From The Babys to solo hits, he's kept singing without chasing trends.
For a quick sense of Waite, listen to 'Missing You' and 'Ain't No Sunshine.' They frame that voice pretty well.
Waite's 1982 solo album 'Ignition' gave us 'Missing You,' a song that became a major hit in several countries. His voice has that direct, unadorned quality that works just as well in rock settings as it does on more acoustic material. He's kept recording and performing through the decades without much fuss about changing trends.
He started with local bands in Yorkshire before joining The Babys in 1976, singing on their single 'Isn't It Time.' After going solo in 1982, he worked with musicians like Neal Schon in Bad English and later with Greg Trooper. Albums like 'Rover's Return' and 'Figure in a Landscape' came through the 1990s and 2000s.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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