Steven Douglas White (b. 31 May 1965) is an English drummer who has worked extensively with

Paul Weller Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul mu ...

and

The Style Council The Style Council were a British band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter and guitarist with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Ru ...

among others.

Musical career

White was given a small drum as a child by his uncle and upon joining his local

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he began to learn his craft. As with White's bandmate

, he was given full support from his parents who went out of their way to help their son develop. White spent his youth having lessons from the late George Scott of

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and learning from recordings of

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and Louis Bellson. White later took lessons with drumming teacher Bob Armstrong at Bob's Masterclass studio, then in Hornchurch, Essex. White complemented his work gigging with local bands with part-time work, spending any spare cash on updating his collection of jazz records. In 1983, White auditioned for an unnamed band which turned out to be Paul Weller's new group, The Style Council. Weller was impressed with the 17-year-old drummer's jazz background and asked White to come back the following day. White stayed with the band for some years but was never actually invited to join, even though he appeared in most of their videos and on all but a few recordings. He became the youngest drummer on stage at

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Stadium in 1985. He also performed at Live 8 with

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at Hyde Park in 2005. The Who's regular drummer, Zak Starkey (

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's son), had left to join Oasis on their tours and recording sessions. White left The Style Council in 1989 to pursue other projects and went on to play with many well known acts, such as

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, The James Taylor Quartet, The Redskins and the Jazz Renegades. When The Style Council reformed for a one-off gig for Japanese TV in 1990, Paul Weller invited White to his studio to hear a few demo tracks. White was soon back full-time behind the kit for Weller's solo projects. His brother, Alan White, is also a drummer, who played for

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for 9 years (1995–2004). SteveW3

Steve White also became a member of the group named The Players with ex-Style Council keyboardist Mick Talbot and ex-

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bassist Damon Minchella. White took a break from recording with

. He played in Trio Valore with Damon Minchella and Seamus Beaghan. He has played with

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and also featured on the last

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album. Alongside Damon Minchella and Matt Deighton, White plays in The Family Silver, which released their debut album on Privilege records in 2015. White plays Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drum heads, and endorses Porter and Davis monitoring products. and Keo percussion products. White formerly managed artist Sam Gray and teaches for both

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and Goldsmiths in

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. White played drums on two releases by the UK group The Family Silver featuring Matt Deighton and Damon Minchella, he is currently drumming for Sheffield-based band Hague and White and recording and teaching from his base in Hextable Kent. In 2018 White presented and consulted on Sky Arts' series 'The Art of Drumming,' which won in the Documentary category at the 2019

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Awards.

Personal life

White's first marriage was to Hayley Marsh, with whom he had two children, Kristabel and Curtis. In 2013, he married former ''

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'' actress Sally Lindsay. The couple have twin boys, Vic and Louie. He is a supporter of

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He is the older brother of the former

drummer Alan White.

Discography

With James Taylor Quartet

Albums

*'' Get Organised'' (1989)

With Paul Weller

Albums

*''

'' (1992) – No. 8 UK *''

Wild Wood ''Wild Wood'' is the second solo studio album by Paul Weller, released in September 1993. It made it to number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and contained four UK hits: " Wild Wood", which reached number 14 on the UK charts, "Sunflower", which rea ...

'' (1993) – No. 2 UK *'' Live Wood'' (1994) – No. 13 UK *''

Stanley Road ''Stanley Road'' is the third solo album by Paul Weller, released by Go! Discs in 1995. In 1998 ''Q'' magazine readers voted it the 46th greatest album of all time. The album took its name from the street in Woking where Weller grew up. ...

'' (1995) – No. 1 UK *'' Heavy Soul'' (1997) – No. 2 UK *'' Modern Classics - The Greatest Hits'' (1998) – No. 7 UK *''

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'' (2000) – No. 2 UK *'' Days of Speed'' (2001) – No. 3 UK *'' Illumination'' (2002) – No. 1 UK *'' Fly on the Wall: B Sides & Rarities'' (2003) – No. 22 UK *''

Studio 150 ''Studio 150'' is the seventh album by British artist Paul Weller. It comprises covers of songs by a variety of artists, and showcases Weller's myriad musical influences. It was named after the small Amsterdam studio in which it was recorded. I ...

'' (2004) – No. 2 UK *''

'' (10th Anniversary Edition) (2005) – No. 51 UK *'' As is Now'' (2005) – No. 4 UK *'' Catch-Flame!'' (2006)

With The Style Council

Albums

*''

Café Bleu ''Café Bleu'' is the official debut album released by the English band The Style Council. It was released on 16 March 1984, on Polydor Records, produced by Paul Weller with Peter Wilson. It followed the compilation '' Introducing The Style Co ...

'' (1984) – UK No. 2 *''

Our Favourite Shop ''Our Favourite Shop'' is the second studio album by the English group the Style Council. It was released on 8 June 1985, on Polydor Records, Polydor, and was recorded ten months after the band's debut ''Café Bleu''. It features guest vocalists, ...

'' (1985) – UK No. 1 (''Internationalists'' in US) *'' Home and Abroad'' (1986) *'' Cost of Loving'' (1987) – UK No. 2 *'' Confessions of a Pop Group'' (1988) – UK No. 14 *'' Modernism: A New Decade'' (1989)

With The Players

*''Clear the Decks'' (2003) *''From the Six Corners'' (2005)

With Trio Valore

*''Return of the Iron Monkey'' (2008) Liars and cheater EP

Sample CD

* On The Beaten Track

With The Family Silver

*''Electric Blend'' (2015) *Hague and White - the Eleventh hour.

References

External links

The official Steve White website

Mr Cools dream. The complete history of The Style Council

The Steve White myspace
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Musical career

Personal life

Discography

With James Taylor Quartet

Albums

With Paul Weller

Albums

With The Style Council

Albums

With The Players

With Trio Valore

Sample CD

With The Family Silver

See also

References

External links