The incredible SNOWY WHITE, the guitarist of the legendary PINK FLOYD in the promoting tour of the Animals album in 1977, then on The Wall tour in 1980 (year when he also began collaborating with another legend, THIN LIZZY, for Chinatown and Renegade albums), will perform in Eastern European absolute premiere in Bucharest on March 12th 2010, at Hard Rock Cafe.

Since the tours with Roger Waters in the 90s, constantly encouraged by his close friend PETER GREEN (they collaborated also for In The Skies), Snowy White is still proving a special aptitude for the electric guitar, orientating himself towards the traditional Blues with his Blues Project, recognizing the influence of BB King, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Albert King on his music.

SNOWY WHITE is thereby considered nowadays one of the best Electric Blues guitarists in the British zone. The sound, technique and style of Snowy White echoed the originality of the Blues with the excitement of contemporary Rock.

Time:
08:00 PM

Cost:
95 lei

Telephone:
+40 21 206 6261

Address:
Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest,
32 Kiseleff Avenue,
District 1,
011343 Bucharest,
Romania

For more info please see: http://www.blues-festival.ro/index.html

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