| Laura Weber White | |
| Birth Name: | Laura Weber |
| Birth Place: | Sandwich, Illinois, U.S |
| Genre: | Country, folk, bluegrass, gospel |
| Origin: | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Occupation: | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
| Label: | House of Cash |
Laura Weber White, also known as Laura White, Laura Weber, Laura Cash, and Laura Weber Cash is an American country fiddler, singer, songwriter, and guitar player. White has worked as a session musician on many albums and toured with several artists, including the late Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. She has released two solo albums: Among My Souvenirs in 2003 and Awake But Dreaming in 2010. Both were recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio.[1] White became known as a fine stage fiddler after winning both state and National Fiddler contests in Oregon and Idaho. She is an artist on 16 Cash family albums from 2003 to 2014.[2] [3] [4]
In 1999, White joined the Press On tour with Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, where she met their son, John Carter Cash, whom she wed in 2000.[5] They later divorced in 2013. She played on June Carter Cash's 2003 album, Wildwood Flower, which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk album. White also contributed fiddle to Johnny Cash's American III and American IV albums.[6] [7]
From 2012 to 2016, White was a member of the Carter Family III music group. The Carter Family III released their first album, Past & Present, in 2010. The Carter Family III was made up of Laura Cash, John Cash and Dale Jett. Dale Jett is the grandson of A.P. Carter and Sara Carter. John Carter is the grandson of Maybelle Carter.[8] [9] [10] [11]
White played for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2010. She played in the documentary, The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream is a HD history documentary that runs 90-minutes, telling the story of the musical generations of the Carter and Cash families. Winding Stream honors these multi-generational families importance in the history of country music. She went on to tour with her then future in-laws, June Carter and Johnny Cash. White's ex-husband, John Carter Cash, is a record producer, singer, songwriter, and author. He is the grandson of Maybelle Carter (1909–1978) and the only son of Johnny Cash (1932–2003) and June Carter Cash (1929–2003).[12] [2]
Laura Weber White was born in Sandwich, Illinois, in 1971. Her mom and dad were living in Plano, Illinois, at the time. The family moved when she was 6 and she grew up in Corvallis, Oregon. She started to play music at the age of nine. She received from her father a restored fiddle which became her special instrument. To have the fiddle restored, her dad traded carpentry work for the restoration. She started to win fiddling contests in the western United States at age 12. Her teacher was fiddler and rhythm guitarist Joey McKenzie. She won a number of State and Regional titles. By 17 she won the National Junior Fiddle Champion title at Weiser, Idaho. In 1989 she enrolled in Oregon State University, but in 1990, she departed college at age 18 to take a job playing and singing with Patty Loveless in Nashville. She had been in Nashville before for Grand Master's Fiddle Contests. In addition to fiddling, she sings, plays the guitar and mandolin. In 1991 White played bluegrass in Sakaide, Kagawa. Back in Nashville, she toured with Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, James House, Harley Allen and Chalee Tennison. She played fiddle with Roy Acuff on his show. She played the Grand Ole Opry with Ray Price, and has recorded with many artists including: Johnny Cash, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joe Shaver, Larry Gatlin, Rodney Crowell, Earl Scruggs, Benny Martin, Larry Gatlin, Emmylou Harris, and Marty Stuart.[13] [14] [15] [16]
White has two children with her ex-husband John Carter Cash.[2] [17] [18] White lives in Nashville with her husband, Jeff White, a bluegrass guitarist and singer. They were married on March 12, 2017, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[19] [20] [2] [21] [22]
White's Discography:[23]
Solo Albums
| Year | Album | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Among My Souvenirs | [24] |
| 2010 | Awake But Dreaming | [25] |
Group Album
Vocals
| Year | Album | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The "Big Tiger" Roars Again Part I | Vocals, Fiddle | |
| 2003 | Wildwood Flower | June Carter Cash | Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle – Grammy winning |
| 2004 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Johnny Cash | Lead Vocals Song: The Far Side Banks Of Jordan (Live at The Carter Family Fold) |
| 2004 | Last Of Their Kind | Janette Carter – Joe Carter | Vocals, Fiddle |
| 2005 | Her Life In Music | June Carter Cash | Vocals, Fiddle |
| 2005 | Down In Caroline | Curly Seckler | Vocals, Fiddle |
| 2006 | Bluegrass, Don’t You Know | Curly Seckler | Vocals Purple Heart[27] |
| 2007 | Everybody's Brother | Billy Joe Shaver | Vocals – Grammy-nominated |
| 2008 | Pale Imperfect Diamond | Cedar Hill Refugees | Vocals |
| 2011 | Fast Company | Bob Flores | Vocals[28] |
| 2013 | Pickin' Like A Girl | The Daughters Of Bluegrass | Vocals, Fiddle |
| 2016 | Full Circle | Loretta Lynn | Vocals, Guitar |
| 2016 | Right Beside You | Jeff White | Vocals, Fiddle |
Instruments
| Year | Album | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Johnny Cash | Fiddle | |
| 2001 | Timeless | Various Artists | Fiddle |
| 2001 | Songs Of The Civil War | Various Artists | Fiddle Faded Coat of Blue[29] |
| 2001 | Hank Williams The Original | Various Artists | Fiddle |
| 2002 | Johnny Cash | Fiddle, production assistant[30] | |
| 2003 | Unearthed | Johnny Cash | Fiddle, Backing Vocals |
| 2003 | Das Tennessee-Projekt | Fiddle | |
| 2003 | Wildwood Flower | June Carter Cash | Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar |
| 2004 | Joe and Janette Carter Last Of Their Kind | Janette Carter – Joe Carter | Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals |
| 2004 | Her Life In Music | June Carter Cash | Guitar, Backing Vocals |
| 2004 | The Unbroken Circle (The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family) | Various Artists | Fiddle – 3 Grammy nominations.[31] [32] |
| 2005 | The Legend | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
| 2006 | Johnny Cash | Fiddle | |
| 2006 | Voice Of The Spirit | Various artists | Fiddle[33] |
| 2006 | Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash | Fiddle[34] | |
| 2007 | Everybody's Brother | Billy Joe Shaver | Fiddle |
| 2007 | Various artists | Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals | |
| 2008 | Honkytonk Mood | Devin Derrick | Fiddle.[35] |
| 2008 | Heritage | The Youngers | Fiddle.[36] |
| 2010 | Various artists | Fiddle | |
| 2010 | Johnny Cash | Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, | |
| 2011 | Hank Williams: Timeless Tribute | Various artists | Fiddle |
| 2014 | Out Among the Stars | Johnny Cash | Fiddle |
| 2015 | The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream | The Carter Family, Carter Family III, Cash Family and other Artists | Fiddle, Backing Vocals |
| 2016 | White Christmas Blue | Loretta Lynn | Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle[37] |
| 2018 | Wouldn't It Be Great | Loretta Lynn | Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle |
| 2021 | Still Woman Enough | Loretta Lynn | Acoustic Guitar [38] |
| 2021 | Michael Carpenter And The Banks Brothers – Introducing… | Michael Carpenter | Acoustic Guitar, fiddle [39] |
| Year | Event | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[40] |
| 1985 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 2st Place Junior Division[41] |
| 1986 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division[42] |
| 1987 | Oregon Old Time Fiddlers State Contest | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Division and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[43] |
| 1988 | National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion | Laura Weber | Fiddle 1st Place Junior Champion and 1st Place Twin Fiddles[44] |
| 1989 | National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Junior Champion | Laura Weber | 1st Place Twin Fiddles[45] |
| 1990 | Patty Loveless On Down the Line tour | Patty Loveless | Fiddle, Guitar, Backing Vocals |
| 1992–1993 | Bluegrass in Japan | Laura Weber, Scott Vestal, Jeff Autry, Dave Peters, and Gena Britt | Fiddle, Vocals[46] |
| December 4, 1994 | Curly Seckler Birthday Party at Ford Theater | Various Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[47] |
| 1996–1997 | Pam Tillis All of This Love tour | Pam Tillis | Fiddle, Vocals[48] |
| 1999 | June Carter Press On tour | June Carter-Cash | Fiddle, Vocals[49] |
| 1999 | The Carter Family Fold Festival | June Carter-Cash and The Living Circle Band | Fiddle, Vocals[50] |
| Nov 10, 2003 | A Nashville Tribute to Johnny Cash Ryman Auditorium and TV | Laura & Larry Gatlin | Fiddle, Vocals[51] |
| 2008 | American Roots Music Festival in Turner, Oregon | Laura in Carter Family III | Fiddle, Vocals[52] |
| April 4, 2009 | Grand Ole Opry | Laura Weber | Fiddle[53] |
| 2009 | National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest 1st Place Adult Division | Laura | Fiddle, (Later has become a contest judge).[54] |
| February. 11, 2010 | Music from the Mountain, legacy of Mother Maybelle Carter concert Lipscomb University | Various Artists | Fiddle[55] |
| April 18, 2010 | 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | Various Artists | Fiddle[56] |
| 2011 | Johnny Cash Music Festival in Dyess, Arkansas Cash House Benefit (Live and DVD) | Cash Family, Kris Kristofferson, and Various Artists | Fiddle[57] [58] |
| May 25, 2013 | Gathering in the Gap Music Festival Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park | Carter Family III | Fiddle[59] |
| Oct. 26, 2014 | Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony | Various Artists | Fiddle[60] |
| 2014 | Stoney Pointe Jamboree | Various Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[61] |
| 2015 | Fiddle Demonstration: Laura Cash | Fiddle[62] | |
| 2016 | The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music. Winding Stream DVD | The Carter Family III, Cash Family and other Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[63] |
| 2020 | Mac Wiseman farewell | Laura Weber White and other Artists | Fiddle, Vocals[64] |