1. Doogie White has notably sung for Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis, Tank and Alcatrazz.
26 Facts About Doogie White
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Doogie White formed La Paz with guitarist Chic McSherry in 1984, playing around Scotland for four years and releasing two albums on cassette, before in 1988 joining melodic rock combo Midnight Blue, cutting one album.
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Consequently, White was asked to audition, subsequently joining the band in 1994.
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Doogie White had auditioned for metal bands Pink Cream 69 and Iron Maiden, losing out to Wolfsbane's Blaze Bayley.
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Just before the Rainbow job, Doogie White had been busy laying down tracks with Cozy Powell and Neil Murray for a solo Powell project.
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Doogie White joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, touring through South America in late 2001, while Attack was Doogie White's first studio effort with the Swede.
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In 2003, Doogie White was hired by Praying Mantis to provide vocals for half of the songs of their album The Journey Goes On.
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In 2005, Doogie White fronted another Malmsteen opus, titled Unleash the Fury.
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Doogie White put together a part-time band with Mostly Autumn personnel monikered White Noise.
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Later the same year, Doogie White replaced Tony Martin as the frontman of the German band Empire.
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On 26 February 2008, Doogie White announced on his website that he would no longer be a member of Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force.
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On 20 December 2008, Doogie White was announced to be the new singer for NWOBHM band Tank.
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In 2009, Doogie White was performing with La Paz again, as well as Tank.
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Doogie White has recorded the vocals for an English version of the latest album by Argentinian rockers Rata Blanca.
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Doogie White performed with Jon Lord twice, stepping in for Lord's regular singer Steve Balsamo.
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On 1 September 2009, Doogie White sang vocal parts in Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra at the opening night of the Fall Arts Fest in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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In 2010, Doogie White participated in a tribute album titled Mister Bolin's Late Night Revival, a compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by Tommy Bolin prior to his death in 1976.
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In 2011, Doogie White released an album with original material with German band Demon's Eye, titled The Stranger Within.
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Doogie White released his first solo album, titled As Yet Untitled in October 2011.
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Doogie White completed an album of new material and reworked old songs with his first band La Paz.
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Doogie White has recently recorded an album with Michael Schenker titled Bridge the Gap, to be released in November 2013.
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Doogie White recorded an album with Vinny Appice, Marco Mendoza and Iggy Gwadera in 2014.
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In 2015, White released another album with Demon's Eye, titled Under The Neon and collaborated in the second Stardust Reverie Project album titled Proclamation of Shadows singing the tunes "410 Chelsea Street" and "Bring me the Hat of the Wizard from the West".
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Doogie White recorded two albums with Michael Schenker under the Temple of Rock moniker.
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In 2020, Doogie White joined Alcatrazz, replacing original vocalist Graham Bonnet, with whom he had been part of Michael Schenker Fest.
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Doogie White's most recent project is an album with Persuader guitarist Emil Norberg under the name Long Shadows Dawn.