Country bluesman, hit songwriter Tony Joe White dies

A record label representative says Tony Joe White, the country bluesman and hit songwriter behind such successes as "Polk Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia," has died. A statement released Thursday from the record label Yep Roc Music Group said White's family confirmed the rocker died Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. Yep Roc released his last album in September called "Bad Mouthin,'" a collection of blues classics.