Peter White Bio

Peter White was born on 10 December 1948 in Southport, England. He graduated from Stanley Grange Police Academy and served as a bobby in Liverpool and Knowsley, England. In 1972, he emigrated to Bermuda where he continued being a bobby, and started his professional music career. It was in Bermuda where he joined up with Peter Lewis and Rod MacKenzie to become the MacKenzie, Lewis and White Band.

In 1976, Jim Meyers, co-owner of the Up Country Restaurant heard them and brought them to the Mt Washington Valley in 1977.

As an entertainer, Peter performed as a band member, solo artist, and a Karaoke host. He performed in several genres: Celtic, pop, and children’s shows. He was also active in valley theatre, as a board member of Arts in Motion and could be seen on stage in plays like The Music Man.

Peter had an entertainment column in the Conway Daily Sun for a number of years and transitioned it to a weekly entertainment show on Valley Vision called Entertainment and Arts with Peter White.

Peter also used his energy in giving back to the community. He would play at the Dinner Bell, feeling that his musical talents would add fun and community to it. If there were a cause he could help he usually was involved with it. With a friend, Curtis Hayes, the two would travel to schools, businesses, and other venues promoting the abilities of people with traumatic brain injury and other disabilities. The Differing Abilities Program was a hit in schools all over the area.

Peter White married Judy McClaine. and became a news reporter at the Irregular, but at the time of his death was very involved with the Center of Hope and Alcoholics Anonymous. They had a wonderful daughter Lara who is involved in the concert to this day.

Sadly, 16 June 2002, Peter was struck down with a cerebral aneurysm, from which he did not recover. The scholarship was renamed to the Peter Lewis and Peter White Music Scholarship.

Peter's daughter, Lara White-Sullivan, follows in her father's footsteps, working on the scholarship to keep the memories of both Peter Lewis and Peter White and their gift of music alive.