Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948) is an English guitarist, known for having played with

Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or some ...

(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 ''

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'' 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.

Early life

Terence Charles White was born on 3 March 1948 in Devon, England. He grew up on the

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and was 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.

Career

White made his way to London by 1970, 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 (he later appeared on Green's album ''

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''). White had been recommended to Pink Floyd by

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's former manager Hilary Walker, as they were looking for an additional guitarist for the live band on the ''In the Flesh'' tour in 1977 to promote the ''

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'' album. White's solo on "

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" ( 8-track version only), 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 "

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" and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond Part VIII". Following the tour, which ended in July 1977, White played guitar on Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright's debut solo album ''

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'', recorded in January–February 1978 and released in September 1978. In 1979 Thin Lizzy guitarist

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, 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 ''

'' 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

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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

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pedal-enhanced

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, 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).

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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,

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version of the Pink Floyd song "

", 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, titled ''

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'', with a basic four-piece outfit consisting of Richard Bailey (drums/percussion), Walter Latupeirissa (bass) and

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(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

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. 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 Roger Waters, in

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. In 2016, White's "Midnight Blues" was sampled on rapper

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'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 – ''

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'' *1984 – ''

Snowy White 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 ...

'' *1987 – ''

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'' *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

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) *1996 – ''No Faith Required'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *1998 – ''Little Wing'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) (re-released as ''Melting'' in 1999) *1999 – ''Keep Out – We Are Toxic'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2002 – ''Restless'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2005 – ''

'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) *2007 – ''

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'' (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'' *2024 – ''Unfinished Business''

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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'' (3 tracks)

Pink Floyd

* 1977: ''

'' (bridging piece on

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

Rick Wright

* 1978: ''

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

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* 1975: ''

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'' by Michael Moorcock and The Deep Fix, United Artists * 1979: ''

'' by Peter Green * 1980: ''

Solo in Soho ''Solo in Soho'' is the debut solo album by Irish rock singer Philip Lynott, released while he was still in Thin Lizzy. Current and former Lizzy members guested on the album, including Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Snowy White, and Gary Moore. ...

'' by

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* 1984: ''One Man Mission'' by

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* 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
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