Jimmy White (singer)
| Jimmy White | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Albert White |
| Born |
August 28, 1955 Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Origin | Totowa, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Adult ContemporaryPop Christian music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer · songwriter · producer |
| Instruments | Vocals · Acoustic Guitar · Piano |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Associated acts | Kenny Rogers · Gary Mallabar · · |
| Website | www.jimmywhitemusic.com |
Jimmy White is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.
James Albert White was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of James Robert White and Lois Elaine Costa. At the age of nineteen, he sold his first song to MCA Music in New York. During his career, he has released five studio albums, which have earned him four New Music Awards, seven Independent Music Awards and one NRadio award. He has charted in the Billboard AC Top 40 six times and has charted FMQB AC Top 10 seven times. White began his career while attending Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. and has written, produced and performed continuously since that time.
Jimmy White is a self-taught pianist. He started composing music and lyrics in his early teenage years. In 1993, he released his first album, "One Track Heart", which included "My My Maria", a song that had previously entered the Billboard Hot 100 in the mid 1980s. "One Track Heart" was later digitally released in 2006, and spawned Jimmy's first two No.1 singles, "Change My Life", and "One Track Heart". In the spring of 2015, "Change My Life", was chosen for and included in the worldwide release of the international Canadian film, Aurelie LaFlamme Aurélie_Laflamme. In 2007, "Hidden Pictures", Jimmy's second album, was released and spawned 2 No. 1 singles, "Sure Feels Like Love" and "Someone I Used To Know". In 2007, Jimmy won the "Crossover Artist of the Year" award at the New Music Awards, in Hollywood, California and performed to rave reviews at the show, held at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Jimmy released his third CD in 2008 titled "Sure Feels Like Love", a greatest hits compilation. He scored his 5th No. 1 single in 2008 with "MLG", which is Jimmy's only single never to be included on any of Jimmy's albums. Later that year Jimmy released a holiday single titled "I Wish You Peace." released by Aspirion Records in Nashville, TN. He also produced and starred in his first music video, directed by noted video director Lark Watts. "I Wish You Peace" reached regular rotation on the Gospel Music Channel's Holiday Video Playlist, reaching over 45 million households on a daily basis. Both the single and video of "I Wish You Peace" have become a holiday staples, with regular airplay each year on Billboard (Mediabase) radio stations and a video distribution that now reaches over 80 million households annually, during the holiday season.
In 2009, Jimmy released a single entitled "So Far Behind", Jimmy's first single to crack the FMQB Top 10. Again, in 2009 Jimmy again won the "Crossover Artist of the Year" Award at the New Music Awards, the first two-time winner in New Music Award history. He also won a second award for "Best Male Artist" at the IMN Independent Music Awards in Los Angeles, California.
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