Chris was born in Bristol in the UK on the 13th of July 1955 and took up the saxophone at the age of 13. He started gigging a couple of years later, and was soon playing in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and touring with other musicians (such as France Gall). He joined Dire Straits in in 1985 for their two final world tours, and played at both the legendary Live Aid concert and Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Concert in 1988.
In May 1990 Chris joined The Notting Hillbillies and one year later, released his first solo album, Shadowdance. An motorcycle accident in 1993 prevented him from touring with Pink Floyd.
In 2007 Chris played with Tom Jones and Bryan Ferry at the Concert for Diana in Wembley Stadium.
There is also a second artist named Chris White (born 1961-06-16 as Christian Maria Benedikt Paul Koos von Levai in Vienna, Austria). He makes "commercial music" with German texts.
Chris White is also the name of a London film composer who writes, arranges, and conducts musical scores for films, and who also happens to be a saxophonist Chris J White.