John I. White (April 12, 1902 – November 26, 1992) was a western music singer. He was born in 1902 and originated from Washington, DC. Working under various stage names, such as ''the Lone Star Ranger,'' ''the Lonesome Cowboy,'' and most often ''Whitey Johns'' he flourished as a performing and recording artist in the 1920s and 1930s. His first recordings were for the

American Record Corporation American Record Corporation (ARC), also referred to as American Record Company, American Recording Corporation, or ARC Records, was an American record company in operation from 1929 to 1938, and again from 1978 to 1982. Overview ARC was crea ...

and were released on a wide variety of record labels. He frequently performed covers of songs written by

Vernon Dalhart Marion Try Slaughter (April 6, 1883 – September 14, 1948), better known by his stage name Vernon Dalhart, was an American country music singer and songwriter. His recording of the classic ballad " Wreck of the Old 97" was the first country son ...

. His most famous recordings were two of his last, "Whoopee Ti Yo Yo, Git Along Dogies" and "The Strawberry Roan" issued under his proper name, John White. allmusic.com biography/ref> After his musical career he pursued a career in business until his retirement in 1965. During his retirement he researched into American western music and the lives of the genre's composers. He also became a writer, contributing articles about cowboys to several magazines and publishing a book entitled "Git Along Little Dogies; Songs And Songmakers of the American West" (Urbana :University of Illinois Press, 1975.)

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*John I. White, Git Along Little Dogies: Songs and Songmakers of the American West. (Music in American Life) series, University of Illinois Press, 1989 reprint. 1902 births 1992 deaths American country singer-songwriters 20th-century American singer-songwriters {{US-country-singer-stub