Kieran Raymond White (July 27, 1948 - August 9, 1995,

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) was an English

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rock vocalist and

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. He sang and played in the blues-rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album, '' Steamhammer''. was released in 1969, on which White co-wrote many of the songs and played

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. White left Steamhammer in 1971 and recorded a solo album, ''Open Door'' (released in 1975). He also worked for Gull Records as a staff songwriter, and later sang for the

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band

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. After this period, he emigrated to the United States and became a truck driver, settling in

. He died in 1995 from

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1948 births 1995 deaths English blues guitarists English male guitarists English rock guitarists English blues singers English rock singers English expatriates in the United States British harmonica players Blues rock musicians Steamhammer (band) members Deaths from cancer in Oregon Nucleus (band) members {{England-singer-stub