Joy Lynn White | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joy White |
| Also known as | Joy White |
| Born | October 2, 1961 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States |
| Origin | Mishawaka, Indiana |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | singer/songwriter |
| Years active | 1992–Present |
| Labels | Columbia Little Dog/Mercury Thortch |
Joy Lynn White (born October 2, 1961) (also known as Joy White) is an American country music singer-songwriter. White was born in Bentonville, Arkansas but raised in Mishawaka, Indiana.[1] Signed to Columbia Records in 1992, she released her debut album Between Midnight & Hindsight that same year. In 1993, she was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards, along with Martina McBride and Michelle Wright, but lost to Wright. A critical favorite, reviewer Alanna Nash once described White as "a fiery redhead with a wild-and-wounded delivery and an attitude that says she’s not to be ignored." The Dixie Chicks covered both "Cold Day in July" from White's first album and "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" from her Wild Love album.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of her Wild Love release, White gave a rare interview from her home near Memphis to journalist Joseph Fenity. This was White's first on-camera interview in two decades.[2]