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About Me

I grew up in England and started playing guitar after hearing the Beatles in the early 60s. Seeing them on TV playing live at Shea stadium, NY I was convinced that this was my calling. All the screaming girls must have had a profound effect on me, even at such an early age. I joined Al Stewart's band in 1975 and played on his 1976 album "The Year of The Cat", recorded at Abbey Road studios in London. It was the place were the Beatles recorded most of their music. After I met Paul McCartney in the corridor I knew I had arrived! I continued to play and record with Al Stewart through the 1980s and in the meantime, met Polish singer Basia through my brother Danny, who was her band leader/co-producer. We did 2 major tours together in the early 1990s and at the same time I started recording my own instrumental guitar music. Gradually I slipped into the jazz world, after playing rock and roll for most of my life. Only thing is, my style had never really changed. The rhythms got a little more funky and syncopated and the tempos a little less frantic. (You can still hear some quite frantic tempos on my first 3 albums however!) So there you have it- it's now called Jazz- or Smooth Jazz, but I'm still a rock and roller and listen to AC/DC as easily as I listen to Billie Holiday. It's all music. I enjoy playing up to 100 shows a year and wouldn't change my life for anything. I've met all my idols and even played music with some of them, as I did with Earl Klugh in 2007. Way back in 1975 I met Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) in an elevator (he won't remember). I was clutching my newly purchased Les Paul guitar (the same guitar that he played) and all I could say, staring wide-eyed, was "You're Jimmy Page!". He wasn't holding a guitar- I'm sure he had people to do that for him, but the feeling that I came away with was that for all my attempts at being cool, having the right hair and the right guitar, I was still a hopeless wanna-be. Music isn't about hair, clothing or even a particular instrument- it's about reaching into your soul and pulling something out that is unique and soulful. I hope to meet Mr. Page again one day under different circumstances. I've grown up a lot since then. Look at my concert schedule and come and say hi one day! See ya.....PW

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Member Since: 19/05/2008
Band Website: www.peterwhite.com
Sounds Like: http://smoothjazzspace.ning.com/profile/PeterWhite
Record Label: Peak
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

"Good Day" Press Release

GUITARIST PETER WHITE BIDS FANS GOOD DAY ON NEW ALBUM OF ALL-ORIGINAL SONGS Good Day set for release on September 8, 2009 For nearly twenty years, Peter White has made the acoustic ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:06:00 GMT

Peter White 2009 Biography

For nearly two decades, Peter White has maintained a reputation as one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combinati...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:04:00 GMT

Basia - Third Time Lucky (1994)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3hVdZM7w0I Here is a wonderful video from 1994 with a lot of concert and behind the scenes footage, including a young Peter White playing guitar (and socc...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:49:00 GMT

Catalina Island

Newsflash- I will be a special guest with Paul Brown at the Wrigley Ranch on Catalina Island. Thursday October 9. For more details www.jazztrax,comBus leaves Avalon Tour Plaza at 4:45pm. There is no o...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:52:00 GMT

Autumn Day

I'm looking out of my window and I think I finally see Autumn here in Los Angeles. It actually rained last night for the first time in months. No shows this weekend so I'm taking it easy with my daugh...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:10:00 GMT

Bregenz

I had a great time playing in Bregenz, Austria. I met people from all over Europe and some from Africa. Thanks all for coming! Pat Appelton sang with me and her band did an outstanding job of backing ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:34:00 GMT

Summer fun

I'm looking forward to a fun summer of outdoor shows, starting with Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. I'll be playing with Michael Paulo and Gregg Karukas, 2 of my favourite musicians, at the Wine Notes F...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:08:00 GMT

Storm

Looking forward to playing in St. Joseph, MI next Saturday. I played an outdoor show there (not 10, but) 15 years ago and I have great memories except, oh yes, after I played for only 5 minutes there ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:33:00 GMT

On the road again...

Just got back from a week of shows that started in Berkeley CA, then St. Louis, Chicago, Alexandria VA, and finally the Spirit Cruise in New York City. Some shows were with my band and ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Welcome message from Peter

Hi- this is Peter White, guitarist, recording artist and composer. Welcome to my official MySpace page. Check back soon as this site will develop. See ya....PW
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:32:00 GMT