He attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan, alongside Elliott Gould, Christopher Walken and Marvin Hamlisch.

At the age of four, Josh White Jr. made his professional debut alongside his father at the Café Society in New York City.

[1] In 1956, Josh White Jr. made his solo recording debut on Decca with "See Saw," co-written with Marvin Hamlisch.

[1] In 1979, he headlined at concert special for PBS and starred in a stage biography of his father a few years later.

White died at the age of 84 on December 28, 2024, in Rochester, Michigan, the day after announcing his retirement.