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Kieran White

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Kieran Raymond White (July 27, 1948 – August 9, 1995)[1] was an English baritone rock vocalist[2] and guitarist.[3] He sang and played in the blues-rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album, Steamhammer. was released in 1969, on which White co-wrote many of the songs and played harmonica.

White left Steamhammer in 1971 and recorded a solo album, Open Door (released in 1975).[citation needed] He also worked for Gull Records as a staff songwriter, and later sang for the jazz-rock band Nucleus.[4] After this period, he emigrated to the United States and became a truck driver, settling in Oregon. He died there in 1995 from cancer.[5]

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  1. ^ "Kieran White in Social Security Death Index". Fold3.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ Steamhammer — Album reviews, starling.rinet.ru; accessed 3 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Kieran Raymond White profile". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Kieran Raymond White". MTV. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Steamhammer". Furious.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.