Clarence White

Clarence White ( born June 7, 1944 in Lewiston, Maine; † 14 July 1973 in Palmdale, California ) was an American bluegrass guitarist, members of the Kentucky Colonels and the Byrds was.

Clarence White is from the northern U.S. state of Maine and had a Canadian father. His love was from early childhood to the native to the southern bluegrass music. After the family moved to California, he founded with his brothers Eric and Roland, the Three Little Country Boys, from which in 1962 the Kentucky Colonels were. The band played a modern bluegrass, were incorporated into the even elements of other styles.

On the west coast was in these years, a small but high-quality bluegrass scene, they knew quite to compete with the overwhelming folk movement. Was driven from talented musicians like Chris Hillman, the Gosdin Brothers soeiw of Clarence White.

After the Kentucky Colonels were parted in 1965, White worked as a session guitarist. He participated in recordings of Gib Gilbeau and Gene Parsons, the Gosdin Brothers, Wynn Stewart and others and played a private album, which was not published.

In 1968 he joined the group Nashville West, in the play, among others Gene Parsons and Gib Gilbeau. In the same year he joined the Byrds. Here he replaced Gram Parsons, who had left the band in the dispute. After Chris Hillman had got to start together with Gram Parsons and Sneaky Pete Kleinow, the Flying Burrito Brothers, White took over as musical director with Roger McGuinn.

In the course of recording sessions White and Parsons 1968 came up with the idea by incorporating a lever mechanism (String Bender) to make possible the Telecaster Whites game species. Hitherto only on the pedal steel guitar White put this effect on a Byrds recordings extensively. Today, the sound of B- Bender Telecastern is heard ( present name from Fender ) on many country recordings.

The Byrds 1973 finally went apart, and White again worked as a session musician. He joined for a short time bluegrass group Muleskinner and supported Gene Parsons when playing his first solo album. A little later, the Kentucky Colonols brief break new. There were plans for a European tour and a debut album. On July 14, 1973, came to a tragic accident while loading the instruments for a bluegrass gig. Clarence White's and his older brother Roland were seriously injured by a drunk driver. Clarence died of severe brain injury. The day before new plans had yet been further forged collaboration with Roger McGuinn on desen birthday party a. Clarence White left his wife with two small children. Clarence's instruments were sold after his death to fellow musicians. His Telecaster ( Frankenstein ) is today played by Marty Stuart, as a kind of holy grail always shows the guitar to the public for review. His acoustic guitar is played by Tony Rice. Replicas of these guitars were made ​​by Fender, Martin and Santa Cruz.

  • Country musician
  • Bluegrass
  • American musician
  • The Byrds
  • Americans
  • Born in 1944
  • Died in 1973
  • Man
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