Deep Cuts

His signature groove, starting from his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie," is what he uses to paint a vivid picture of the world he experienced growing up, where poverty provided unity between otherwise divided races and bad-news women were sometimes too good to pass up.

Tony Joe cut the tracks with his son Jody providing a rich palette of beats and loops, utilizing both digital and live drums, strings, organs, and the unmistakable timbre of Tony Joeʼs guitar. Tony Joeʼs time-worn baritone is positively haunting, like a restless spirit conjured by the funk that was always the core of his music.

As a collective work, 'Deep Cuts' portrays the complications of living on the cusp of impending danger - be it an encounter with a brutal country sheriff or a poisonous snake - through the eyes of a master songwriter who has seen and lived all of it. 'Deep Cuts' not only updates a cache of classic songs for a contemporary audience, it reframes them, revisiting his timeless imagery in a new, modern context. With 'Deep Cuts', Tony Joe reveals that there is still plenty to be gleaned from his irresistible, timeless groove.