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Jesco White, also known as the "Dancing Outlaw" (born July 30, 1956) is an American folk dancer and entertainer. He is best known as the subject of three American documentary films that detail his desire to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, D. Ray White , while dealing with depression , drug addiction , alcoholism , and the poverty ...
Jul 13, 2008 · Jesco White, The Dancing Outlaw, strikes his favorite signature farewell as he poses for a photo near his Madison apartment in late June. What the future holds for Jesco no one knows.
Feb 24, 2009 · MADISON, W.Va. — The long awaited, much anticipated MTV documentary about Jesco White and his equally dramatic family is almost complete, the producer says. Filmmakers are nearly finished with...
Jul 9, 2010 · Jesco White. "When you represent the Whites, you don't know what you're going to get into: custody, larceny, prescription fraud, shootings, armed robberies, embezzlement, forgery, drug...
Stylish and intense, White Lightnin' is a recreation of the life of an unlikely cult figure: Appalachian dancer Jesco White. The Skinny spoke to director Dominic Murphy and actor Edward Hogg about the making of the film and meeting the man himself.
We meet Jesco's three distinct personalities; the gentle and loving Jesse, the violent and dangerous Jesco, and the extremely strange Elvis. We also encounter various members of Jesco's family, all nearly as eccentric as Jesco himself.
A documentary by director Julien Nitzberg, this film focuses on the renowned West Virginia outlaw Jesco White and his eccentric backwoods family.
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