Snowy White
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Biography
British-born blues/rock guitarist Snowy White first became interested in music at age 11, when he heard blues performers like B.B. King, Otis Rush, and Buddy Guy, and was inspired to create his own clean, hard-edged style of british.
Read More...After moving to London in the early '70s, White spent the decade forging his sound and playing with like-minded artists such as Pink Floyd, Peter Green, and Thin Lizzy. In 1979 Thin Lizzy asked White to join them as a full-time band member; he did, touring and recording Chinatown and Renegades with them.
In pursuit of different musical directions, White left Thin Lizzy in 1982. Joined by drummer Richard Bailey, bassist Kuma Harada, and keyboardist Godfrey Wang, he recorded his solo debut White Flames. Its single "Bird of Paradise" became an international hit, reaching number three on the U.K. charts.
Not content to be known as a singles artist, White rethought his approach to music. After deciding to focus on his guitar playing, he formed a touring blues band in 1986 with harada, drummer Jeff Allen, and vocalist/guitarist Graham Bell. For three years the band toured and recorded, releasing Change My Life and Open For Business.
In 1990, however, White's old friend Roger Waters offered him a supporting slot in his epic Berlin performance of Bringing Down The Horse. White performed a memorable solo during "Comfortably Numb" atop the 80-foot high Berlin Wall, alongside other guest artists like Van Morrison and Bryan Adams. Waters also called on White the following year to play with him at the Guitar Legends concert in Seville.
At this point, White decided to re-enter the music mainstream, and recorded songs he had collected over the past few years. The result was 1993's Highway To The Sun, his second solo album, featuring guests like David Gilmour, Chris Rea, and Gary Moore. His next album, Goldtop, was a retrospective piece, covering White's work from the early '70s to the '90s. 1998 saw the release of Light Green Leaves, recorded with drummer Juan van Emmerloot and bassist Walter Latapeirissa as White's new backing band; Melting Pot followed a year later. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months- Bird of Paradise - (3:58) - 9,093 plays
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- Out of Order - (3:20) - 970 plays
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- Highway to the Sun - (4:56) - 782 plays
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- Love, Pain & Sorrow - (6:00) - 469 plays
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- Open Carefully - (3:02) - 464 plays
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- Good Question - (4:16) - 533 plays
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- The Time Has Come - (4:46) - 501 plays
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- Looking For Somebody - (7:12) - 391 plays
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- I Loved Another Woman - (3:52) - 343 plays
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- Snow Blues - (6:50) - 323 plays
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