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Laura Weber White
Background information
Birth nameLaura Weber
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Sandwich, Illinois, U.S
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry, folk, bluegrass, gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • fiddle
Years active1990–present
LabelsHouse of Cash
Spouses
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    (m. 2000; div. 2013)​
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    (m. 2017)​

Laura Weber White, also known as Laura White, Laura Weber, Laura Cash, and Laura Weber Cash 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.[1] White became known as a fine stage fiddler after winning both state and National Fiddler contests in Oregon and Idaho. She is an artist on 16 Cash family albums from 2003 to 2014.[2][3][4]

In 1999, White joined the Press On tour with Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, where she met their son, John Carter Cash, whom she wed in 2000.[5] They later 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.[6][7]

From 2012 to 2016, White was a member of the Carter Family III music group. The Carter Family III released their first album, Past & Present, in 2010. The Carter Family III was made up of Laura Cash, John Cash and Dale Jett. Dale Jett is the grandson of A.P. Carter and Sara Carter. John Carter is the grandson of Maybelle Carter.[8][9][10]

White played for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2010. She played in the documentary, The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music, the story of the musical generations of the Carter and Cash families.[11][2]

Biography

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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[12]

Laura Weber White was born in Sandwich, Illinois, in 1971. Her mom and dad were living in Plano, Illinois, at the time. The family moved when she was 6 and she grew up in Corvallis, Oregon. She started to play music at the age of nine. She received from her father a restored fiddle which became her special instrument. To have the fiddle restored, her dad traded carpentry work for the restoration. She started to win fiddling contests in the western United States at age 12. Her teacher was fiddler and rhythm guitarist Joey McKenzie. She won a number of State and Regional titles. By 17 she won the National Junior Fiddle Champion title at Weiser, Idaho. In 1989 she enrolled in Oregon State University, but in 1990, she departed college at age 18 to take a job playing and singing with Patty Loveless in Nashville. She had been in Nashville before for Grand Master's Fiddle Contests. In addition to fiddling, she sings, plays the guitar and mandolin. In 1991 White played bluegrass in Sakaide, Kagawa. Back in Nashville, she toured with Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, James House, Harley Allen and Chalee Tennison. She played fiddle with Roy Acuff on his show. She played the Grand Ole Opry with Ray Price, and has recorded with many artists including: 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.[13][14][15][16]

White has two children with her ex-husband John Carter Cash.[2][17] [18] White lives in Nashville with her husband, Jeff White, a bluegrass guitarist and singer. They were married on March 12, 2017, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[19][20][2][21][18]

Discography

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White's Discography:[22]

Albums

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Solo Albums

Year Album Note
2003 Among My Souvenirs [23]
2010 Awake But Dreaming [24]

Group Album

Year Album Artist Note
2010 Past & Present Carter Family III Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle [25]

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[26]
2007 Everybody's Brother Billy Joe Shaver Vocals – Grammy-nominated
2008 Pale Imperfect Diamond Cedar Hill Refugees Vocals
2011 Fast Company Bob Flores Vocals[27]
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[28]
2001 Hank Williams The Original Various Artists Fiddle
2002 American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash Fiddle, production assistant[29]
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 (The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family) Various Artists Fiddle – 3 Grammy nominations.[30][31]
2005 The Legend Johnny Cash Fiddle
2006 American V: A Hundred Highways Johnny Cash Fiddle
2006 Voice Of The Spirit Various artists Fiddle[32]
2006 June Carter and Johnny Cash: Duets Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash Fiddle[33]
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.[34]
2008 Heritage The Youngers Fiddle.[35]
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[36]
2018 Wouldn't It Be Great Loretta Lynn Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle
2021 Still Woman Enough Loretta Lynn Acoustic Guitar [37]
2021 Michael Carpenter And The Banks Brothers – Introducing… Michael Carpenter Acoustic Guitar, fiddle [38]

Performances

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  • Selected: Tours, Performances and Events.
Year Event Artist Note
1984 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[39]
1985 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 2st Place Junior Division[40]
1986 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[41]
1987 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[42]
1988 National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion Laura Weber Fiddle 1st Place Junior Champion and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[43]
1989 National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion Laura Weber 1st Place Twin Fiddles[44]
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[45]
December 4, 1994 Curly Seckler Birthday Party
at Ford Theater 		Various Artists Fiddle, Vocals[46]
1996–1997 Pam Tillis All of This Love tour Pam Tillis Fiddle, Vocals[47]
1999 June Carter Press On tour June Carter-Cash Fiddle, Vocals[48]
1999 The Carter Family Fold Festival June Carter-Cash and The Living Circle Band Fiddle, Vocals[49]
Nov 10, 2003 A Nashville Tribute to Johnny Cash
Ryman Auditorium and TV 		Laura & Larry Gatlin Fiddle, Vocals[50]
2008 American Roots Music Festival
in Turner, Oregon 		Laura in Carter Family III Fiddle, Vocals[51]
April 4, 2009 Grand Ole Opry Laura Weber Fiddle[52]
2009 National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest
1st Place Adult Division 		Laura Fiddle, (Later has become a contest judge).[53]
February. 11, 2010 Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert

Lipscomb University

Various Artists Fiddle[54]
April 18, 2010 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Various Artists Fiddle[55]
2011 Johnny Cash Music Festival
in Dyess, Arkansas
Cash House Benefit (Live and DVD) 		Cash Family, Kris Kristofferson, and Various Artists Fiddle[56][57]
May 25, 2013 Gathering in the Gap Music Festival
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park 		Carter Family III Fiddle[58]
Oct. 26, 2014 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony Various Artists Fiddle[59]
2014 Stoney Pointe Jamboree Various Artists Fiddle, Vocals[60]
2015 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Fiddle Demonstration: Laura Cash Fiddle[61]
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[62]
2020 Mac Wiseman farewell Laura Weber White and other Artists Fiddle, Vocals[63]

See also

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Official website

References

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  1. ^ www.FileSwift.com, built on fileSwift, a product of By The Way Labs, LLC. "Cash Cabin Enterprises". Cash Cabin Enterprises.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "10 Questions for Laura Weber Cash". Mandolin Cafe.
  3. ^ The story of the Oregon Old-time Fiddlers Association
  4. ^ Colorado Old Time Fiddlers' Association, Laura Weber Cash
  5. ^ "Timeline". June Carter Cash Official Site.
  6. ^ "multiscreensite.com, Laura Weber White" (PDF).
  7. ^ "2010 Awake But Dreaming".
  8. ^ "Past & Present". Johncartercash.bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Music legends step onto Lipscomb stage in February to honor Mother Maybelle Carter". Lipscomb University. 22 January 2010.
  10. ^ AOL, The Boot, Awake But Dreaming
  11. ^ "The Winding Stream". March 15, 2014 – via IMDb.
  12. ^ amazon, Editorial Reviews
  13. ^ "lauraweberwhite.com Laura Weber White Biography".
  14. ^ "A Visit With Joey McKenzie". www.craigdobbins.com.
  15. ^ The Western Flyers, Joey McKenzie rhythm guitarist
  16. ^ "Interview with Laura Cash" (PDF).
  17. ^ Johnny Cash Grandkids
  18. ^ a b "It's a boy for the Cash family". www.countrystandardtime.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  19. ^ "Jeff White Bio".
  20. ^ Bowden, Dick (March 15, 2017). "Laura Weber Cash and Jeff White Wed in Goodlettsville, TN".
  21. ^ Johnny Cash Grandkids
  22. ^ "Laura Cash". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  23. ^ countrydiscography, Laura Cash
  24. ^ countrystandardtime.com, Awake But Dreaming, Reviewed by Don Armstrong
  25. ^ countrystandardtime.com, Past & Present Carter Family III
  26. ^ bluegrasstoday.com, The Story Behind the Song – Purple Heart, Curly Seckler, By Richard Thompson, November 11, 2016
  27. ^ gene-watson.com, Bob Flores, Fast Company
  28. ^ "Bluegrass Discography: Viewing full record for Songs of the Civil War". www.ibiblio.org.
  29. ^ American IV: The Man Comes Around
  30. ^ NPR, The Unbroken Circle, The World Of Maybelle Carter: A Turning The Tables Playlist, August 12, 2019
  31. ^ discogs.com, The Unbroken Circle
  32. ^ bear-family.com, Voice Of The Spirit
  33. ^ Movies with Laura Cash
  34. ^ countrydiscoghraphy, Honkytonk Mood, Devin Derrick, by Prague Frank
  35. ^ allmusic.com, Heritage, The Youngers[permanent dead link]
  36. ^ allmusic.com, Loretta Lynn, White Christmas Blue
  37. ^ Still Woman Enough, Loretta Lynn
  38. ^ Michael Carpenter And The Banks Brothers – Introducing…, March 30, 2021
  39. ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, President Fred Hardin, page 102
  40. ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 105
  41. ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 108
  42. ^ The Story Of The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association 1967 – 2000, page 109
  43. ^ Preserving History Through Newspaper Clippings 1960s – 2005 Oregon Old Time Fiddlers History Book Vol. Two, page 111
  44. ^ Oregon Old Time Fiddlers History Book Vol. Two, page 115
  45. ^ banjonews.com Gena Britt Tew, By Greg Cahill, Jan. 2009
  46. ^ Foggy Mountain Troubadour: The Life and Music of Curly Seckler, By Penny Parsons, page 201
  47. ^ gazettetimes.com, Family business, By Jake TenPas, The Entertainer, Oct. 11, 2007
  48. ^ CD Awake But Dreaming, Review, by Gene Stout, August 6 2010,
  49. ^ Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, By John Carter Cash, page 139
  50. ^ NY Times, By Jon Pareles, Nov. 12, 2003
  51. ^ Oregon Art Beat, Jan. 3, 2008
  52. ^ Grand Ole Opry, line up April 4, 2009
  53. ^ National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest, Winner Laura Cash 2009
  54. ^ Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert, Lipscomb University, February. 11, 2010
  55. ^ imdb.com, 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
  56. ^ countrystandardtime.com, A special night honors the Man in Black, by Jeffrey Remz, August 5, 2011
  57. ^ johnnycashheritagefestival.com About
  58. ^ Bringing Cash, Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, By Aaron Davis, April 03, 2013
  59. ^ Country s Sweetest Night. Keeping It Nashville. October 27, 2014, Issue 420
  60. ^ youtube.com, Stoney Pointe Jamboree, 2014
  61. ^ Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
  62. ^ imdb.com, The Winding Stream:
  63. ^ Mac Wiseman – a fond farewell to a Bluegrass and Country Hall of Famer, May 15, 2020
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