Snowy White
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Snowy White on tour with Roger Waters, 6 June 2007, in Ottawa
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terence Charles White |
| Born |
3 March 1948 Barnstaple, Devon, England |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, pop rock, blues, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Towerbell, White Flames, Repertoire, Hypertension, Cleopatra |
| Associated acts | Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Roger Waters & The Bleeding Heart Band, Rick Wright, Max Middleton, Snowy White's Blues Agency, Snowy White & The White Flames, Snowy White Blues Project, Meek Mill |
| Website | snowywhite |
| Notable instruments | |
| 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop | |
Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948, Barnstaple, Devon) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (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 Roger Waters' band. He is also known for his 1983 solo effort "Bird of Paradise", which became a UK Singles Chart Top 10 hit single.
White grew up on the Isle of Wight, self-taught as a guitarist, having received his first guitar from his parents at the age of ten. He moved to 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 Gibson Les Paul 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 "Sheep", 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.
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