laura Cash
  8. Jeff White Bio
  9. Laura Weber Cash and Jeff White Wed in Goodlettsville, TN, March 15, 2017 by Dick Bowden
  10. mandolincafe.com, 10 Questions for Laura Weber Cash, By Mandolin Cafe, August 3, 2010
  11. "Laura Cash". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  12. countrydiscography, Laura Cash
  13. countrystandardtime.com, Awake But Dreaming, Reviewed by Don Armstrong
  14. countrystandardtime.com, Past & Present Carter Family III
  15. bluegrasstoday.com, The Story Behind the Song – Purple Heart, Curly Seckler, By Richard Thompson, November 11, 2016
  16. gene-watson.com, Bob Flores, Fast Company
  17. ibiblio.org, Songs Of The Civil War, 2001
  18. NPR, The Unbroken Circle, The World Of Maybelle Carter: A Turning The Tables Playlist, August 12, 2019
  19. discogs.com, The Unbroken Circle
  20. bear-family.com, Voice Of The Spirit
  21. Movies with Laura Cash
  22. countrydiscoghraphy, Honkytonk Mood, Devin Derrick, by Prague Frank
  23. allmusic.com, Heritage, The Youngers
  24. allmusic.com, Loretta Lynn, White Christmas Blue
  25. The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, President Fred Hardin, page 102
  26. The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 105
  27. The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 108
  28. The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 109
  29. Preserving History Through Newspaper Clippings 1960s – 2005 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers History Book Vol. Two, page 111
  30. Oregon Old Time Fiddlers History Book Vol. Two, page 115
  31. banjonews.com Gena Britt Tew, By Greg Cahill, Jan. 2009
  32. Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler, By Penny Parsons, page 201
  33. gazettetimes.com, Family business, By Jake TenPas, The Entertainer, Oct. 11, 2007
  34. CD Awake But Dreaming, Review, by Gene Stout, August 6 2010,
  35. Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, By John Carter Cash, page 139
  36. NY Times, By Jon Pareles, Nov. 12, 2003
  37. Oregon Art Beat, Jan. 3, 2008
  38. Grand Ole Opry, line up April 4, 2009
  39. National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest, Winner Laura Cash 2009
  40. Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert, Lipscomb University, February. 11, 2010
  41. imdb.com, 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
  42. countrystandardtime.com, A special night honors the Man in Black, by Jeffrey Remz, August 5, 2011
  43. johnnycashheritagefestival.com About
  44. Bringing Cash, Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, By Aaron Davis, April 03, 2013
  45. Country s Sweetest Night. Keeping It Nashville. October 27, 2014, Issue 420
  46. youtube.com, Stoney Pointe Jamboree, 2014
  47. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  48. imdb.com, The Winding Stream:
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