John Paul White

John Paul White is an American singer-songwriter, and was a member of the Grammy Award-winning duo The Civil Wars. He also co-wrote Jason Aldean's 2008 single "Relentless" with James LeBlanc.

White was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and grew up in Loretto, Tennessee, United States. He attended Loretto High School where he, along with friends, started the band Nuthin' Fancy.

White released the album The Long Goodbye in 2008. The following year White joined Joy Williams to form The Civil Wars. The duo won the 2012 Grammy Awards for best Folk Album, and Country Performance by a Duo or Group.

In 2015 he contributed the song "Kyrie", a duet with Emmylou Harris, to the album "Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us, Vol. II." Then in 2016, White release a solo "Simple Song" for the album "Southern Family" by Dave Cobb.

White is a co-owner of Single Lock Records. His new album, "Beulah", was released on August 19, 2016.

In 2017, White guested on the song "It Ain't Over Yet" with Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash. The track will appear on Crowell's album Close Ties.

White lives in Florence, Alabama with his wife Jenny and three of his four children.

Solo

• The Long Goodbye (2008)
• Beulah (2016)

The Civil Wars

• Live at Eddie's Attic (2009)
• Poison & Wine (EP) (2009)
• Barton Hollow (2011)
• Unplugged On VH1 (2013)
• The Civil Wars (2013)

• "The Civil Wars". The Civil Wars. Retrieved 2011-10-09.