His second studio album, Lazaretto (2014), broke the record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991, holding that record until 2021. His record label and studio Third Man Records releases vinyl recordings of his own work as well as that of other artists and local school children. White is a board member of the Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Foundation. White has released five solo studio albums, which have garnered critical and commercial success. In 2008, he recorded " Another Way to Die", the title song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace, alongside Alicia Keys, making them the only duet to perform a Bond theme. In 2005, White founded the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson, and in 2009 founded the Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of the Kills. White subsequently began collaborating with artists such as Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame with the single and accompanying music video for " Fell in Love with a Girl". Īfter moonlighting in several underground Detroit bands as a drummer, White founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg White in 1997. In 2012, The New York Times called White "the coolest, weirdest and savviest rockstar of our time". David Fricke's 2010 list ranked him at number 17. Rolling Stone ranked him number 32 on its 2023 list of greatest guitarists of all time. He has won 12 Grammy Awards, and three of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard 200. White is widely credited as one of the key artists in the garage rock revival of the 2000s. But since our last name was White, we decided to call it The White Stripes.John Anthony White ( né Gillis born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who served as the lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of rock duo the White Stripes. Said Jack of the name’s origins, “Meg loves peppermints and we were going to call ourselves the Peppermints. The couple then became a band, considering the name Bazooka and Soda Powder. There was something in it that opened me up.” Said Jack of this time, “When she started to play drums with me, just on a lark, it felt liberating and refreshing. At the time, Jack was playing drums and working in an upholstery shop as an apprentice. The two became friends and hung out at coffee shops, local music venues, and record sites. That’s where she worked and where he would read poetry at open mic nights. Jack Gillis (as he was known then) met Meg White at the restaurant Memphis Smoke. The Early Years As A Band: Discovering A Name Jack has a profound love for blues music and is a student of music history, fully understanding how the blues was the precursor to rock and roll. The music was raw, and aggressive at times, often taking advantage of Jack’s ability to shred on the guitar with bright, electrified solos.Īt its core, however, was the blues. It utilized two, or three instruments at most-guitar, drums, and sometimes keys, along with the human voice. Sadly for rock fans, the group disbanded in 2011 after recording six albums. It was an intricate meets rudimentary match made in rock heaven. The band rose to prominence on the backs of Jack’s guitar playing and songwriter prowess as well as Meg’s superb, yet at times, childlike drumming. It never would have worked with anybody else, because it would have been too complicated… It was my doorway to playing the blues.” Said Jack of his bandmate, “Meg is the best part of this band. Comprised of Jack White and Meg White, the two members were married, and after divorcing, humorously called themselves brother and sister. The group released its self-titled debut LP two years later ahead of the turn of the millennium in 1999. Born in Detroit, Michigan, the White Stripes formed in 1997.
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