Tam White

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Chart positions
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Singles
What in the World's Come Over You
  UK 36 03/15/1975 (4 weeks)

Tam White (born July 12, 1942 in Edinburgh , Scotland ; † June 21, 2010 there ; actually: Thomas Bennett Sim ) was a Scottish blues and jazz singer. He was also seen as an actor .

Life

Tam White grew up as the son of a truck driver and a cleaning lady. He lived above the White Hart Inn pub in Grassmarket . Already musically influenced by his family, he sang in various performances in secondary school and applied to the Edinburgh Opera Company.

White then came into contact with popular music and began singing in a skiffle group. However, he initially earned his living as a stonemason . In the early 1960s he started singing in a few other groups. In 1964 he moved to London with the Boston Dexters , as they had received a record deal with EMI . When two singles flopped, EMI dropped them again. With the group The Buzz he also had little success and concentrated on a solo career. With Decca Records he recorded a few singles and an album. In the 1970s he hosted a Scottish variety show for Scottish Television (STV). He was also the first artist to ever appear on Top of the Pops . His song What In the World's Come Over You had surprisingly placed in the UK Top 40 . After a rather unsuccessful career, he returned to the stonemasonry.

In 1980 he returned as a blues and jazz singer. He played with Boz Burrell (ex- Bad Company ) and Fraser Speirs and had regular appearances at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. In 1987 he took over the vocal parts of Robbie Coltrane in the six-part television series Tutti Frutti . He then played a few small supporting roles in various television series. He has a bigger appearance as the Scottish clan leader in Mel Gibson's Braveheart . He then focused back on his singing career, but continued to play supporting roles. He recorded albums with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra , Brian Kellock and his own bands.

In August 2010 he was supposed to perform at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival , but died on June 21, 2010 of a heart attack .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1993: The Lodge (TV series, six episodes as "Jock")
  • 1995: Braveheart ( Braveheart )
  • 1995: The Pirate Bride ( Cutthroat Island )
  • 2003: Man Dancin '
  • 2003–2004: EastEnders ( EastEnders ) (TV series, three episodes as "Tony")

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts UK
  2. ↑ a b c Dave Laing: Tam White obituary. Scottish singer with a second career on TV. The Guardian , June 23, 2010, accessed July 10, 2010 .
  3. ^ A b Alison Kerr: Obituary: Tam White. New.Scotsman.com, June 23, 2010, accessed July 10, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME White, Tam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sim, Thomas Bennett (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish blues and jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 2010
Place of death Edinburgh , Scotland