Trevor White (musician) explained

Trevor White
Birth Name:Trevor White
Birth Place:Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, piano
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer, musician, songwriter
Label:Polydor Records
Associated Acts:Sounds Incorporated

Trevor White (born 3 August 1947, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom) is a British-Australian singer-songwriter. He is best known in Australia for playing the title role in the original Australian stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Biography

1961–1970: Sounds Incorporated

See main article: Sounds Incorporated. In 1961, White auditioned for, and was successful in joining British instrumentalist group Sounds Incorporated, as vocals, and playing keyboard, piano, drums. The group visited Australia 3 times in 3 years and disbanded whilst in Perth in 1971.[1]

1972–1981: Solo career

After the disbandment of Sounds Incorporated, White auditioned for the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar and took the role of Jesus and relocated to Australia. White contributed to the original cast recording of the album.[1]

White toured briefly with The Kinks and played with the band Sailor.[2]

In the 1975 musical comedy The Rocky Horror Picture Show, White dubbed the singing voice of Rocky, who was played by Peter Hinwood.

In 1976, White signing with Polydor Records and released Out of the Shadows. The album spawns two top 100 singles.

In 1980, White signed with CBS and released two further singles.[1]

Discography

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
AUS
[3]
1976"All You Wanna Do Is Dance"47Out of the Shadows
1977"Just Another Night"67
1978"Blackwater Music" / "All Because of You"
1980"It's Only Love"88
1981"Have You Seen Her?"

Select Theatre Credits

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trevor White. ozrockyhorror. 19 October 2020.
  2. News: Christine. Hogan. The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 1980. 10. The Wandering Star.
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 336.