b. August 6th, 1953 in Mobile (Alabama)
AM I TOO MUCH WOMAN FOR YOU
Darby
1978 - 1981
Après avoir chanté à l'église, Lynn travaille dans un magasin de disque. Elle est remarquée par son futur mari Ike Darby qui produit ses premiers morceaux sur son propre label dès 1978. Lynn est une remarquable chanteuse à la voix profonde. Ses premiers morceaux proposent un mélange détonnant de soul sudiste, de blues et de funk en particulier sur les excitants "Too much woman", "Rock steady", "Blues in my bedroom", "School girl crush".
After singing in church, Lynn works in a record store. She was noticed by her future husband Ike Darby who produced her first songs on his own label in 1978. Lynn is a remarkable singer with a deep voice. Her first tracks offer an incisive mixture of southern Soul, blues and funk, in particular on the exciting "Too much woman", "Rock steady", "Blues in my bedroom", "School girl crush".
BLUES IN MY BEDROOM
Waylo
1982
Passée sous la supervision du producteur Willie Mitchell, Lynn White enregistre cet album pour le label Waylo. Accompagnée par de superbes sidemen (Michael Allen, Leroy & Teenie Hodges), elle délivre d'excellents morceaux de Soul-Blues : "Breaking up somebody's home", "Down on me", "I don't ever wanna see your face again", "If you can't come home for Christmas" et une nouvelle version de "Blues in my bedroom".
Under the supervision of producer Willie Mitchell, Lynn White recorded this album for the Waylo label. Accompanied by superb sidemen (Michael Allen, Leroy & Teenie Hodges), she delivers excellent Soul-Blues tracks : "Breaking up somebody's home", "Down on me", "I don't ever wanna see your face again", "If you can't come home for Christmas" and a new version of "Blues in my bedroom".
SORRY
Waylo
1985
Lynn poursuit sa collaboration avec Waylo et le producteur Willie Mitchell avec ce disque enregistré aux Royal Studios de Memphis. Un bel opus de Soul Sudiste avec "Take your time", "Don't let success" et un impressionnant medley de love songs de 12 minutes. Sa voix est magnifique.
Lynn continues her collaboration with Waylo and producer Willie Mitchell with this disc recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis. A nice opus of Southern Soul with "Take your time", "Don't let success" and an impressive 12-minute love songs medley. Her voice is magnificent.
SLOW & EASY
Waylo
1985
YES I'M READY
Waylo
1987
Pour cet album, Lynn propose un superbe cocktail de Blues, Funk et Soul toujours sous la supervision du producteur Willie Mitchell. Une tracklist intense et puissante : "He'll leave you for her", "Lay me some money down", "Pain & joy", "Motor mouth Mary", "We're still together". Un remarquable album, le meilleur pour Waylo avec "Blues in my bedroom".
For this album, Lynn offers a superb cocktail of Blues, Funk and Soul always under the supervision of producer Willie Mitchell. An intense and powerful tracklist : "He'll leave you for her", "Lay me some money down", "Pain & joy", "Motor mouth Mary", "We're still together". A remarkable album, the best for Waylo with "Blues in my bedroom".
LOVE AND HAPPINESS
Timeless
Waylo
1988
On trouve encore de belles pépites entre soul sudiste et blues dans cet album comme "Love me like you do", "Eight men and four women", "I'm gonna find me a lover tonight", "Love & Happiness" (en duo avec David Hudson) ou une belle reprise de "Steal away". Il s'agit aussi de son dernier album studio pour le label Waylo.
There are still beautiful gems between southern soul and blues in this album such as "Love me like you do", "Eight men and four women", "I'm gonna find me a lover tonight", "Love & Happiness" (in duet with David Hudson) or a beautiful cover of "Steal away". It is also her last studio album for the Waylo label.
MEMPHIS SOUL NIGHT : LIVE IN EUROPE
Waylo
1989
THE NEW ME
Chelsea Avenue
1990
Après une longue et fructueuse collaboration avec Waylo, Lynn White prend son indépendance en fondant son propre label, Chelsea Avenue. Elle poursuit sa carrière avec une Soul plus contemporaine entourée de ses musiciens-producteurs Lester Snell, Milton Price, Joseph Mac Kinney, Homer Banks. Elle chante magnifiquement sur "My sex machine", le blues "Something else is going down", "Too much woman for you", "Draw the line".
After a long and fruitful collaboration with Waylo, Lynn White took her independence by founding her own label, Chelsea Avenue. She continues her career with a more contemporary Soul sound surrounded by her musician-producers Lester Snell, Milton Price, Joseph Mac Kinney, Homer Banks. She sings beautifully on "My sex machine", the blues "Something else is going down", "Too much woman for you", "Draw the line".
HOME GIRL
Chelsea Avenue
1991
Produit par Lester Snell et Homer Banks, cet album présente Lynn comme une bonne chanteuse de Soul contemporaine. Malheureusement, les compositions ne sortent pas vraiment du lot à part la chanson titre et le blues "So good to be bad".
Produced by Lester Snell and Homer Banks, this album presents Lynn as a good contemporary Soul singer. Unfortunately, the compositions don't really stand out apart from the title track and the blues "So good to be bad".
CHEATIN'
Chelsea Avenue
1993
Un album correct avec des titres sympathiques qui méritent une écoute attentive comme "Cheating in the next room" (en duo avec William Brown, également producteur), "Back in the streets again", "Broken hearted woman", "I don't know why" (autre duo avec William Brown). On trouve également un titre live ("May the best man win").
A decent album with nice titles that deserve careful listening like "Cheating in the next room" (in duet with William Brown, also producer), "Back in the streets again", "Broken hearted woman", "I don't know why" (another duet with William Brown). There is also a live title ("May the best man win").
TAKE YOUR TIME
MMS
1995
AT HER BEST
Blues Works
1996
Une compilation avec deux titres inédits : un duo avec Willie Clayton ("Slow & easy / Take me to the mountain top") et un duo avec J. Blackfoot ("May the best man win").
A compilation with two unreleased tracks : a duet with Willie Clayton ("Slow & easy / Take me to the mountain top") and a duet with J. Blackfoot ("May the best man win").
TOUCHING ME
BLT
1998
SOUTHERN SOUL
Cannonball
1998