Snowy White (born Terence Charles White,[1] 3 March 1948, Barnstaple, Devon) is an English guitarist, primarily known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1979 to 1981) and with Pink Floyd (as a back-up player; he was first invited to join the band through Europe and the United States, in 1977, and during The Wall shows in 1980) and, more recently, for Roger Waters' band. He is also known for his 1983 solo effort "Bird of Paradise", which became a UK Singles Chart Top 10 hit single.

Biography
White grew up on the Isle of Wight, completely self-taught as a guitarist, having received his first guitar from his parents at the age of ten. He moved to Stockholm 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, the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. By 1970 he made his way to London and found work as a session player and as a member of Heavy Heart. During this time he met Peter Green and the two would form a lifelong friendship (White later appeared on Green's album In the Skies).

White had been recommended to Pink Floyd by Kate Bush'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. White's solo on "Pigs On The Wing", although ultimately not used for the Animals album version (it appears on the 8-track version), was his first time playing for the band. During the tour, White started off the show himself by playing bass on the song "Sheep", as well as soloing during "Have a Cigar" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part VIII".

In 1979 Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham saw White play with Pink Floyd in New York during the In The Flesh tour and approached him about joining Thin Lizzy.[1]

The collaboration with these two bands was very complicated; the invitation to rehearse the live show of The Wall 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 Chinatown and Renegade albums.[1]

White's connection to Pink Floyd continued in later decades. White was invited by the former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters to perform in another take of The Wall, in 1990, by the ruins of the Berlin Wall, along with other guest artists.[1] Waters also called on White in 1991 for the 'Guitar Legends' concert, in Seville.[1] David Gilmour was the guest on White's 1994 album Highway to the Sun, appearing on the track "Love, Pain and Sorrow", with Gilmour playing his Digitech Whammy pedal-induced Fender Stratocaster, which was recorded at Gilmour's houseboat studio, The Astoria.

Apart from guest appearances by Chris Rea, David Gilmour and Gary Moore, the album also introduced two new Dutch-Indonesian musicians, Juan van Emmerloot (drums) and Walter Latupeirissa (bass and rhythm guitar).[1] Kuma Harada 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 as far back as 1974 right up to 1996,[1] including two tracks from Thin Lizzy, jams from the Peter Green In the Skies session, Al Stewart's Live in Philadelphia (1974), and the only complete version of the Pink Floyd song, "Pigs on the Wing", featuring White's original guitar solo.

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 In the Flesh US tour, which was successful, 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, entitled The Way It Is, with a basic four-piece outfit consisting of Richard Bailey (drums/percussion), Walter Latupeirissa (bass) and Max Middleton (keyboards). A DVD, The Way It Is...Live! was completed and issued.

White toured with Waters in the The Dark Side of the Moon Live tour from June 2006, having played in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and South America. He also performed with Waters at Live Earth.

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.

From September 2010 White will again be touring with Roger Waters as part of his band during the tour The Wall Live

Discography
1983: Snowy White - White Flames - UK #21
1984: Snowy White - Snowy White (also known as Land of Freedom) - UK #88
1987: Snowy White - That Certain Thing
1988: Snowy White's Blues Agency - Change My Life
1989: Snowy White's Blues Agency - Open For Business (aka Blues On Me)
1994: Snowy White - Highway to the Sun
1995: Mick Taylor & Snowy White - Arthur's Club-Geneve 1995
1996: Snowy White & the White Flames - No Faith Required
1998: Snowy White & the White Flames - Little Wing (released as Melting in U.S.)
1999: Snowy White & the White Flames - Keep Out - We Are Toxic
2002: Snowy White & the White Flames - Restless
2005: Snowy White & the White Flames - The Way It Is
2007: Snowy White & the White Flames - Live Flames
2009: Snowy White Blues Project - In Our Time of Living
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[edit] 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)
[edit] Thin Lizzy
Chinatown, 1980
Renegade, 1981
Life, 1983
[edit] Pink Floyd
Animals (bridging piece on 8-track cartridge only), 1977
Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81, 2000
[edit] Richard Wright
Wet Dream by Richard Wright, 1978
[edit] Roger Waters
The Wall Live in Berlin, 1990
In the Flesh: Live, 2000
Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Vol. 1, 2002
[edit] Other recordings featuring Snowy White
...Waiting On You by Jonathan Kelly's Outside, 1974
In the Skies by Peter Green, 1979
Solo in Soho by Philip Lynott, 1980
Snow Blind Tom Newman and Friends, c. 1983[citation needed]
New Worlds Fair by Michael Moorcock and The Deep Fix, United Artists, 1975
Looking for Somebody Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green, 1997
[edit] DVDs
Live From London (2005)
The Way It Is...Live! (2005)
Instropective (2005)