British progressive rock drummer.

Born: June, 14 1949, in Pelton, Co. Durham, England.

Died: May, 26 2022, in Newcastle, Washington, USA.

**Not to be confused with the English drummer of the same name [[artist:Alan White (2)]] (of [[artist:Oasis (2)]] fame)**.

Throughout the mid to late 1960s, he played in England and Europe with a variety of bands, including **The Downbeats** (who changed their name to [[artist:The Blue Chips (4)]]), [[artist:The Gamblers (4)]], [[artist:Billy Fury]], [[artist:The Alan Price Set]], [[artist:Bell + Arc]], and [[artist:The Happy Magazine]] (later called [[artist:Griffin (9)]]). In 1969, he was asked to join [[artist:The Plastic Ono Band]]. His association with [[artist:John Lennon]] continued, recording singles (like "[m=72843]") & the subsequent album "[m=72879]". He also performed on [[artist:George Harrison]]'s "[m=56036]". Around the same time, he worked with [[artist:Denny Laine]] in his band [[artist:Balls (3)]] for several months which was followed by a ten-week stint with [[artist:Ginger Baker's Air Force]]. He joined [[artist:Yes]] in late July 1972. He played drums and percussion on over 40 studio and live Yes albums, additionally adding piano parts and collaborating on the songwriting. In 2005, he formed [[artist:White (17)]].

In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Yes.

He was married to [[artist:Gigi White]].