Andrew White (musician)

Andrew White
White performing at the Greenville Festival in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Andrew Robert White
Also known as	Whitey
Born	(1974-08-28) 28 August 1974 (age 50) Pontefract, England
Origin	Leeds, England
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1996–present
Labels	B-Unique, Universal, Polydor, Fiction
Website	www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk

Andrew Robert White (born 28 August 1974), also known as Whitey, ^{[1] [2]} is the guitarist of the English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs.

Biography

Whitey was born 28 August 1974 in Leeds. ^[3] He is a former student of Garforth Community College ^{[1] [3]} and Leeds Metropolitan University. ^[1] He is left-handed. ^[4]

He is an original member of the band Runston Parva, which later became Parva, changing the name to Kaiser Chiefs in 2004. ^[1] The name was adapted from Kaizer Chiefs, the former club of Lucas Radebe who was at the time with Leeds United. ^[3]

References

1. Yorkshire Post 15 March 2012
2. Leicester Mercury Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine 5 July 2012
3. Sky Sports Kaiser Chiefs
4. gigwise Kaiser Chiefs interview

External links

• Andrew White at IMDb