Biography
The Whites is an American country music vocal group initially comprising Buck White (died 2025) and his daughters Sharon White and Cheryl White. In the 1980s they scored hits with songs including "Pins and Needles" and "When the New Wears Off of Our Love." Sharon White has been married to Ricky Skaggs since 1982; the couple had their own hit song, "Love Cant Ever Get Better Than This" (1987). As of 2006,
The Whites became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1984 and were regulars on the program in Nashville, Tennessee. Their collaborative album with Ricky Skaggs, "Salt of the Earth" won the 2008 Grammy for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album.
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The Whites can be heard on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack with the song "Keep on the Sunny Side," and appear in Down from the Mountain, the documentary of a concert given by the soundtrack artists.
The Whites were inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 16, 2008, in Carthage, Texas. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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