SEATTLE — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Indeed who also performed on jobs with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.
White’s demise was declared on his Fb web page by his spouse and children. The write-up said he died at his Seattle-area dwelling Thursday right after a temporary sickness. Just days earlier Sure had announced that because of to wellness troubles White would not consider element in the band’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary album “Close to the Edge.”
White joined Sure in 1972, replacing authentic drummer Invoice Bruford. In a band pointed out for recurrent lineup adjustments, White was a regular and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sure in 2017.
Even though he did not engage in on “Close to the Edge,” he done on each subsequent Of course studio album about virtually five decades, like the band’s most up-to-date release, “The Quest,” which arrived out very last calendar year.
White stayed with the band as a result of its a lot of iterations. A trailblaizing act in the progressive rock scene in England that grew in reputation in the early 1970s together with bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull, Sure was in particular acknowledged for its intricate arrangements and the musical ability of its personal associates.
When progressive rock fell out of vogue in the late 1970s quite a few of the bands connected with the genre struggled.
Following a different lineup modify, Of course, with White still driving the drum package, reinvented itself in the 1980s as a more durable edged band that appealed to youthful listeners extra attuned to weighty metallic and the visual cues of new music videos. In 1983 Of course unveiled the smash hit album “90125.”
A longtime Seattle-area resident, White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England, in 1949. His family said he began piano lessons at age 6 and enjoying the drums when he was 12.
White played with bands in England all through the 1960s. In 1969, he was requested by John Lennon to be part of his Plastic Ono Band. In an interview with The Seattle Moments in 2021, White stated he believed the contact from the well-known Beatle was a prank.
“A voice announced, ‘Hello, this is John Lennon,’” White mentioned. “I thought it was a mate pulling my leg, set the receiver down, and went again to the kitchen.”
White performed a 1969 live performance in Toronto with Lennon’s band, which also involved guitarist Eric Clapton. White also played with one more Beatle, contributing drums to George Harrison’s 1970 solo album “All Issues Must Pass.”
In the assertion saying his death, his family wrote: “Alan was several points to lots of people today: a qualified rock star to supporters around the planet band mate to a pick handful of, and gentleman and good friend to all who achieved him.”
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