06/23/2026
The Fire. The Pivot. The Living Legend: Peter White.
In a previous post, we stated that Peter White was not a "Legacy Act." We stand 10 toes down on that statement. He is a LIVING LEGEND, still making new music, still gaining new fans. So let's talk about the SHIFT that moved Peter from electric to acoustic guitar.
Peter started out playing the electric guitar. Peter loved his electric guitar, he was self-taught. And he patterned his sound from Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Peter, born in Luton, England, was into British blues-rock.
Peter started out playing the electric guitar. Peter loved his electric guitar; he was self-taught. And he patterned his sound from Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Peter, born in Luton, England, was into British blues-rock.
In 1968, his brother Danny accidentally burned Peter's electric guitar in a fire. And the SHIFT happened. Peter went back to his old acoustic guitar, the one his father had given him years earlier. He did not know he was creating a signature sound; he just knew it was the only guitar he had to keep playing.
Decades later, that sound is unmistakably Peter White. The Fire that hired one of the best acoustic guitar players of the century.r he burned the guitar, he called Peter to play on his album. It was the first time they collaborated musically.
Decades later, that sound is unmistakably Peter White. The Fire that hired one of the century's best acoustic guitar players.
Danny's fire looked like a setback. But it was a setup for Peter White and his acoustic guitar mastery and signature sound.
Peter White performs Saturday, September 5, at the 2026 Lowcountry Jazz Festival, Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC.
Friday, September 4: The LCJF White Party: Vincent Ingala
Saturday, September 5: Lakecia Benjamin | Peter White | Anthony Hamilton Sunday, September 6: Keiko Matsui | Jonathan Butler | Rick Braun | Richard Elliot
Tickets at www.lowcountryjazzfest.com
