Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948,

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, Devon) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with

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(as a backing guitarist; he was first invited to tour with the band through Europe and the United States in 1977, and during '' The Wall'' shows in 1980), and more recently, for

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' band. He is also known for his 1983 solo offering " Bird of Paradise", which became a

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Top 10 hit single.

Biography

White grew up on the

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, self-taught as a guitarist, having received his first guitar from his parents at the age of ten. He moved to

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in 1965 at the age of seventeen, spending more than a year there playing in a trio called the Train. In 1968 he purchased his signature guitar, a

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Goldtop. By 1970 he made his way to London and found work as a session player and as a member of Heavy Heart. During this time he met Peter Green and the two began a lifelong friendship (White later appeared on Green's album '' In the Skies''). White had been recommended to Pink Floyd by Kate Bush's former manager Hilary Walker, as they were looking for an additional guitarist for the live band on the ''Animals'' tour in 1977. White's solo on " Pigs on the Wing" (it appears on the 8-track version), was his first time playing for the band. During the tour, White started off the show by playing bass guitar on the song "

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", as well as soloing during " Have a Cigar" and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond Part VIII". In 1979 Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham, having seen White play with Pink Floyd in New York City during the ''Animals'' tour, approached him about joining Thin Lizzy. The collaboration with these two bands was very complicated; the invitation to rehearse the live show of '' The Wall'' for Pink Floyd, happened at the same time he was invited to become a full-time member of Thin Lizzy, with whom he recorded/co-wrote their ''

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'' and ''

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'' albums. White left Thin Lizzy in August 1982. White's connection to Pink Floyd continued in later decades. White was invited by former Pink Floyd bassist

to perform at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990, by the ruins of the

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, along with other artists. Waters also called on White in 1991 for the "Guitar Legends" concert, in

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was the guest on White's 1994 album ''Highway to the Sun'', appearing on the track "Love, Pain and Sorrow", with Gilmour playing his Digitech Whammy pedal-enhanced Fender Stratocaster, which was recorded at Gilmour's houseboat studio,

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. Apart from guest appearances by

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, David Gilmour and

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, the album also introduced two new Dutch-Indonesian musicians, Juan van Emmerloot (drums) and Walter Latupeirissa (bass and rhythm guitar). Kuma Harada also played bass and rhythm guitar. White's next album project was entitled '' Goldtop'', named after his Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Standard guitar. It featured material in which White has been involved from 1974 until 1994, including two tracks from Thin Lizzy, jams from the Peter Green ''In the Skies'' session, and the extended, 8-track tape version of the Pink Floyd song " Pigs on the Wing", featuring White's guitar bridge between the two parts. White has recorded five albums with his White Flames band. The first three were ''No Faith Required'' in 1996, ''Little Wing'' in 1998 and ''Keep Out: We Are Toxic'' in 1999. In 1999 White joined Waters for his band's ''

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'' US tour and in 2000, Waters again toured the US, this time recording a live album and making a film of the show. Again, from February to July 2002 White toured the world with Roger Waters. Another White Flames album (as a three-piece), entitled ''Restless'', was released in May 2002. Spring 2005 saw the release of a new White Flames album, entitled '' The Way It Is'', with a basic four-piece outfit consisting of Richard Bailey (drums/percussion), Walter Latupeirissa (bass) and Max Middleton (keyboards). A DVD, '' The Way It Is...Live!'' was completed and issued. White toured with Waters in

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tour from June 2006, having played in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and South America. He also performed with Waters at Live Earth. White formed a new band in 2008 named the Snowy White Blues Project. ''In Our Time of Living'' was released in April 2009. The group featured Matt Taylor: guitar/vocals, Ruud Weber: bass/vocals, Juan van Emmerloot: drums, and Snowy White: guitar/vocals. In 2010 White toured again with

, in The Wall Live. In 2016, White's "Midnight Blues" was sampled on rapper Meek Mill's track "Blue Notes". Due to health issues, he announced his retirement from playing live in 2019. In 2020, he released the album ''Something On Me''.

Discography

*1983 – '' White Flames'' *1984 – '' Snowy White'' *1987 – '' That Certain Thing'' *1988 – '' Change My Life'' (as Snowy White's Blues Agency) *1989 – ''Open for Business'' (as Snowy White's Blues Agency) *1994 – ''Highway to the Sun'' *1995 – '' Arthur's Club-Geneve 1995'' (with Mick Taylor) *1996 – ''No Faith Required'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *1998 – ''Little Wing'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *1999 – ''Melting'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *1999 – ''Keep Out – We Are Toxic'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2002 – ''Restless'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2005 – '' The Way It Is'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2007 – '' Live Flames'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2009 – ''In Our Time of Living'' (as Snowy White Blues Project) *2010 – ''In Our Time... Live'' (as Snowy White Blues Project) *2011 – ''Realistic'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2012 – ''After Paradise'' *2016 – ''Released'' *2017 – ''Reunited ...'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2019 – ''The Situation'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2020 – ''Something On Me'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2022 – ''Driving On The 44''

Compilations

*1993: Snowy White's Blues Agency – ''The Best of Snowy White's Blues Agency'' *1996: Snowy White – '' Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94'' *1999: Snowy White – ''Pure Gold – The Solo Years 1983–98'' (compilation) *2003: Snowy White – ''Bird of Paradise – An Anthology'' (compilation, Double CD) *2009: Snowy White's Blues Agency – ''Twice as Addictive'' *2009: Snowy White – ''The Best of Snowy White'' (double CD, compilation)

Thin Lizzy

* 1980: ''

'' * 1981: ''

'' * 1983: ''

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Pink Floyd

* 1977: ''

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'' (bridging piece on

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only) * 2000: '' Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81''

Rick Wright

* 1978: '' Wet Dream'' by Rick Wright

Roger Waters

* 1990: ''

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'' * 2000: '' In the Flesh: Live'' * 2002: '' Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Vol. 1'' * 2015: '' Roger Waters: The Wall''

Other recordings featuring Snowy White

* 1974: '' ...Waiting on You'' by Jonathan Kelly's Outside * 1975: '' New Worlds Fair'' by Michael Moorcock and The Deep Fix, United Artists * 1979: '' In the Skies'' by Peter Green * 1980: '' Solo in Soho'' by

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* 1984: ''One Man Mission'' by Jim Capaldi * 1993: ''Rio Grande'' by

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(

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); solo guitar on "je me sens mieux quand je me sens mal" and "te perdre" * 1997: ''Snow Blind'' by Tom Newman and Friends (Snowy White on two tracks, recorded 1983) * 1997: ''Looking for Somebody'' Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green * 2017: ''Blue Notes'' by Meek Mill

DVDs

* 2012: Snowy White and Friends – ''After Paradise'' �., Blues Rock, DVD9* 2005: ''Live from London'' * 2005: '' The Way It Is...Live!'' * 2005: ''Instropective'' * 2004: ''Thin Lizzy at Rockpalast''

References

External links

Snowy White's official website

The White Flames magazines

Fan website
{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Snowy 1948 births Living people English rock guitarists English songwriters Musicians from Barnstaple Thin Lizzy members English session musicians Pink Floyd Lead guitarists Rhythm guitarists