Trevor White (musician)

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Trevor White
Born
Trevor White

(1947-08-03) 3 August 1947 (age 78)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Genres Pop, glam rock, pop rock, rock and roll
OccupationsSinger, musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano
LabelsPolydor Records

Trevor White (born 3 August 1947, Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a British-Australian singer-songwriter. He is best known in Australia for playing the title role in the original Australian stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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Biography

1968–1971: Sounds Incorporated

In 1968, White joined British instrumental group Sounds Incorporated as a vocalist, keyboardist and drummer, replacing departing founding member Barry Cameron. [1] The group visited Australia 3 times in 3 years and disbanded whilst in Perth in 1971. [2]

1972–1981: Solo career

After the disbandment of Sounds Incorporated, White auditioned for the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar and took the role of Jesus and relocated to Australia. White contributed to the original cast recording of the album. [2]

White toured briefly with The Kinks and played with the band Sailor. [3]

In the 1975 musical comedy The Rocky Horror Picture Show , White dubbed the singing voice of Rocky, who was played by Peter Hinwood.

In 1976, White signed with Polydor Records and released Out of the Shadows. The album spawns two top 100 singles.

In 1980, White signed with CBS and released a further two singles. [2]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Out of the Shadows
  • Released: 1976
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Polydor (2907 034)

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
Album
AUS
[4]
1976"All You Wanna Do Is Dance"47Out of the Shadows
1977"Just Another Night"67
1978"Blackwater Music" / "All Because of You"
1980"It's Only Love"88non album single
1981"Have You Seen Her?"non album single

Select Theatre Credits

References

  1. "Sounds Incorporated" (PDF). Record Mirrror. archived at World Radio History. 9 March 1968. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trevor White". ozrockyhorror. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. Hogan, Christine (6 November 1980). "The Wandering Star". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 336. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.