Alan White

Alan White (born 14 June 1949) is an English rock and roll drummer best known for his 37 years of work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a founding member of the Plastic Ono Band playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969. In all, White has appeared on over fifty albums with artists including John Lennon, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, G... more

Alan White (born 14 June 1949) is an English rock and roll drummer best known for his 37 years of work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a founding member of the Plastic Ono Band playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969. In all, White has appeared on over fifty albums with artists including John Lennon, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Ginger Baker, and The Ventures. Born in Pelton, County Durham, White began learning to play the piano at age six and after switching to drums, played publicly with a local band at 13. Later he worked with a number of bands during the late 1960s, notably the Alan Price Set, before being invited to join Ginger Baker's Airforce with Steve Winwood in 1968. The following year, 1969, White received a call from John Lennon (he thought it was a prankster) asking him to join the Plastic Ono Band for a show that became the hit album, Live Peace in... less