Tam White

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Tam White
Birth nameThomas Bennett Sim White
Born(1942-07-12)12 July 1942
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died21 June 2010(2010-06-21) (aged 67)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation(s)Musician, actor
Years active1960s–2010

Thomas Bennett Sim "Tam" White (12 July 1942 – 21 June 2010)

stonemason
and actor.

Biography

Born in

John Byrne's award-winning television series Tutti Frutti
in 1987.

Mixed fortunes in the 1970s after the Boston Dexters split saw him hosting his own TV show on Scottish Television and performing in working men's clubs, followed by a spell when he returned to stonemasonry. He told The Scotsman: "Everyone wanted me to be somebody else. I did a series for STV in the 1970s, my own show, and I ended up in a monkey suit – it was incredibly embarrassing – and doing working men's clubs. I got hooked into that, anything to make a living." During this time White was drinking heavily, a habit he kicked in 1980.[2]

In the same year White reformed the Dexters with a changing line-up that over the years included guitarist Jim Condie, bassist Paul Manson and jazz pianist

B.B. King, Al Green and Van Morrison.[4] As the Dexters split for a second time, collaborations with musicians such as guitarist Neil Warden, the harmonica player Fraser Speirs and bassist Boz Burrell
eventually developed into a permanent lineup known as the Shoestring Band, who continued performing together either as a trio or a larger band until Burrell's death in 2006. After this White re-formed the Dexters.

White began acting on television in 1990, playing John Maguire in The Wreck on the Highway by Colin MacDonald. His most notable appearances include Paper Mask, The Negotiator,

Tony Macrae in EastEnders in late 2003 and early 2004 and a brief stint in 2009 in the BBC Scotland soap, River City
.

A fitness enthusiast, he died of a heart attack after a gym session in Edinburgh on 21 June 2010.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Paper Mask Blues Singer
1995 Braveheart MacGregor
1995 Cutthroat Island Fleming
1998 Orphans Alistair (Taxi Driver)
2003 Man Dancin' Johnny Bus-Stop

References

  1. ^ Dave Laing (23 June 2010). "Tam White obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Kerr, Alison (23 June 2010). "Obituary: Tam White". The Scotsman. Edinburgh.
  3. ^ "Home". Edinburgh Jazz Festival. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Blues singer Tam White dies at 68". BBC News. 22 June 2010.
  5. ^ Smith, Claire (22 June 2010). "Scottish blues singer Tam White dies at 68". The Scotsman. Edinburgh.

External links

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