Jack White
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Anthony Gillis, Jack III White, John Anthony White, John Anthony White né Gillis, Tall Poppy Red, Blind Jack Lazarus, John S. O'Leary, Jack Doc Gillis
John Anthony White is an American musician and record producer who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movements, noted for his distinctive musical techniques, eccentricity, and utilization of analog technology. After the White Stripes split up in 2011, he found success with his solo career and business ventures.
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Jack White is an American guitarist, singer, actor, and composer born John Anthony Gillis in Detroit in 1975. He is a tenor who plays the guitar, mandolin, voice, and piano. His notable works include the album *Lazaretto* and the film *It Might Get Loud*. He has received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance and performs in the rock, alternative rock, and blues genres.
White has been active since 1987 and is a member of the groups The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather. He is signed to XL Recordings and Third Man Records. He was educated at Wayne State University and resides in Nashville. He has been married to Meg White and Karen Elson.
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. He has won 12 Grammy Awards, and three of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. White founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg White in 1997.…
Known for
- Motor City — Piano Player2026
- BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard — Self2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- Ringo & Friends at the Ryman — Self2025
- The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX — Self2025
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Himself2025
- Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central — Self2024
- The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts — Self2023
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1975
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- Born
- John Anthony Gillis , ( 1975-07-09 ) July 9, 1975 (age 50) , Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Other names
- Jack White III Johnny Guitar
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter record producer businessman actor
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Spouses
- Meg White ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1996 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 ) Karen Elson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2013 ) Olivia Jean ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 )
- Genres
- Blues rock garage rock revival alternative rock punk blues experimental rock
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar bass guitar keyboards drums
- Works
- Jack White discography
- Labels
- Third Man XL Columbia
- Member of
- The Raconteurs The Dead Weather
- Formerly of
- Goober & the Peas The Go Two-Star Tabernacle The White Stripes The Upholsterers The Hentchmen
- Website
- jackwhiteiii .com
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- Anthony
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- It Might Get Loud
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Record label
- Third Man Records
- Official website
- jackwhiteiii.com
- Image
- Jack White 2025.jpg
- Residence
- Nashville
- Voice type
- tenor
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John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movements, noted for his distinctive musical techniques, eccentricity, and utilization of analog technology. After the White Stripes split up in 2011, he found success with his solo career and business ventures.
White began his career moonlighting in several underground Detroit bands as a drummer and guitarist. He met Meg White in the 1990s, and the two founded the White Stripes in 1997. They earned international fame with their 2001 breakthrough album White Blood Cells. This, along with the three subsequent White Stripes albums released throughout the decade, established White as a key artist of the decade's rock revival. In the latter half of the 2000s, he founded the rock groups the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather, recorded the Bond theme "Another Way to Die" with Alicia Keys (the only duet to perform a Bond theme), and collaborated with numerous artists.
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