Chris White joined Dire Straits for their last two biggest tours - Brothers In
Arms Tour (1985-1986) and On Every Street Tour (1991-1992). On the 13th of July
1985 - his 30th
Birthday - he
played on the great Live Aid concert at
Wembley Stadium and also on Dire Strait's Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert on the 11th of June 1988
with Eric Clapton ( Chris played on Sultans Of
Swing, Romeo and Juliet and Solid Rock). He was the guy with the
very dodgy haircut and pink suit in the Wembley Arena Dire Straits' video ( on
10th of July 1985 ), broadcasted by so many TV's all over the world. During the
BIA Tour (1985-1986) Chris was playing saxophone on so many songs like Romeo and
Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Wild West End, Why Worry, Two Young Lovers, Expresso
Love, Tunnel of Love ( the intro), Solid Rock, Going Home; saxophone& flute
on Ride Across The River (what an amazing duet guitar & flute they created
with Mark on this song!) and flute on Brothers In Arms. On 11th of October
1985,
in New
York, he played
along with David Sanborn, one of the most famous saxophone players in the world
and that was a big challenge for the so young for the moment Chris (thirty years
old). During the same tour he was playing on some Paul Young's songs ( Paul was
a guest in one Dire Straits' concert) and also with Hank B. Marvin, Eric Clapton
and Nils Lofgren. The sax solo in the end of Why Worry was awesome - Chris
was playing it in the autumn's
part of the tour.
Then came the last Dire Straits' Tour - On Every Street - in 1991-1992. He influenced so many of the new Mark's songs, like Planet of New Orleans, The Bug, On Every Street , Fade To Black, I Think I Love You Too Much, The Long Highway. Some of the old songs, like Romeo and Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Two Young Lovers and Solid Rock were played in different way by him. There were included a saxophone parts also in other old songs, like Portobello Belle, Telegraph Road, Private Investigations. And Chris was brilliant as always. Some of them were included on the live CD/DVD On The Night. The interaction between the guitar and the saxophone on Sultans of Swing was stunning on both tours and it will be remembered forever. >>>>>>
Then came the last Dire Straits' Tour - On Every Street - in 1991-1992. He influenced so many of the new Mark's songs, like Planet of New Orleans, The Bug, On Every Street , Fade To Black, I Think I Love You Too Much, The Long Highway. Some of the old songs, like Romeo and Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Two Young Lovers and Solid Rock were played in different way by him. There were included a saxophone parts also in other old songs, like Portobello Belle, Telegraph Road, Private Investigations. And Chris was brilliant as always. Some of them were included on the live CD/DVD On The Night. The interaction between the guitar and the saxophone on Sultans of Swing was stunning on both tours and it will be remembered forever. >>>>>>
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