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Mick White (born Michael James White, 1967, London, England) is an English hard rock singer. He has featured in Emerson, Samson / Paul Samson's Empire (with Paul Samson), First Strike and Seven Days. White has performed with many of the biggest names in British hard rock music including Paul Samson, Don Airey, Biff Byford, Kim McAuliffe, Lea Hart, Paul Dianno, Steve Clarke, Pete Jupp, and many others. During his time with Samson they supported Iron Maiden on the 1986 'Somewhere In Time' tour, which included six nights at Hammersmith Odeon. After leaving Samson in 1989 he formed Mick White's First Strike. They were managed by ''Metal Forces'' magazine editor Dave Shack. The band opened up for bands like Slaughter, Saraya and Dare. The band toured Ireland and released a video demo in 1989 entitled 'Nasty', produced by Fastway singer Lea Hart which was featured on Hard Rock TV Show Raw Power. The band also had three songs featured on 'All Stars' a compilation album released on Polydor in Japan. They shot a video for the track 'Girls Of The World' which was also featured on Raw Power. Notable recordings include Samson's 'And There It Is' (1988),Heavy Metal Masters Vol 2 - True Brits, AllStars (1991), English Steel I - Start Em Young (1994) and appearances on tribute albums to UFO (2001) (Thin Lizzy) (2001) and Slade (2001). During 1997, White fronted London club covers act The New Originals. In 1998 he released two singles with 'Seven Days' on Domo Records which were produced by Kip Winger . In 2006, he moved to Greece to work, during this time he was offered the vocalists job with top Greek cover band The Plastic People in Athens until returning to London in 2007. Following the birth of Mick’s son Jake in 2007 the singing was put on the back burner for a few years to concentrate on being a father. After relocating to the West Midlands in 2010, and following a few guest appearances with local acts, White has come out of retirement and is both a solo performer and the frontman of rock covers band, ROAR - ROCK of Ages. ==External links== *(First Strike biography ) *(UFO tribute ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mick White」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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