Jeff White (musician)


Jeff White is American bluegrass guitarist/mandolinist, songwriter, record producer and sound mixer. Jeff White has performed and produced albums with many artists including: Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, The Chieftans, Lyle Lovett, Tim O'Brien, The Travelin' McCourys, Michael Cleveland and The Earls Of Leicester. One of Jeff's key mentors is award-winning fiddler Michael Cleveland. Jeff and Michael have earned four International Bluegrass Music Awards for Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year. Jeff produced several of Michael Cleveland's albums. Jeff has toured with banjo picking Earl Scruggs and Louise Scruggs. Jeff White has produced and released four solo albums: in 1996 The White Album, in 1999 The Broken Road, in 2013 Renegade Revelations and in 2016 Right Beside You.

Biography

Jeff White was born in 1967 in Syracuse, New York, at 13 his family moved to North Manchester, Indiana. Jeff's first interest in bluegrass and country music came from seeing the Hee Haw television show that started in 1971. Jeff started to play guitar in high school and joined the high school bluegrass band The Suburban Grass. The band played at schools, coffeehouses and then local bars. In college Jeff discovered his love for bluegrass from a dorm mate that played mandolin. Jeff's dorm mate introduced Jeff to Doc Watson, a pioneer of bluegrass music. Jeff studied Dan Crary, Norman Blake, Don Reno, Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Foggy Mountain Boys and The Stanley Brothers. After listing to and learning form the classics, Jeff studied the new bluegrass artists like Sam Bush and JD Crowe. The next band Jeff joined was The Johnsons. Jeff White and The Johnsons came in 1st place in the Best Bluegrass Band in America contest, put on by KFC in Louisville, Kentucky in 1979. Winning the contest earned them a free recording session in RCA's Nashville studio on Music row. Tom Collins, an album producer with Real Music City Records, helped them make two singles. In 1981 Jeff White and The Johnsons where named the Best New Bluegrass Band. The Johnsons Band was made up of: Don Johnson, Dan Anderson, Melody Johnson and Jeff White. White departed the group and returned to Indiana to attend graduate school. But, Jeff returned to bluegrass and moved to Beanblossom, Indiana, there he joined up with a new and upcoming bluegrass fiddler Alison Krauss. In 1987, Jeff join Alison Krauss band the Union Station. Union Station recorded two albums while he was a member: in 1989 Two Highways and in 1990 I've Got That Old Feeling. A seaside resort in Japan wanted a bluegrass music band, so Jeff joined other bluegrass artists: Scott Vestal, Jeff Autry, Dave Peters, and Gena Britt in 1991 and play for a year. Jeff moved to Nashville in 1992, he played bluegrass at the Station Inn with Tim O'Brien. Jeff broke into professional music when Vince Gill took Jeff on the road with George Jones and Conway Twitty. Vince Gill had Jeff sing When I Call Your Name at the Grand Ole Opry. Vince Gill got Jeff a job playing with Lyle Lovett. Jeff's next job was playing with the traditional Irish band formed in Dublin The Chieftains. Looking to cross Celtic music with bluegrass and country, Paddy Moloney looked to Jeff to help with the new sound. Jeff toured, performed and helped produce the 2002 The Chieftains album and in 2003 Further Down the Old Plank Road. Jeff's next project was working with bluegrass fiddle player Michael Cleveland on his albums. Jeff is also a songwriter and has written songs for The Del McCoury Band, Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Dale Ann Bradley, Stringdusters and Dan Tyminski. Jeff sometimes plays guitar with the Nashville bluegrass band The Travelin' McCourys. Jeff currently plays mandolin for The Earls of Leicester, a band that plays tribute to Flatt and Scruggs. Jeff is married to country music fiddler, guitarist, singer and songwriter, Laura Weber White. Jeff and Laura live in Nashville and were married on March 12, 2017.

Discography

Jeff White's discography:

Albums

Solo Albums
YearAlbumNote-
YearAlbumNote
1996The White Album -
1999The Broken Road-
2013Renegade Revelations-
2016Right Beside You-

Albums
YearAlbumArtistNote-
YearAlbumArtistNote
1987Too Late to CryAlison Krauss & Union StationGuitar-
1989Two HighwaysAlison Krauss & Union StationGuitar, Vocals, Grammy Nominated-
1990Bluegrass Class of 1990Various ArtistGuitar, Vocals-
1990 Breathe the Moonlight Kimberly M'CarverGuitar, Vocals-
1990 I've Got That Old FeelingAlison Krauss & Union StationGuitar, Vocals, Grammy Awards of 1991 won Best Bluegrass Recording.-
1992 Son of Rounder BanjoVarious ArtistGuitar, Vocals-
1993 On a RollPete WernickGuitar, Vocals-
1994Inherited RoadKimberly M'CarverGuitar, Vocals-
1994 When Love Finds YouVince GillVocals-
1995In the Falling Dark David MallettVocals-
1995All of This LovePam TillisVocals-
1995 Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass ClassicsVarious ArtistVocals-
1995Moonlighter Claire LynchGuitar, Vocals-
1995 Now That I've Found You: A Collection Alison KraussGuitar, Vocals-
1995 Top of the Hill Bluegrass Various ArtistGuitar, Vocals-
1996 High Lonesome Sound Vince GillGuitar, Vocals-
1996 Sisters Beth & April StevensGuitar-
1996 Sweet Harmony The Whitstein BrothersGuitar-
1996 The Cold Hard Facts Del McCoury Band Composer-
1996Trouble with the Truth Patty LovelessVocals-
1997 Live in Indianapolis Gospel Music Workshop of AmericaBass Guitar-
1997So Long So Wrong Alison Krauss & Union StationComposer-
1997Songs of the Louvin Brothers Various ArtistGuitar-
1997Steel Rails: Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 1 Various ArtistVocals-
1997The Long Road Pam GaddGuitar-
1998A Tribute to Tradition Various ArtistGuitar-
1998Brother Jukebox Paul CraftGuitar-
1998Long Way Home Amy GallatinVocals-
1998The Key Vince GillVocals-
2000Sad Songs & Waltzes Keith WhitleyGuitar-
2000Carry Me Across the Mountain Dan TyminskiComposer-
2000Dead Grass Feat: Vassar Clements Dead GrassVocals-
2000Doobie Shea Essential Sampler Various ArtistComposer-
2000Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Vince GillVocals-
2000Ready to Go Bryan SuttonComposer-
2000The Chain Gang Jimmy Bowen & Santa FeComposer-
2001Blue Trail of Sorrow: 16 Top Bluegrass GemsVarious ArtistsComposer-
2001Cool Blue Rocks: Rock 'N' Roll in the Bluegrass Tradition Various ArtistsVocals-
2001Mountain Soul Patty LovelessVocals-
2001O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection Various ArtistsGuitar-
2001SongcatcherVarious Artists
Original Soundtrack		Guitar, Vocals-
2001Two JourneysTim O'BrienVocals-
2002Bluegrass GreatsVarious ArtistsProducer, Vocals, Guitar, Composer-
2002Delayed but Not DeniedThe Bonner BrothersEngineer, Audio Engineer, Composer-
2002'The ChieftainsEngineer, Vocals, Guitar, Vocals Producer, Grammy nominated-
2002 O Sister 2: A Women's Bluegrass CollectionVarious ArtistsGuitar-
2002Second SonJim HurstVocals-
2002 The Angels Are Singing: A Women's Bluegrass Gospel CollectionVarious ArtistsVocals-
2002The Singer-Songwriter CollectionVarious ArtistsVocals-
2002Flame Keeper Michael ClevelandProducer, Mixer, Vocals-
2003Blue Ridge Mountain MandolinVarious ArtistsGuitar-
2003 Bluegrass Today Various ArtistsProducer, Mixer, Vocals-
2003Chartbuster Karaoke: Bluegrass, Vol. 16 Various ArtistsComposer-
2003Comfort of Her WingsCharley PrideGuitar-
2003Further Down the Old Plank RoadThe ChieftainsVocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Associate Producer-
2003Love Goes OnAndrea ZonnVocals-
2003Midnight CallDon RigsbyGuitar-
2003Next Big ThingVince GillVocals-
2003 White Dove: The Bluegrass Gospel CollectionVarious ArtistsVocals-
2004 Bluegrass Number 1's Various ArtistsVocals-
2004 High Lonesome and Blue Del McCouryComposer-
2004 Live - The Bonner Brothers The Bonner BrothersComposer-
2004 Emily Watson EP Human HandsVocals-
2004Melonie CannonMelonie CannonVocals-
2005 Georgia Hard Robbie FulksGuitar, Vocals-
2005 The ChieftainsGuitar-
2005Fired Up Michael ClevelandMixer, Producer-
2005 New Standards for Flatpicking GuitarVarious ArtistsComposer, Artist-
2005 Catch TomorrowDale Ann BradleyGuitar, Vocal Harmony-
2006 Day in the CountryButch BaldassariGuitar-
2006Let Er Go BoysMichael ClevelandMixer, Producer, Vocals-
2006 The Essential ChieftainsThe ChieftainsGuitar-
2006 These DaysVince GillGuitar, Vocal-
2007 Alison KraussGuitar-
2007 Giant Bear Giant BearGuitar-
2007 It's Not Big It's Large Lyle LovettVocals-
2007 The Slow Transmission The Swivel ChairsAudio Production-
2008 The Infamous Stringdusters The Infamous StringdustersComposer-
2009 By Request Del McCouryComposer-
2009 I am Stranger Jeremy GarrettComposer-
2009 Celebrating 50 Years of Del McCoury Del McCouryComposer-
2009 Way Up on a Mountain Spring CreekAudio Production-
2011 Guitar Slinger Vince GillVocals-
2011 Somewhere South of Crazy Dale Ann BradleyComposer-
2011 Life Goes On: Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Various ArtistsComposer-
2013 Oak Island NightlandsEngineer-
2013 Playlist: The Very Best of Patty Loveless Patty LovelessAssociate Producer-
2013 The King's Gift 'Trace AdkinsGuitar-
2015 The Blade Ashley MonroeVocals-
2015 Pocket Full of Keys Dale Ann BradleyVocals-
2015 Valley of the Snake Ruby the HatchetLap Steel Guitar-
2016Full CircleLoretta LynnVocals, Guitar-
2016Rattle & RoarThe Earls of LeicesterVocals, Mandolin, Group Member-
2016The Fiddler's DreamMichael ClevelandGuitar, vocals, mixer, producer, Grammy Nomination
2018King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Mille Various ArtistsMandolin, Vocal
2018 Tis Ol War Coco O'ConnorMandolin, Vocal
2018Live at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of FameThe Earls of LeicesterVocals, Mandolin
2019 Love Hard, Work Hard, Play Hard Deanie RichardsonVocals
2019Tall Fiddler''Michael ClevelandProducer-
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Performances

YearEventArtistNote-
YearEventArtistNote
1987-1989Alison Krauss toursAlison KraussGuitar-
1989Live at the RymanJeff WhiteGuitar, Vocals-
1989IBMA Festival Owensboro, KYJeff WhiteGuitar, Vocals-
1991Japan tourDave Peters, Randy Howard, James McKinney and Jeff WhiteGuitar, Vocals-
1992-2018
Vince Gill Tour ToursVince GillGuitar, Vocals-
1997 Earl Scruggs BandEarl ScruggsGuitar, Vocals-
2002-2005
The Chieftains ToursThe ChieftainsMandolin, Vocals-
2009Mountain Soul II tourPatty LovelessGuitar, Vocals-
2010 - 2017The Travelin' McCourys tourTravelin' McCourysGuitar, Vocals-
October 26, 2014Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion CeremonyVarious ArtistGuitar, Vocals-
2000-2019
Live at the Station Inn, NashvilleJeff WhiteGuitar, Vocals-
2015Flatpick Guitar Demonstration
Country Music Hall of Fame		Jeff WhiteGuitar-
2016-2019The Earls Of Leicester ToursThe Earls Of LeicesterGuitar, mandolin, Vocals-
20182018 Country Music Hall of FameJeff WhiteGuitar, Vocals-
2019Flamekeeper, The Michael Cleveland StoryThe Michael Cleveland StoryGuitar, Vocals-

Awards

Selected Jeff White Awards:
YearAlbumAlbum ArtistAward-
YearAlbumAlbum ArtistAward
2006Let Er Go BoysMichael ClevelandInstrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, produced by Jeff White & Michael Cleveland-
2009FlamekeeperMichael ClevelandSong:Jerusalem Ridge Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, produced by Jeff White & Michael Cleveland-
2011Goin' Up Dry BranchMichael ClevelandInstrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, produced by Jeff White & Michael Cleveland-
2011Fiddler's DreamMichael ClevelandInstrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, produced by Jeff White & Michael Cleveland-
2017Earls of LeicesterEarls of Leicester28th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, Entertainer of the Year award-