Mark Kendall’s contributions to Great White provided a blues-based alternative to the straight-up “hair metal” popular in the ‘80s. Songs like Rock Me, Once Bitten Twice Shy, and Desert Moon have proved memorable, even if Great White’s legacy has come to be defined by two-fold tragedy.
First, there was the Station nightclub fire in 2002, in which 100 people died and another 230 were injured. More recently came the death of wayward vocalist Jack Russell, who succumbed to his addictions in 2024.
