Whitey Kirst

Whitey Kirst
Also known as	The Mighty Whitey
Born	Whitehorn Kirst
Genres	Hard rock, punk rock, garage rock, glam rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Wos Records
Website	www.facebook.com/pages/Whitey-Kirst/400416993487

Whitehorn "Whitey" Kirst is a Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, primarily known for his long collaboration with Iggy Pop as lead guitarist from 1990 to 2003 and co-composer from 1996 to 2003. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Since 2007, he has formed his own band "The Web of Spider", a straight-ahead rock and roll power trio featuring notably (and chronologically) Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, Max Noce, Chris Wyse, Mike Starr, Stefan Adika and Tommy Clufetos. ^[4]

Discography

Solo

• Eat Me (2008)
• Vol. 11 (2009)
• All Rise! (2012)

With Iggy Pop

• Naughty Little Doggie (1996)
• Avenue B (1999)
• Beat 'Em Up (2001)
• Skull Ring (2003)

Collaborations

• Brick by Brick (1990)
• Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
• Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (2005)
• Licker's Last Leg (Ipecac Recordings) (2007)
• Along Came a Spider (2008)
• The High End of Low (2008)

Videography

• Iggy Pop. Kiss My blood. Live at the Olympia 1991/A film by Tim Pope (DVD) (2004)
• Iggy Pop. Live at the avenue B/Serge Bergli (DVD) (2005)

References

1. Egraz, Ludovic & Valiadis, Nicolas (September 1997). "Iggy's family" (PDF). Guitare et claviers (N° 188). Retrieved June 25, 2012.
2. Graff, Garry (July 17, 2001). "Iggy Pop rocks again". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
3. Brigaudiot, Gui (2003). "Whitey Kirst". Iggy-Pop.com. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
4. Wilton, Lisa (July 1, 2010). "Iggy guitarist no stooge". The Calgary Sun. Retrieved June 25, 2012.