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Jason White (born November 11, 1973) is an American musician, best known for being the touring guitarist of the rock band
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, with whom he has performed since 1999. He has worked with the band in the studio and on tour, and has appeared in various music videos with the band, including " When I Come Around", "
Wake Me Up When September Ends "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Green Day and the fourth single from their seventh studio album, ''American Idiot'' (2004). Written by the band's front man Billie Joe Armstrong, the song is about ...
", " 21 Guns", " Last of the American Girls", "
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", "Nuclear Family", "Stay the Night", and "
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". He joined the group in the studio as a session member for the band’s 2012 trilogy, ''
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'', ''
¡Dos! ''¡Dos!'' (stylized in all caps) is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Green Day. The album was released on November 9, 2012, in Australia, November 12 in the United Kingdom and on November 13 in the United States through Repri ...
'', and ''
¡Tré! ''¡Tré!'' (stylized in all caps) is the eleventh studio album by the American Rock music, rock band Green Day, released on December 7, 2012. It is the third and final installment in the ''¡Uno!'' ''¡Dos!'' ''¡Tré!'' trilogy, a series of s ...
''. Aside to working with Green Day, White is a member of the punk band
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, which also featured Green Day vocalist
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. White has also been a member of a number of Green Day side projects, including, among others,
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, The Network, and The Coverups.


Career


Other musical acts (1992–present)

In the summer of 1992, White filled in guitar duties at the last minute for Bay Area punk band
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, who were performing at Little Rock, AR club Vino's. After the performance, Jason toured as guitarist for the band and eventually relocated to the Bay Area after the breakup of Chino Horde in summer 1993. White joined the Big Cats in 1996, after the temporary departure of bassist Josh Bentley, and took over guitar duties in 2000 after the death of guitarist Shannon Yarbrough. The group is a side project of many musicians, playing live very rarely. Their newest record, ''On Tomorrow'', was released in 2007. Because of Pinhead Gunpowder's infamy for sporadic get-togethers, White and Gunpowder bassist Bill Schneider began looking to form another band that would be a group the two could focus on. After recruiting Schneider's brother Greg Schneider to join and finally convincing Willie Samuels to play drums, The Influents were formed. White and Greg would become the focus of the band, splitting songwriting duties, as well as singing time. Bill Schneider left the band on good terms after the group's first album '' Check Please'' to focus on his drum shop and was soon replaced by Johnnie Wentz. The new line-up soon recorded a follow-up, ''Some of the Young'', and went on tour. In 2006, Jason recorded a cover of The Replacements "Torture" for the Replacements Cover compilation, "We'll Inherit the Earth". He was also featured in the May 2007 release, ''Towncraft'', a documentary covering twenty years of the punk music scene in Little Rock, AR, White's home. That same year, White played with Green Day in the video for the cover of " Working Class Hero."


Green Day and related work

In 2008, White joined Green Day's side project
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as lead guitarist along with Kevin Preston of
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on rhythm guitar. In 2009, he toured with Green Day in support for their latest record, '' 21st Century Breakdown''. White made his fourth appearance on a Green Day video for " 21 Guns" and his fifth in " Last of the American Girls"; prior to this, and not including his live appearances on " Jesus of Suburbia" and " East Jesus Nowhere", he had appeared in three videos: " When I Come Around", "
Wake Me Up When September Ends "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Green Day and the fourth single from their seventh studio album, ''American Idiot'' (2004). Written by the band's front man Billie Joe Armstrong, the song is about ...
", and " Working Class Hero". On July 13, 2010, Max Recordings released White's debut 45 single—" Hungover" b/w "I'm a Mess". He appeared once again as Green Day's sideman for their 2011 live album '' Awesome as Fuck''. White played guitar on the song "Back in the USA" on Green Day's 2017 compilation '' Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band'' as an additional musician.


Green Day membership

A common belief among fans is that White became an official member of Green Day in 2012 with the release of the ''
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'', ''
¡Dos! ''¡Dos!'' (stylized in all caps) is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Green Day. The album was released on November 9, 2012, in Australia, November 12 in the United Kingdom and on November 13 in the United States through Repri ...
'', and ''
¡Tré! ''¡Tré!'' (stylized in all caps) is the eleventh studio album by the American Rock music, rock band Green Day, released on December 7, 2012. It is the third and final installment in the ''¡Uno!'' ''¡Dos!'' ''¡Tré!'' trilogy, a series of s ...
'' trilogy, and reverted by his own accord to being a touring member before the release of the group’s 2016 album ''
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''. White himself has stated that he recorded on the trilogy as a session musician because the band wanted a more "live" sound to the albums, and that he was never a full band member.


Personal life

In 2005, White married Janna Rollins. Their first child, Sonny, was born on February 1, 2013, and their daughter Shelby was born in 2014. In late 2014, he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer, which has since been treated.


Discography


Green Day

* '' Tune In, Tokyo...'' (2001) * '' Bullet in a Bible'' (2005) * '' 21 Guns (Live EP)'' (2009) * '' Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo'' (2009) * '' Awesome as Fuck'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2012) * ''
¡Tré! ''¡Tré!'' (stylized in all caps) is the eleventh studio album by the American Rock music, rock band Green Day, released on December 7, 2012. It is the third and final installment in the ''¡Uno!'' ''¡Dos!'' ''¡Tré!'' trilogy, a series of s ...
'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2014) * ''Back in the USA'' from Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band (2017)


Pinhead Gunpowder

* '' Jump Salty'' (1994) * '' Carry the Banner'' (1994) * '' Goodbye Ellston Avenue'' (1997) * ''
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'' (EP) (1999) * '' Compulsive Disclosure'' (2003) * ''
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'' (EP) (2008) * ''
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'' (2024)


The Network

* ''
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'' (2003) * '' Trans Am'' (2020) * '' Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!'' (2020)


Foxboro Hot Tubs

* ''
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'' (2008)


Jason White's California/California

* ''California'' (2016)


Associated acts

*Numbskulz (guitar, 1988) *Step by Step (vocals, 1989–1990) *Chino Horde (bass, 1990–1993) *Fishwagon (guitar/vocals, 1991) *
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(guitar, 1992–1993) *Sixteen Bullets (bass, 1994) *
Pinhead Gunpowder Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band that formed in East Bay, California, in 1991. The band currently consists of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider (bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, ...
(guitar/vocals, 1995–present) * The Big Cats (vocals, 1996–1997, 2000–present; bass, 1996–1997; guitar, 2000–present) * The Influents (guitar/vocals, 1999–2003) * The Network (credited as Balducci, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, 2003–2005, 2020–2021) *
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(credited as Frosco Lee, lead guitar, backing vocals, 2007–present) *
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(guitar, backing vocals: 1999–present (touring member); 2012 (studio member)
California
(guitar/vocals, 2014–present) * The Coverups (guitar/vocals, 2018–present)


References


External links

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