Effron White

When you hear Effron White, you are immediately struck by the uniqueness of his songs and their delivery. His gravelly vocal quality is reminiscent of Tom Waits, John Prine, or Bob Dylan. But there is a personal earthiness that drives the emotional truth of his songs right into your heart. He adds color with his simple, but personal, guitar style and a smattering of harmonica. As a songwriter, Effron draws his influences from those legends of the past who are looked upon as poets as much as...

When you hear Effron White, you are immediately struck by the uniqueness of his songs and their delivery. His gravelly vocal quality is reminiscent of Tom Waits, John Prine, or Bob Dylan. But there is a personal earthiness that drives the emotional truth of his songs right into your heart. He adds color with his simple, but personal, guitar style and a smattering of harmonica. As a songwriter, Effron draws his influences from those legends of the past who are looked upon as poets as much as songwriters, such as, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, and Guy Clark. His skills as a singer/songwriter have resulted in nationwide recognition. In 2004, Effron won the coveted "New Folk" Award at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival. He has also been honored as the Northwest Arkansas Music Award's "Best Folk Artist", and his song, "Yankee Dime" was voted "Best Original Song" at the 2002 Ozark Music Awards. In 2008 he was entered into the NW Arkansas Music Awards Hall of Fame, having won “Best Singer-Songwriter” in three previous years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMPLETE LIST OF ACCOLADES: 2020-Two of Effron's songs, "Big Blue Tears" and "Goin' Loco Bein' Local" were chosen to be part of the soundtrack of the award-winning indie film, "SAMLAND" 2010-AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE “Lyric Spotlight”- March/April Issue 2008- NW Arkansas Music Awards HALL OF FAME 2008- OZARK FOLK FESTIVAL Song Contest Finalist 2007- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MUSIC AWARDS "Best Singer-Songwriter" 2006- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MUSIC AWARDS "Best Singer-Songwriter" 2004- KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL "New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters", Winner 2003- OZARK FOLK FESTIVAL Folk Song Contest, 3rd Place 2003- OKLAHOMA SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS ASSOC. (OSCA) One Plus One Song Contest, 1st Place 2002- OZARK MUSIC AWARDS "Best Original Song" ('Yankee Dime") 2002- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MUSIC AWARDS "Best Folk Artist" 2001- GREAT AMERICAN SONGWRITING CONTEST "Honor Award" 2001- UNISONG INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST Finalist 2001- OKLAHOMA SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS ASSOC. (OSCA) One Plus One Song Contest, 2nd Place & Honorable Mention 2001- COOCH MUSIC SONG CONTEST Honorable Mention 2000- OKLAHOMA SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS ASSOC. (OSCA) One Plus One Song Contest, 1st Place 2000- WOODY GUTHRIE SONGWRITING COMPETITION, 3rd Place 2000- ENORMOUS RECORDS Song Contest, Grand Prize Winner 1999- CHRIS AUSTIN SONGWRITING CONTEST (MERLEFEST), 2nd Place (Country) 1998- WALNUT VALLEY FESTIVAL (WINFIELD, KS), "NewSongs Showcase" Selectee "...but the best award is when someone tells you you've touched their heart with a song." Effron CD’s: “Day in the Sun”, 2000 Produced by Emily Kaitz “Yankee Dime”, 2004 Produced by Fred Bogart “Paradiso Loco”, 2007 Produced by The East Side Flash "Long Haul" , 2012 Produced by John Inmon “THIS CD MUST BE HEARD!” --Paul Pearcy, speaking of “Paradiso Loco”. "Effron White has what it takes as a songwriter. Every song tells a story and his voice is full of the character needed to deliver it." -- Paul Pearcy, musician (Jerry Jeff Walker, Lost Gonzo Band, Terri Hendrix Band) "That's the BEST version of that song I have EVER heard!" - Guy Clark said after Effron played his EFFRON-ized version of "L.A. Freeway" for Clark at MerleFest "Effron has more gravel in his voice than a mile of country road!" - Multi-hit songwriter, Jerry Foster. Member Nashville Songwriter's Association International Hall of Fame "Effron White is the Willie Nelson of the 21st century." Roy August - Co-writer, "Sittin' Fancy Free" (Oak Ridge Boys) CONTACT/Booking - Effron White’s cell phone: 479-200-1631  .