Steve White (born 31 May 1965, Bermondsey, London) is an English drummer who has worked extensively with Paul Weller, The Style Council and other British musicians.
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 learni...
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Steve White (born 31 May 1965, Bermondsey, London) is an English drummer who has worked extensively with Paul Weller, The Style Council and other British musicians.
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 learning from Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson, along with lessons from his drumming teacher Bob Armstrong. 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 un-named 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...
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