For his work on the show, Josh White Jr. received a special Tony Award. In 1956, Josh White Jr. made his solo recording debut on Decca with "See Saw," co-written with Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch was a classmate of White's at the Professional Children's School along with Christopher Walken, Sandra Dee, Leslie Uggams, and Elliott Gould. In the 1960s, White became a popular attraction in the college tour circuit, while continuing to record. In 1979, he headlined at concert special for PBS and starred in a stage biography of his father a few years later. He received a Grammy nomination in 1987 for Jazz, Ballads and Blues, another tribute to his father. White continues to record. One of his most recent albums was Tuning for the Blues, a collection of folk tunes, which was released in 2011.
For his work on the show, Josh White Jr. received a special Tony Award. In 1956, Josh White Jr. made his solo recording debut on Decca with "See Saw," co-written with Terry Hamlisch. Hamlisch was a classmate of White's at the Professional Children's School along with Christopher Walken, Sandra Dee, Leslie Uggams, and Elliott Gould. In the 1960s, White became a popular attraction in the college tour circuit, while continuing to record. In 1979, he headlined at concert special for PBS and starred in a stage biography of his father a few years later. He received a Grammy nomination in 1987 for Jazz, Ballads and Blues, another tribute to his father. White continues to record. One of his most recent albums was Tuning for the Blues, a collection of folk tunes, which was released in 2011.