If Don White were an athlete he would be appraised as "a triple threat," Yet he is not an athlete.  He is a musician.  The athletic analogy, however, is apropos.  Don White is a top musician.  A triple threat musician.  He can sign.  He can pick.  He can write.  For years, Don White has been a brilliant burning beacon of talent emanating from the respected light house of music that is the Tulsa Sound.

Years ago, Don was dubbed "the voice" by a longtime Tulsa writer.  It is a moniker that has endured the rigors of the road and the contentions of the clubs.

His voice is smooth and sure, as clear and defining as an autumn morning in Oklahoma.  His phrasing is impeccable, as true and absolute as a carpenter's plumb.  His ballads touch the soul, delivered effortlessly and with grace.  His demeanor is easy-going and stylish, comfortable and courtier-like.

Just as he summons the word so eloquently and adroitly form the depths of his being.  Don elicits from his Gibson acoustic guitar a stand-along symphony of riffs and runs.

He has been a regularly requested studio musician, working with the likes of Waylon Jennings, the Tractors, Marty Stuart, Johnny Rodriguez and J.J. Cale.

Despite his laid-back style and his untroubled personality, Don is a prolific and accomplished songwriter.  During his writing period is Nashville, artists such as Roseanne Cash, Suzy Bogguss and the Oak Ridge Boys recorded Don's songs.

His own well-received and critically acclaimed CD's have generally contained all self-penned tunes.  When he does migrate toward songs written by others, he usually turns to longtime friends, such as the enigmatic Tulsan J.J. Cale.  Cale, coincidentally, helped Don put together his first band and played guitar in that band for a while.

But as accomplished as he is with pen in hand, Don can outshine the brightest of spotlights when he tunes up his electric Fender Telecaster or his Gibson Les Paul and his harmonica.

Across the nation, he has performed as a solo act and in front of his own band, in concert with an array of stars ranging from Willie Nelson and Delbert McClinton to George Strait and Dwight Yoakam.

The Don White sound, it has been said, is a blend of rhythm and blues, country blues, honky tonk shuffle and rock an roll, with a kind of hard-bitten optimism.  His lyrics are honest simple, sometimes poignant, sometimes whimsical.  His vocals are clean and pure, heartfelt and heartwarming.

He takes no shortcuts, leaves no song to chance.  He wraps himself around a tune and embraces it with the help of his audience.  Watching Don White at work, with guitar in hand and microphone at attention, is mesmerizing and captivating.  It must be akin to watching DaVinci paint.

In a crowded club or theater, a hush of eerie proportions can spread across the room in an instant when Don Begins to bend the melodic notes of love and romance, and just as quickly, the respectful calm can give way to hand-clapping exultation when Don White, you get honest music.  Honest-to-goodness, heartfelt music.  From a triple-threat musician.

So listen to Don White and discover what those in the know have known.  Find America's best-kept creative secret and let your senses burn.  They will-from the flame of the artistic excellence.