MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE BIO

mtwhite12@comcast.net

www.michaeltraceywhite.com

410-251-0424

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Date of Birth: 8/15/67 10:15 PM

Birthplace: Salisbury, MD USA

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 190 lbs.

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Green

Hobbies: Songwriting, surfing, collecting old records

Current Guitar of Choice: FENDER Stratacoustic, Fishman pickup, sunburst finish

Guitars in Michael's Collection: Several Martins, a Godin and several basses, including an upright

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Foods: Steak and Sushi

Favorite Drink: Diet Coke with Lemon

Favorite Songwriters: Gershwin, Berry, Lennon/McCartney, Wilson,

Costello, Crenshaw, Ray Charles

Favorite Albums: PET SOUNDS, the Beach Boys; BAJA SESSIONS, Chris Isaak

Favorite All-time Bands: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello and

the Attractions, The Lettermen

Favorite Current Band: The Wondermints

Favorite Movie: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE starring James Stewart and Donna Reed

Favorite Book: The BEATLES ANTHOLOGY

Favorite Newspaper: The Washington Post Washington, DC USA

Favorite Local Newspaper: The Daily Times, Salisbury, MD USA

Favorite Entertainment Local Newspaper: Coconut Times, Ocean City, MD USA

Favorite Quote: "Expect the unexpected."

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"MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE'S SONGS ARE NOT ONLY EVERY BIT AS GOOD BUT ACTUALLY BETTER THAN WHAT ONE HEARS CURRENTLY ON RADIO STATIONS THAT SPECIALIZE IN ROCK."

Steve Allen, composer, author and creator of tv's "Tonight Show." Mr. Allen is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the most prolific composer in history. 

"GOOD, ROOTSY, POP MUSIC...... THIS MUSIC DESERVES TO BE HEARD."

Rootstown Music Magazine, Brussels 

"I LOVE MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE'S WORK, PARTICULARLY HIS VOCALS. I'D SAY MICHAEL IS ONLY ABOUT TWO OR THREE STEPS AWAY FROM WHERE HE DESERVES TO BE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS."

Dick O'Bitts, former manager of Don Mclean (17 yrs) and Janis Ian

"MICHAEL'S VERSATILITY IS UNCOMPROMISED....HE IS A GREAT ASSET TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC"

Daryl Davis, keyboardist and bandleader for Chuck Berry, Mr. Davis has also worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, Chubby Checker, The Drifters, The Platters, The Coasters and many other rock music legends.

"PERFORMING LIVE, MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE CAN DELIVER JUST ABOUT ANY NUMBER ON REQUEST...WITH MAGNIFICENT LIKENESS TO FAVORITES OLD AND NEW..........BOTH OF HIS CDs ARE MASTERFUL PIECES."

Southern Delaware magazine, April 1999 

 IN 1996, MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE RELEASED HIS DRAWING PICTURES IN THE SAND CD TO GOOD REVIEWS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE DAILY TIMES (Salisbury, MD) WRITES: "BY VIRTUE OF HIS NOTABLE INFLUENCES, MICHAEL'S ORIGINAL MATERIAL HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING FRESH WHILE SOUNDING SOMEHOW FAMILIAR TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HEARD THE SONGS. THAT'S BECAUSE HE WRITES IN A UNIVERSAL MUSICAL LANGUAGE THAT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF POP MUSIC----WITH A SLANT TOWARD THE HOPEFULLY ROMANTIC." THE CD SOLD AROUND 10,000 UNITS INTERNATIONALLY.

IN A ADDITION TO HIS RECORDING CAREER, HOWEVER, MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND SOUGHT AFTER SOLO PERFORMERS IN THE MARYLAND/DELAWARE/VIRGINIA/PENNSYLVANIA AREA. AS A SOLO ARTIST, MICHAEL BRINGS THE SAME POP SENSIBILITIES TO HIS LIVE PERFORMANCES AS HE DOES TO HIS RECORDED MATERIAL. HE IS A MASTER INTERPRETER OF SONGS. 

SINGING IN AN ENERGETIC YET SMOKY TENOR VOICE AND ACCOMPANYING HIMSELF ON GUITAR, MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE PERFORMS A VAST ARRAY OF COVER SONGS, FROM SENSUAL, ROMANTIC BALLADS TO RELENTLESS, UPBEAT POP AND DANCEABLE MUSIC.

MICHAEL'S COVER MATERIAL ENABLES HIM TO PLAY REQUESTS, FROM THE RELATIVELY OBSCURE (TUNES BY THE LIKES OF JOHNNY CASH, SQUEEZE, MARTY ROBBINS, NICK LOWE, ELVIS COTELLO) TO POPULAR CLASSIC TUNES (DON McLEAN'S "AMERICAN PIE" OF VAN MORRISON'S "BROWN EYED GIRL"---BUT ONLY IF HE MUST.) HIS RANGE OF SONGS ALLOWS HIM TO TAILOR HIS PERFORMANCES TO HIS AUDIENCE, OR APPEAL TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. 

IF "TRACEY" WERE NOT MICHAEL'S MIDDLE NAME, INTERACTION WOULD CERTAINLY BE. MICHAEL FIRMLY BELIEVES IN CONNECTING WITH HIS AUDIENCE AND AT ANY OF HIS SHOWS YOU CAN EXPECT A GOOD AMOUNT OF SING-ALONGS AND JOKING WITH THE AUDIENCE. HE EVEN ENCOURAGES THEM TO REQUEST BY THE DECADE; JUST GIVE HIM THE DECADE AND HE'LL PERFORM COUNTLES TUNES FROM YOUR FAVORITE ERA. 

AS A VETERAN SOLO, BAND, TOURING AND RECORDING ARTIST FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS, MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE TO HIS PERFORMANCES THAT ENHANCES HIS ADAPTABILITY. HE IS EQUALLY AT EASE PLAYING NIGHTCLUBS, RESTAURANTS, OR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS, WHERE THE DEMAND FOR DIVERSITY IS CRUCIAL. 

AMONG MICHAEL'S FEATURED SONGS IN LIVE PERFORMANCES IS HIS ACOUSTIC RENDITION OF PAUL McCARTNEY, HIS SONG NAMED AFTER (BUT NOT REALLY ABOUT) THE FORMER BEATLE THAT APPEARS ON THE DRAWING PICTURES IN THE SAND CD. IT HAS BECOME ONE OF HIS MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED SONGS AND RECEIVES FREQUENT WORLDWIDE AIRPLAY. 

ALSO A SEASONED DRUMMER, MICHAEL'S PERCUSSIVE SKILLS HAVE MADE HIM A HIGHLY-RESPECTED PLAYER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THE WINTER OF 1998 FOUND HIM TOURING THE USA AND CANADA WITH DETROIT ROCKABILLY GODS TWISTIN' TARANTULAS. 

UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN TARANTULAS TOUR, MICHAEL STARTED PERFORMING WITH HIS OWN SWING/ROCKABILLY COMBO, MICHAEL AND THELITTLE PROFESSORS AND LATER THAT YEAR RELEASED TIME TO SWING, A COLLECTION OF SWING AND JAZZ STANDARDS. THE GROUP QUICKLY GAINED A FOLLOWING COMPRISED OF ALL AGE GROUPS AND BECAME A STAPLE ON THE NIGHTCLUB, COLLEGE AND FESTIVAL CIRCUITS. THE GROUP STILLL PERFORMS FREQUENTLY. 

IN 2002, MICHAEL RELEASED COLD DAY IN DAYTONA. THIS SONG WAS INSPIRED BY THE DALE EARNHARDT TRAGEDY AND MICHAEL'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO RECORD SOMETHING IN THE COUNTRY VEIN. THE DISC SOLD OVER 22,000 UNITS INTERNATIONALLY AND PEAKED AT # 9 ON THE INDEPENDENT WORLDWIDE COUNTRY CHART. A GENEROUS PORTION OF THE PROFITS FROM COLD DAY IN DAYTONA WAS DONATED TO THE GRANT-A-WISH FOUNDATION. 

MICHAEL'S VARIETY OF LINE-UPS CERTAINLY KEEP HIM BUSY, AROUND DELMARVA AND BEYOND: SOLO SHOWS (OF COURSE), DUO SHOWS WITH SAXOPHONIST JOE SMOOTH OR DRUMMERS CHUCKY DeMARTIN OR JOE MAMA, SWINGIN' SHOWS WITH MICHAEL AND THE LITTLE PROFESSORS AND SHOWS WITH HIS NEW ROCK BAND (USUALLY JUST BILLED AS MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE BUT ALWAYS A LINE-UP THAT'S A WHO'S-WHO OF MARYLAND MUSICIANS).

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL TRACEY WHITE, CONSIDER THIS AN INVITATION TO MAKE THE AQUAINTANCE OF A SOLO ARTIST OR BAND FRONTMAN WHOSE SONGS WILL MAKE YOU IMMEDIATELY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN THE COMPANY OF AND OLD FRIEND.....GUARANTEED.

Special thanks to Dick Fleming of the Hagerstown, MD Herald-Gazette for bio information.