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{{short description|English guitarist}}
{{distinguish|Snow White}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Snowy White
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image             = snowy white.jpg
| caption           = White on tour with [[Roger Waters]], 6 June 2007, in [[Ottawa]]
| birth_name        = Terence Charles White
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|3|3}}<br/>[[Barnstaple]], Devon, England
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Blues rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[progressive rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|singer-songwriter}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}}
| years_active      = 1965–present
| label             = {{hlist|Towerbell|White Flames|Repertoire|Hypertension|Cleopatra}}
| associated_acts   = [[Thin Lizzy]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]], [[Mick Taylor]], [[Roger Waters]] & [[The Bleeding Heart Band]], [[Rick Wright]], [[Max Middleton]], Snowy White's Blues Agency, Snowy White & The White Flames, Snowy White Blues Project, [[Meek Mill]]
| website           = {{URL|snowywhite.com}}
}}

'''Terence Charles''' "'''Snowy'''" '''White''' (born 3 March 1948) is an English guitarist, known for having played with [[Thin Lizzy]] (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with [[Pink Floyd]] (as a backing guitarist from 1977 to 1980), and later for [[Roger Waters]]' band.<ref name="AMG"/> He is also known for his 1983 single "[[Bird of Paradise (Snowy White song)|Bird of Paradise]]", which became a [[UK Singles Chart]] [[Top 40|Top 10]] hit single.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |edition=19th |year=2006 |page=599 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref>

==Early life==
Terence Charles White was born on 3 March 1948 in Devon, England.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |title=Biography by Heather Phares |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p21408/biography|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=24 October 2009}}</ref> He grew up on the [[Isle of Wight]] and was 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, a [[Gibson Les Paul]] Goldtop.

==Career==
White made his way to London by 1970, and found work as a session player and as a member of Heavy Heart. During this time he met [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]] and the two began a lifelong friendship (he later appeared on Green's album ''[[In the Skies]]'').

In 1977, White was recommended to Pink Floyd by EMI's Head of Promotions Hilary Walker, as they were looking for an additional guitarist for the live band on the ''In the Flesh'' tour to promote the ''[[Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals]]'' album. White's solo on "[[Pigs on the Wing]]" ([[Stereo 8|8-track]] version only), was his first time playing for the band. During the tour, White started off the show by playing bass guitar on the song "[[Sheep (Pink Floyd song)|Sheep]]", as well as soloing during "[[Have a Cigar]]" and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond Part VIII". Following the tour, which ended in July 1977, White played guitar on Pink Floyd keyboardist [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]]'s debut solo album ''[[Wet Dream (album)|Wet Dream]]'', recorded in January–February 1978 and released in September 1978.

In 1979 Thin Lizzy guitarist [[Scott Gorham]], having seen White play with Pink Floyd in New York City during the ''Animals'' tour, approached him about joining Thin Lizzy.<ref name="AMG"/>

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 (Thin Lizzy album)|Chinatown]]'' and ''[[Renegade (Thin Lizzy album)|Renegade]]'' albums.<ref name="AMG"/> White left Thin Lizzy in August 1982.

White's connection to Pink Floyd continued in later decades. White was invited by former Pink Floyd bassist [[Roger Waters]] to perform at [[The Wall Concert in Berlin]] in 1990, by the ruins of the [[Berlin Wall]], along with other artists.<ref name="AMG"/> Waters also called on White in 1991 for the "Guitar Legends" concert, in [[Seville]].<ref name="AMG"/> [[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-enhanced [[Fender Stratocaster]], which was recorded at Gilmour's houseboat studio, [[Astoria (recording 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).<ref name="AMG"/> [[Kuma Harada]] also played bass and rhythm guitar.

White's next album project was entitled ''[[Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94|Goldtop]]'', named after his Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Standard guitar. It featured material in which White has been involved from 1974 until 1994,<ref name="AMG"/> including two tracks from Thin Lizzy, jams from the Peter Green ''In the Skies'' session, and the extended, [[8-track tape]] version of the Pink Floyd song "[[Pigs on the Wing]]", featuring White's guitar bridge between the two parts.

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 (1999-2002 concert tour by Roger Waters)|In the Flesh]]'' US tour 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, titled ''[[The Way It Is (Snowy White album)|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 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.

In 2010 White toured again with Roger Waters, in [[The Wall Live (2010–2011 tour)|The Wall Live]].

In 2016, White's "Midnight Blues" was sampled on rapper [[Meek Mill]]'s track "Blue Notes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snowywhite.com/?location=/web/Latest%20News |title=Latest News |publisher=Snowy White |access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>

Due to health issues, he announced his retirement from playing live in 2019.

==Discography==
*1983 – ''[[White Flames]]''
*1984 – ''[[Snowy White (album)|Snowy White]]''
*1987 – ''[[That Certain Thing (album)|That Certain Thing]]''
*1988 – ''[[Change My Life]]'' (as Snowy White's Blues Agency)
*1989 – ''Open for Business'' (as Snowy White's Blues Agency)
*1994 – ''Highway to the Sun''
*1995 – ''[[Arthur's Club-Geneve 1995]]'' (with [[Mick Taylor]])
*1996 – ''No Faith Required'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*1998 – ''Little Wing'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames) (re-released as ''Melting'' in 1999)
*1999 – ''Keep Out – We Are Toxic'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2002 – ''Restless'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2005 – ''[[The Way It Is (Snowy White album)|The Way It Is]]'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2007 – ''[[Live Flames]]'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2009 – ''In Our Time of Living'' (as Snowy White Blues Project)
*2010 – ''In Our Time... Live'' (as Snowy White Blues Project)
*2011 – ''Realistic''<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2012 – ''After Paradise''
*2016 – ''Released''
*2017 – ''Reunited...'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2019 – ''The Situation'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2020 – ''Something On Me'' (as Snowy White & The White Flames)
*2022 – ''Driving On The 44''
*2024 – ''Unfinished Business''

===Compilations===
*1993: Snowy White's Blues Agency – ''The Best of Snowy White's Blues Agency''
*1996: Snowy White – ''[[Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94]]''
*1998: Snowy White's Blues Agency – ''The Masters'' (compilation of 'Change My Life and 'Open For Business')
*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)

===Thin Lizzy===
* 1980: ''[[Chinatown (Thin Lizzy album)|Chinatown]]''
* 1981: ''[[Renegade (Thin Lizzy album)|Renegade]]''
* 1983: ''[[Life (Thin Lizzy album)|Life]]'' (3 tracks)

===Pink Floyd===
* 1977: ''[[Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals]]'' (bridging piece on [[8-track cartridge]] only)
* 2000: ''[[Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81]]''

====Rick Wright====
* 1978: ''[[Wet Dream (album)|Wet Dream]]''

====Roger Waters====
* 1990: ''[[The Wall Concert in Berlin|The Wall Live in Berlin]]''
* 2000: ''[[In the Flesh: Live]]''
* 2002: ''[[Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Vol. 1]]''
* 2015: ''[[Roger Waters: The Wall]]''

===Other recordings featuring Snowy White===
* 1974: ''[[...Waiting on You]]'' by [[Jonathan Kelly's Outside]]
* 1975: ''[[New Worlds Fair]]'' by [[Michael Moorcock#Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix|Michael Moorcock and The Deep Fix]], United Artists
* 1979: ''[[In the Skies]]'' by [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]]
* 1980: ''[[Solo in Soho]]'' by [[Philip Lynott]]
* 1984: ''One Man Mission'' by [[Jim Capaldi]]
* 1993: ''Rio Grande'' by [[Eddy Mitchell]] ([[Polydor]]); solo guitar on "je me sens mieux quand je me sens mal" and "te perdre"
* 1997: ''Snow Blind'' by [[Tom Newman (musician)|Tom Newman]] and Friends (Snowy White on two tracks, recorded 1983)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Newman (2) – Snow Blind (CD, Album) |url=http://www.discogs.com/Tom-Newman-Snow-Blind/release/2192869 |website=Discogs.com |year=1997 |access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
* 1997: ''Looking for Somebody'' Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green
* 2017: ''Blue Notes'' by Meek Mill

===DVDs===
* 2012: Snowy White and Friends – ''After Paradise'' [г., Blues Rock, DVD9]
* 2005: ''Live from London''
* 2005: ''[[The Way It Is...Live!]]''
* 2005: ''Instropective''
* 2004: ''Thin Lizzy at Rockpalast''

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.snowywhite.com/ Snowy White's official website]
* [http://www.whiteflames.nl/ The White Flames magazines]
* [http://www.snowywhitefanclub.org/ Fan website]

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