Steve White (drummer)

Steven Douglas White[1] (b. 31 May 1965) is an English drummer who has worked extensively with Paul Weller and The Style Council among others.

For other people named Steve White, see Steve White (disambiguation).

Steve White
Steve White performing live
Background information
Birth nameSteven Douglas White
Born (1965-05-31) 31 May 1965
Southwark, London, England
Genres
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1981–present
Associated actsPaul Weller, The Style Council, The Players, The Who, Jon Lord, Chad Smith, Talbot & White, Trio Valore, The Family Silver
Websitewhiteydrums.com

Musical career

White was given a small drum as a child by his uncle and upon joining his local Boys' Brigade he began to learn his craft. As with White's band mate Paul Weller, he was given full support from his parents who went out of their way to help their son develop. White spent his youth having lessons from the late George Scott of Wanstead and learning from recordings of Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson. White later took lessons with drumming teacher Bob Armstrong at Bob's Masterclass studio, then in Hornchurch, Essex. White complemented his work gigging with local bands with part-time work, spending any spare cash on updating his collection of jazz records.

In 1983, White auditioned for an unnamed band which turned out to be Paul Weller's new group, The Style Council. Weller was impressed with the 17-year-old drummer's jazz background and asked White to come back the following day. White stayed with the band for some years but was never actually invited to join, even though he appeared in most of their videos and on all but a few recordings. He became the youngest drummer on stage at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in 1985. He also performed at Live 8 with The Who at Hyde Park in 2005. The Who's regular drummer, Zak Starkey (Ringo Starr's son), had left to join Oasis on their tours and recording sessions.

White left The Style Council in 1989 to pursue other projects and went on to play with many well known acts, such as Ian Dury, The James Taylor Quartet, The Redskins and the Jazz Renegades. When The Style Council reformed for a one off gig for Japanese TV in 1990, Paul Weller invited White to his studio to hear a few demo tracks. White was soon back full-time behind the kit for Weller's solo projects. His brother, Alan White, is also a drummer, who played for Oasis for 9 years (1995–2004).

Steve White

Steve White also became a member of the group named The Players with ex-Style Council keyboardist Mick Talbot and ex-Ocean Colour Scene bassist Damon Minchella.

White took a break from recording with Paul Weller. He played in Trio Valore with Damon Minchella and Seamus Beaghan. He has played with Jon Lord and also featured on the last La Roux album.

Alongside Damon Minchella and Matt Deighton, White plays in The Family Silver, which released their debut album on Privilege records in 2015.

White plays Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drum heads, and endorses Porter and Davis monitoring products. and Keo percussion products .

White formerly managed artist Sam Gray and teaches for both Trinity Laban Conservatoire in Greenwich and Goldsmiths in New Cross. White played drums on two releases by the UK group The Family Silver featuring Matt Deighton and Damon Minchella, he is currently drumming for Sheffield-based band Hague and White and recording and teaching from his base in Hextable Kent www.amp.school In 2018 White presented and consulted on Sky Arts' series 'The Art of Drumming,' which won in the Documentary category at the 2019 Royal Television Society Awards https://rts.org.uk/about-us/welcome.

Personal life

White first married Hayley Marsh and had two children with her- Kristabel and Curtis. He married former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay in 2013. The couple have twin boys – Vic and Louie.

He is a supporter of Charlton Athletic F.C.[2] He is the older brother of the former Oasis drummer, Alan White.

Discography

Albums

Albums

With The Players
  • Clear the Decks (2003)
  • From the Six Corners (2005)

With Trio Valore
  • Return of the Iron Monkey (2008)

Liars and cheater EP

Sample CD
  • On The Beaten Track

With The Family Silver
  • Electric Blend (2015)
  • Hague and White - the Eleventh hour .

See also

References
  1. Reed, John (5 November 2009). Paul Weller: My Ever Changing Moods. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120496. Retrieved 2 September 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. News, Manchester Evening (18 April 2010). "Table talk: Steve White". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  • Munn, Iain (2006). Mr Cool's Dream. The Complete History of the Style Council. Wholepoint Publications. ISBN 0-9551443-0-2.

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