Elton and Betty White were an urban folk duo from Little Rock, Arkansas, who sang short, charming songs about love, sex, neighbors, friends, cities in their home state - especially Little Rock, and politics. Elton and Betty recorded startlingly honest and sometimes hilarious songs about whatever came to mind. This is not to say that the Whites were an improvised act. They often asked for requests and almost exclusively got requests for their own songs, though they loved doing interpretations of other artists works.
Between 1986 and 1989, Elton and Betty White recorded at least 250 songs with one live show under the production of Jerry Colburn and 20 songs under Bill Jagitsch. Even after their 1991 move to California, Elton and Betty continued to play their hits from Little Rock. No known studio or live recordings exist with the exception of performances on their Los Angeles public access show. Even these broadcasts are thought to be lost in the shuffle of the studio changing hands. Therefore, the world of Elton and Betty White is somewhat of a time capsule in Little Rock – the city they called home. In song after song, Elton calls out to Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway and Fort Smith, hometown of Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite. Elton and Betty were the faces of Little Rock at the time, just under then-governor Bill Clinton. For those who grew up in Little Rock in the 1980s, the Whites were like the gods of some kind of futuristic sexual revolution – or at least the wierdest, really-in-love couple in town. After performing on the boardwalk of Venice Beach for ten years, time caught up with Betty on August 20, 2003. She is greatly missed.
