Alan White
Alan White - former drummer of Oasis (1995-2004)
Background information
Birth name	Alan White
Born	May 26, 1972
Origin	South London, England
Genre(s)	Britpop/British rock
Occupation(s)	Drummer and percussionist
Instrument(s)	Drums, Percussion
Years active	1987 – 2004
Associated acts	Oasis, Starclub

Alan White (born 26 May 1972, in Eltham, South London) is an English drummer, longtime drummer of British rock group Oasis between 1995 and 2004. He should not be confused with his namesake who is the drummer for the Progressive Rock band Yes. Whitey - Oasis drummer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock and cultural movement which gained popularity in Great Britain in the mid 1990s, characterised by the prominence of bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... British rock was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. as well as spreading the gospel world... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... It has been suggested that Breakables be merged into this article or section. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oasis are a popular British rock band originally formed in Manchester, England. ... Starclub was an early 90s rock band from England. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Eltham, London, England Eltham, New Zealand, Taranaki, New Zealand Eltham, Victoria, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Oasis are a popular British rock band originally formed in Manchester, England. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yes drummer Alan White Alan White (born June 14, 1949 in Pelton, County Durham, England and now resident in Seattle, USA) is a rock and roll drummer best known for his 34 years of work with the progressive rock band Yes. ... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ...

Before Oasis (1987-1994)

Alan White before joining Oasis was highly regarded studio drummer. In 1987 he enlisted in the band Whirlpool of future Oasis member Gem Archer."He came down and just blew us all away," remembers Archer ^[1].. "I thought he was mega but the others were worried what a 15-years-old kid on the road and on the lager would be like. I rang his dad and told him: 'Sorry. But don't worry he's fantastic. He'll go all the way.' And he did. It was the weirdest day when he welcomed me to Oasis. And he hasn't let me forget it." Apart from that, White also was connected with another future Oasis member - Andy Bell. He drummed on his wife Idha Bell solo album. Prior to joining Oasis, White drummed with London-based band Starclub. Gem Archer Colin Murray Archer (b. ... Starclub was an early 90s rock band from England. ...

White's brother, Steve White, is also a prolific drummer, and had played with Paul Weller's Style Council (Weller is praised as an initiator of the Britpop movement) and various other famous musicians, including The Who. Alan had mentioned that Steve also made big impact in his development as a drummer. His other influences include Ringo Starr (The Beatles), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Mick Avory (The Kinks) and John Bonham (Led Zeppelin). This article is about Steve White the drummer. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller on 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is a British singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. ... The Style Council was formed by ex-Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot in 1983. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock and cultural movement which gained popularity in Great Britain in the mid 1990s, characterised by the prominence of bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be popularly considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time [1][2] [3] [4]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990... Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular English musician, singer, and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... The Beatles were an English rock group from Liverpool. ... The most important thing you need to know about Chad Smith is that he looks AMAZINGLY like Will Ferrell. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning, California-based, four-piece rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. ... Michael Charles Avory (born February 15, 1944 in London, UK) was the drummer for The Kinks from their formation in 1963 to 1984. ... The Kinks were a British rock group that rose to fame during the original British Invasion, and recorded and performed for over thirty years. ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980), was an English drummer and member of the groundbreaking rock band Led Zeppelin. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful and influential groups in popular music history. ...

Oasis career (1995-2004)

White replaced original drummer Tony McCarroll in May 1995 and was immediately thrown in at the deep end, first joining the band the very next day to perform a playback of Some Might Say in front of a national TV audience on BBC1's long running music programme Top of The Pops, then taking part in recording sessions for (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. One of White's first live shows with Oasis was in front of a massive crowd at the Glastonbury Festival in June 1995. Tony McCarroll was one of the founding members of British rock group Oasis and their Drummer from 1991 to 1995. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Some Might Say is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the bands lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... Top of the Pops was a long-running British music chart television programme and indeed the longest-running music show in the world shown each week on BBC and now licensed for national versions around the world. ... (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? is the highly acclaimed second album by English rock band Oasis, (possibly inspired by the Gordon Lightfoot song Morning Glory which includes the line Whats the story, Morning Glory?, from his East of Midnight album), first released in October 1995. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest [1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...

Until the arrival of Gem Archer and Andy Bell in Autumn 1999, White was the token southerner in the otherwise Mancunian Oasis. Initially known, inventively, as 'Whitey', he was later re-christened 'Dave' by the band because he once served himself a drink from an unattended bar, therefore resembling the character Dave from "The Winchester" in the '70s TV series Minder. White commented on the "North/South divide" saying it was not that bad, but "for ages I was the 'Cockney cunt' and they were the 'Manc fuckers'". In his book "What's the Story?" Ian Robertson stated that White was also known by the phrase "Alan White - He's alright". White was entrusted with the role of Liam Gallagher's 'official' drinking partner and was also said to be his best friend in the band. Together the pair were known as 'Bert and Ernie', named after the Sesame Street-characters. In December 2002 Liam and White were involved in a high-profiled brawl in a bar hotel in Germany when they fell afoul of some locals. As a consequence White's "drinking partner" lost some of his front teeth and was arrested by the authorities. Alan on the other hand was very drunk and had a brain scan in hospital afterwards after receiving minor head injuries. Andy Bell (11th August, 1970) is a British musician formerly of Ride and Hurricane no. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Minder (book cover) Minder on the cover of TV Times magazine. ... Ian Robertson is the name of: Ian Robertson (Australian rules footballer), a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and currently a football commentator Ian Robertson, tour manager to Oasis. ... William John Paul Gallagher (born September 21, 1972, Longsight, Manchester) is the lead vocalist for Britpop band Oasis. ... Ernie and his rubber duckie with Bert in Sesame Street Bert and Ernie are two Muppets on the long-running PBS childrens television show Sesame Street. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province...

Noel has stated that Alan had a far greater significance to the band than a mere session and touring drummer, claiming that he helped immensly in the recording process^{[citation needed]}. White's style is clearly influenced by funk drummers like Chad Smith^{[citation needed]} and he had brought these influences in the drumming section of the album, apart from writing the drum notes and providing it for the band. Noel also said that when he wrote a song he would play it to White who would often adapt the rhythm of the song or advise Gallagher on possible changes in the tempo. ^{[citation needed]} However, his style has been criticised for contributing to some of the bands more overblown moments, which earned Oasis' 1997 Be Here Now and 2000 Standing on the Shoulder of Giants a critical panning. ^{[citation needed]} The most important thing you need to know about Chad Smith is that he looks AMAZINGLY like Will Ferrell. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Be Here Now is the third studio album by British rock band Oasis, first released in August 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Oasis, first released on February 28, 2000. ...

White was the longest serving member in Oasis beside the Gallaghers and passed through thin and thick with the band. He had supported the act from their years of glory during the Britpop hysteria and to their fall-out at the end of the decade. Although that longtime performers Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs quit the band in these times of turmoil, he decided to stay with the brothers. The Gallaghers on their part have referred to White as the "best fucking drummer" they've ever played with.

Alan had performed on 4 of Oasis' 6 studio albums: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), Be Here Now (1997), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) and Heathen Chemistry (2002). He also played on the majority of band's b-sides, some of which were released on the b-side record The Masterplan (1998). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by British rock band Oasis, first released in summer 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... For the German heavy metal band, see Masterplan. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

White married model Liz Atkins on 13 August 1997 at Studley Priory Hotel, Oxfordshire. They met on the set of the "Don't Look Back in Anger" promo video. They divorced in 2000, when coincidently the Gallaghers divorced their respective wives Patsy Kensit and Meg Mathews. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dont Look Back in Anger is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the bands guitarist, Noel Gallagher. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Departure and the truth (2004)

In early 2004, White surprisingly left Oasis during the early recording sessions for the band's sixth album. According to Oasis' spokesperson there were some new tracks and demos with White's performance as well, which were made at the end 2003 and early 2004 at the first sessions for their upcoming album, before his surprising departure. Due to his departure, the band scrapped the first midway sessions and later suffered some prolonged and difficult recording for Don't Believe the Truth (2005). 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dont Believe the Truth is the acclaimed sixth studio album by Oasis (the bands eighth release overall), released on May 30 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Amidst all the rumours surrounding his departure (fingering his past tendonitis problem or the false accusations of the leaking of the Heathen Chemistry) in early 2005, Steve White on his website explained to a fan-visitor, that his brother was just tired, didn't want to be in Oasis anymore and thus left to patch up his relationship with his current girlfriend – "The spirit of being in a band was kicked out of him." However, Steve reassured the Oasis fan that his brother was in a good mood and condition and hinted that Alan possibly can continue his drumming – "Perhaps some time soon, but he is very happy and very healthy and keeping very well". 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

White was replaced with Zak Starkey – the son of The Beatles' legend Ringo Starr. Zak Starkey in concert with Oasis at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, September 11, 2005 Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the semi-permanent drummer in the current lineup of Oasis, as well as The Who. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular English musician, singer, and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ...

In a recent interview, Noel also alluded to White's personal problems: "He's a fucking great guy and he's one of the best drummers I've ever met in my life, but his personal life is fucking chaos. Not to mention he shagged our bass players (Andy Bell) wife! In the end he fucked off and we haven't seen him since," a possible reference to White's alleged romantic woes.

After Oasis (2004-present)

For his part, White has kept a low profile since his departure, excluding a statement to a drumming site, where he said that the tendonitis rumours are "utter shit" and that the reasons are others. As of September 2006, nearly 3 years after his departure of the band, White has remained out of the spotlight and he has no familiar drumming occupations at the moment.

His brother Steve has explained a couple of times in his website that Alan "is just having a nice time, he has pursued other interests in business. At the moment he has no plans at the minute to get behind the drums, his departure from the band left him with the feeling that the music business is full of bullshit and bullshitters."