Jesco White, the "Dancing Outlaw", (born July 30, 1956) is an American

United States

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 mountain dancer

Clogging

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 and entertainer. He is best known as the subject of three American documentary film

Documentary film

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s that detail his desire to follow in his famous father's footsteps, while trying to overcome depression

Depression (mood)

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, drug addiction, and the poverty

Poverty

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 that afflicts rural Appalachia

Appalachia

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. He is a member of the White family

The White family

The White family is a family living in rural Boone County, West Virginia. The family has a reputation for anti-social behavior, and, indeed, some members of the family are quite proud of it. The family, especially Jesco, is infamous in Boone County, but celebrated by some...

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Jesco White was born in Bandytown, a tiny community located in the Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

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 of Boone County, West Virginia

Boone County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,535 people, 10,291 households, and 7,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 11,575 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

 to Donald Ray White (1927–1985), also known as D. Ray White

D. Ray White

D. Ray White, , was a American mountain dancer and entertainer, and the patriarch of the White family. He has been featured in several American documentary films that detail the White family, and the Hank Williams III song "The Legend of D...

, and Bertie Mae White.