Rick White

Canadian musician and songwriter

Canada • b. 1970-12-05

Biography

Rick White (born 5 December 1970) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was a member of indie bands Eric's Trip, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended. White first played music with a band called Bloodstain in 1984 before starting his own band in 1986 called T.C.I.B that later transitioned to the name The Underdogs, which lasted from the summer of 1987 until June 1988. By the summer of 1989, The Underdogs had broken up and Rick had joined another band, The Forest, which lasted from the 1989 until June 1990, with a one-off recording session happening in December, 1990. Prior to and during Eric's Trip, White also recorded two solo-produced albums, one in March 1990 and another in August 1991, but neither one was released until 2022. Known for lo-fi recording, he has also recorded and produced music for The Sadies, Orange Glass, Joel Plaskett, One Hundred Dollars, Dog Day, HotKid and his former Eric's Trip bandmate Julie Doiron. White released his first solo album, The Rick White Album, in late 2005. He followed it with Memoreaper in 2007. White's next album, 137, is a double album which was released in 2009 on Blue Fog Recordings. He released a record in 2019, The Opening, and was recorded with Eiyn Sof. His latest release, with all original material, is AGAIN, which was released in June 2025. White is the former roommate of Dallas Good, founding member of The Sadies. White lived with Good during the early 2000s after moving from Moncton to Toronto. Following Good's death in 2022, White recorded a tribute album of Sadies covers, Rick White Plays the Sadies. In 2024 he collaborated with the remaining band members on Rick White and the Sadies, an album of new original material. The album was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.

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