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Jack White (Irish Broadcaster)
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who achieved international fame as the guitarist and lead singer of the rock duo the White Stripes. As the White Stripes disbanded, he sought success with his solo career, subsequent collaborations, and business ventures. After 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. 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". White subsequently began collaborating with artists such as Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan. In 2005, White founded the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson; in 2009, White founded the Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of the Kills. 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 du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg White
Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American retired musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the rock duo the White Stripes. Though she typically performed backing vocals for the band, she occasionally sang lead, including in the song " In the Cold, Cold Night". White was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and worked as a chef after finishing high school. She met Jack White in the 1990s, and the two married in 1996. She began playing the drums on Bastille Day in 1997 and formed the White Stripes with Jack later that year. They divorced in 2000, but continued performing at her insistence and publicly presented themselves as siblings. The band's 2001 breakthrough album, ''White Blood Cells'', brought them international fame. This, along with the band's three subsequent albums released throughout the decade, established White as a key artist of the 2000s garage rock revival. Her minimalist approach to drumming sparked an ongoing debate thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
