Whitehorn "Whitey" Kirst is an American-Canadian rock guitarist, singer and

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

, primarily known for his long collaboration with

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

as lead guitarist from 1990 to 2003, and co-composer from 1996 to 2003. Since 2007, he has formed his own band "The Web of Spider", a straight-ahead rock and roll

power trio A power trio is a rock and roll band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit (drums and cymbals), leaving out a second rhythm guitar or keyboard instrument that are often used in other rock music bands that are quart ...

featuring notably (and chronologically)

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, Max Noce,

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, Mike Starr, Stefan Adika and

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Discography

Solo

* '' Eat me'' (2008) * '' Vol.11'' (2009) * '' All Rise!'' (2012)

With Iggy Pop

* ''

Naughty Little Doggie ''Naughty Little Doggie'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop released in 1996. The last track, "Look Away", features his tribute to Johnny Thunders and Sable Starr. The photography is by David Sims and Anton Corbijn; an ...

'' (1996) * '' Avenue B'' (1999) * ''

Beat 'Em Up The beat 'em up (also known as brawler and, in some markets, beat 'em all) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents. Traditional beat 'em ups take place in scrolling, two-dimensional (2D) levels, ...

'' (2001) * ''

Skull Ring ''Skull Ring'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers. The performers are The Stooges, The Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches. Backgro ...

'' (2003)

Collaborations

* ''

Brick by Brick ''Brick by Brick'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Iggy Pop, released in June 1990 by Virgin Records. Production and content After attracting mixed reviews for much of his 1980s output, Pop hired producer Don Was, who was a long ...

'' (1990) * '' Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'' (1991) * '' Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough'' (2005) * ''

Licker's Last Leg ''Licker's Last Leg'' is the first full length studio album by Goon Moon, and the follow-up to 2005's ''I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine''. The record was released via Ipecac Recordings on May 8, 2007. The album features cameos by longtime Gos ...

'' (

Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No M ...

) (2007) * '' Along Came a Spider'' (2008) * ''

The High End of Low ''The High End of Low'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 20, 2009 by Interscope Records. Multiple editions of the record were released by the label, each containing unique bonus tracks. T ...

'' (2008)

Videography

* '' Iggy Pop. Kiss My blood. Live at the Olympia 1991/A film by Tim Pope (DVD)'' (2004) * '' Iggy Pop. Live at the avenue B/Serge Bergli (DVD)'' (2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirst, Whitey Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)