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Alan White, Yes and Plastic Ono Band drummer, dead at 72
“Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, handed away on the age of 72 at his Seattle-area dwelling on Might 26, 2022, after a short sickness,” the publish learn.
“All through his life and six-decade profession, Alan was many issues to many individuals: a licensed rock star to followers world wide, band mate to a choose few, and gentleman and good friend to all who met him.”
White’s bandmates mentioned they are going to dedicate their “Near the Edge” UK tour in June to their “much-loved drummer.”
Following information of his dying, tributes from celebrities and musicians from throughout the globe flooded social media.
She added: “He was at all times mild, form & good humored. We had been blessed he was a part of our household.”
White started taking part in the drums at age 12 and was performing in public inside a 12 months, his household mentioned in its Fb publish.
He performed with a number of different bands earlier than becoming a member of Sure, together with the Downbeats, the Gamblers and Bell & Arc.
In 1969, John Lennon invited White to hitch the Plastic Ono Band, which led to him that includes on a number of Lennon albums, together with “Think about.”
When White joined Sure in July 1972, he had simply three days to study the songs earlier than the beginning of an enormous US tour, his household mentioned. He contributed to hits together with “Proprietor of a Lonely Coronary heart,” “Lengthy Distance Runaround” and “Roundabout.”
His lengthy musical profession additionally noticed him work with stars together with George Harrison, Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton.
White was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame as a member of Sure in 2017.