He was 72.
Born in Pelton, County Durham, England on June 14, 1949, White began piano lessons at the age of 6 and began playing drums at the age of 12.He joined his first band, the Downbeats, at the age of 13, where they played seven nights a week at men’s clubs and dance halls.
White focused back on school, with plans to be an architect, but at 17 he chose to tour as part of Billy Fury’s band the Gamblers. That album, “Live Peace in Toronto,” would go on to sell millions of copies, peaking at number 10 on the charts.
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