Jack White, born John Anthony White, is an American musician best known as the guitarist and lead singer of the rock duo The White Stripes. Following the band's disbandment, he pursued a successful solo career, collaborative projects, and various business ventures. He gained international recognition for his distinctive musical style and contributions to the rock genre.
In 1915, Jack White began using a 1915 Gibson L-1 acoustic guitar on the Icky Thump album, calling it his favorite instrument in an interview for Gibson.
Teresa Bandyk, Jack White's mother, was born in 1930.
Jack White collects ephemera like Action Comics 1 featuring the first appearance of Superman from June 1938.
In 1957 the Gretsch G6134 White Penguin was released. Jack White later finds one from 1957 in 2007 while on tour in Texas.
In 1964, Jack White began using a vintage 1964 red Airline "JB Hutto" model guitar, distributed by Montgomery Ward department store, which significantly raised its popularity.
In 1987, Jack White had an uncredited role as an altar boy in the movie The Rosary Murders, which was filmed at Most Holy Redeemer parish in Detroit.
In 2014, Jack White's album Lazaretto broke the record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991, holding the record until 2021.
On September 21, 1996, Jack White married Meg White and took her last name.
In 1996, Jack White had his first professional gig as the drummer for the Detroit band Goober & the Peas, which then broke up.
In 1996, White married bandmate Meg White. Jack took Meg's last name, legally changing his surname.
In 1997, Jack White founded The White Stripes with Meg White in Detroit after moonlighting as a drummer for several underground Detroit bands.
In 1997, Meg White began to play drums, leading her and Jack White to form the White Stripes.
In 1998, The White Stripes were signed to Italy Records by Dave Buick.
In 1999, The White Stripes released their eponymous debut album.
Around the year 2000, Eastwood Guitars began producing a modified replica of the 1964 red Airline "JB Hutto" guitar due to its increased popularity from Jack White's use.
White was married to Meg White from 1996 to 2000.
In 2001, Ann Powers noted in a New York Times concert review that White's playing was "ingenious", but he "created more challenges by playing an acoustic guitar with paper taped over the hole and a less-than-high-quality solid body electric".
In 2001, Jack White co-founded Third Man Records with Ben Swank, formerly of the Ohio-based Soledad Brothers band, marking the beginning of his venture into the music label industry.
In 2001, Joe Hagan of The New York Times questioned the authenticity of Jack White, asking, "Is Mr. White, a 25-year-old former upholsterer from southwest Detroit, concocting this stuff with a wink? Or are the White Stripes simply naïve?"
In 2001, The White Stripes achieved international fame with their breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, which featured the hit single "Fell in Love with a Girl".
In 2001, The White Stripes released their album White Blood Cells, gaining critical acclaim and making them leaders in the garage band revival.
By 2002, The White Stripes became one of the most acclaimed bands of the time due to the success of White Blood Cells.
In 2002, the Detroit Free Press produced copies of both a marriage license and divorce certificate for him and Meg, confirming their history as a married couple.
On December 13, 2003, Jack White was involved in an altercation with Jason Stollsteimer at the Magic Stick in Detroit. He was charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault, later pleading guilty to a lesser charge and receiving a fine and anger management classes.
In 2003, Jack White appeared in the film Cold Mountain as a character named Georgia and performed five songs for the soundtrack. This expanded his artistic endeavors into acting and film soundtracks.
In 2003, The White Stripes released the commercially and critically successful album Elephant, featuring the signature song "Seven Nation Army".
In 2003, White was in a relationship with actress Renée Zellweger, after they met during the filming of Cold Mountain.
In 2004, "Seven Nation Army" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. Jack White also produced and performed on Loretta Lynn's album Van Lear Rose, which was a critical and commercial success.
On June 7, 2005, The White Stripes released their fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan, which marked a change in their musical direction.
During the White Stripes' 2005 tour in the UK, White began referring to himself as "Three Quid"—"quid" being British slang for pound sterling.
In 2005, Jack White founded the band The Raconteurs with Brendan Benson.
In 2005, Jack White mentioned on 60 Minutes that he was accepted to a seminary in Wisconsin but chose public school due to a new amplifier.
In 2005, for the single "Blue Orchid", White employed an Electro-Harmonix Polyphonic Octave Generator (POG), which let him mix in several octave effects into one along with the dry signal. He plugs this setup into a 1970s Fender Twin Reverb "Silverface" and two 100-Watt Sears Silvertone 1485 6×10 amplifiers. He also used a 1960s Fender Twin Reverb "Blackface".
In a 2005 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Jack White implied that presenting himself and Meg White as siblings was intended to keep the focus on the music rather than the couple's past relationship.
White married British model and singer Karen Elson in 2005, after she starred in the White Stripes' music video for "Blue Orchid".
In 2006, Jack White mentioned in an interview with the Associated Press the conflicts that erupted between him and fellow artists in Detroit after the White Stripes' success. He stated he left Detroit due to the negativity but clarified his feelings with a poem.
In 2006, The Raconteurs released their debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, which was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. They also toured as the opening act for Bob Dylan.
For the White Stripes' 2007 tour, White played a custom-finish Hammond A-100 organ with a Leslie 3300 speaker, which was subsequently loaned to Bob Dylan, and currently resides at Third Man Studios.
In 2007, Jack White played Elvis Presley in the satire Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, adding a comedic role to his acting repertoire.
In 2007, The White Stripes released their sixth album, Icky Thump, and launched a Canadian tour. However, 18 tour dates and the UK tour were cancelled due to Meg White's acute anxiety.
In the 2007 documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights, Jack White continues to refer to Meg White as his sister in interviews, despite the open secret of their previous marriage.
While on tour in Texas in 2007, White found a 1957 Gretsch G6134 White Penguin, the same guitar he used in the music video for "Icky Thump".
On March 25, 2008, The Raconteurs simultaneously released their second album, Consolers of the Lonely, and its first single, "Salute Your Solution".
For the Raconteurs' 2008 tour, White had Analog Man plate all of his guitar pedals in copper.
In 2008, Jack White collaborated with Alicia Keys to record "Another Way to Die", the theme song for the James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
On February 20, 2009, The White Stripes made their first live appearance after the cancellation of the Icky Thump tour on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and a documentary about their Canadian tour debuted later that year.
On March 11, 2009, the Dead Weather debuted a handful of new tracks in Nashville from their debut album Horehound.
On July 13, 2009, The Dead Weather's debut album Horehound was released in Europe on Jack White's Third Man Records label.
On July 14, 2009, The Dead Weather's debut album Horehound was released in North America on Jack White's Third Man Records label.
In October 2009, Alison Mosshart confirmed that the second Dead Weather album was "halfway done".
For the 2009 Full Flash Blank tour, White used a drum head with the Three Brides of Dracula on the front.
In 2009, Jack White donated almost $170,000 towards the renovation of the baseball diamond in southwest Detroit's Clark Park, demonstrating his commitment to supporting his hometown.
In 2009, Jack White founded The Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of The Kills.
In 2009, Jack White purchased a space in Nashville to house his label, Third Man Records. This allowed him to have his own studio with specific equipment, giving him greater control over his music production.
In 2009, White met American musician Olivia Jean at The Dead Weather concert.
On March 30, 2010, The Dead Weather released the first single, "Die by the Drop", from their upcoming album.
On August 11, 2010, Jack White's first solo single, "Fly Farm Blues", was released as a 7-inch vinyl record and digital single.
In November 2010, Danger Mouse announced that Jack White and Norah Jones were recruited for his collaboration with Daniele Luppi entitled Rome. Jack White contributed vocals to three songs on the album.
In 2010, Rolling Stone included Jack White on their list of the greatest guitarists of all time.
In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked Jack White number 70 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
In 2010, upon the release of Sea of Cowards, White employed a new drum head, which has an image of The Third Man himself: Harry Lime attempting to escape certain capture in the sewers of Vienna. During the American leg of the 2010 tour, White switched his drum head again featuring a picture of himself in the guise he wore on the cover of Sea of Cowards.
In 2010, while with the Dead Weather, White added Veronica Lake, the blonde Gretsch Rancher Falcon, to his collection of "girlfriends", as he calls his three Gretsch Rancher Falcons.
On February 2, 2011, The White Stripes announced their disbanding on their official website.
On October 4, 2011, Jack White's song "You Know That I Know" was released as part of The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams album. This marked a contribution to a project honoring the legacy of Hank Williams.
In 2011, Nashville mayor Karl Dean awarded White the title of "Nashville Music City Ambassador".
On January 30, 2012, Jack White released "Love Interruption" as the first single from his solo album, Blunderbuss, marking a significant step in his solo career.
On April 24, 2012, Jack White released his debut solo album, Blunderbuss, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, solidifying his success as a solo artist.
In 2012, The New York Times called Jack White "the coolest, weirdest and savviest rockstar of our time".
In 2012, White made a cameo in a sketch spoofing home studio enthusiasts who prefer antique recording equipment in an episode of the show, Portlandia.
In June 2013, it was revealed that Jack White had footed the entire bill to pay off the Detroit Masonic Temple's $142,000 in back taxes, preventing its foreclosure and leading to the renaming of a theater in his honor.
During divorce proceedings in 2013, an email from Jack White containing disparaging remarks about the Black Keys was entered into evidence.
From 2005 to 2013, White was married to British model and singer Karen Elson.
In 2013, on Black Friday, Third Man Records expanded its product line and introduced the Bumble Buzz pedal, an octave fuzz effect custom-built for Third Man by Union Tube and Transistor. The Bumble Buzz pedal is designed to create fuzz sounds one octave higher.
On April 1, 2014, Jack White announced his second solo album, Lazaretto, revealing the inspiration behind it from his teenage writings, which built anticipation for its release.
On June 10, 2014, Jack White released his second solo album, Lazaretto, along with the single "High Ball Stepper". The album debuted at number one and broke vinyl sales records, marking a significant achievement.
On July 30, 2014, during his supporting tour, Jack White performed the longest show of his career at the Detroit Masonic Temple, showing his dedication to his performances.
In 2014, Jack White's second studio album, Lazaretto, broke the record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991.
In 2014, The Raconteurs went on a hiatus, though at the time Brendan Benson believed that the band had split, creating uncertainty about their future.
In 2014, the Bumble Buzz pedal was reviewed by Premier Guitar, and the Bumble Buzz pedal is found in Jack's pedal setup.
In a 2014 Rolling Stone interview, Jack White stood by his remarks about the Black Keys from the 2013 email. He accused them of ripping off his sounds in TV commercials but later apologized for the comments.
In January 2015, White purchased Elvis Presley's first recording ever—an acetate of the two cover songs "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"—for $300,000.
On February 1, 2015, the University of Oklahoma's newspaper published Jack White's tour rider, including the guacamole recipe and banana ban, leading to media coverage and a ban on William Morris Endeavor Entertainment acts at the university.
On March 6, 2015, Billboard magazine announced that White had been the buyer of Elvis Presley's first recording ever.
In March 2015, Third Man Records joined in the launch of TIDAL, a music streaming service purchased and co-owned by Jay-Z and other major music artists, expanding the label's reach in the digital music landscape.
On April 14, 2015, Jack White announced that his upcoming Coachella performance would be his last electric set, followed by acoustic shows in select states, before taking a break from live performances.
In April 2015, Jack White performed as one of the headliners at the Coachella Festival over two weekends. It was part of his supporting tour for the Lazaretto album.
In May 2015, the Music City Walk of Fame announced that it would be honoring White (along with Loretta Lynn) with a medallion at its re-opening in Nashville.
In July 2015, The Dead Weather announced their third album, Dodge & Burn, set for a worldwide release in September by Third Man Records, marking a new project for the band.
In September 2015, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys accused Jack White of trying to fight him. White denied the claim and suggested Carney speak to him directly. They later resolved the issue.
In July 2016, Jack White joined Nashville's 45-member Gender Equality Council, showing his commitment to social issues and gender equality.
On October 15, 2016, Jack White performed on the inaugural episode of the radio show A Prairie Home Companion with Chris Thile, supporting his compilation album Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016.
In October 2016, the band denounced Donald Trump after he used the White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" in campaign materials, and began selling shirts reading "Icky Trump" through the Third Man Records website.
In 2016, Jack White appeared as a special guest on the season one finale of The Muppets, singing "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", which he later released on 7-inch vinyl.
On February 8, 2017, White was the honoree of the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy during the annual Grammy Week celebration for his commitment "to working diligently to ensure that the quality and integrity of recorded music are captured and preserved".
In June 2017, Jack White appeared in the documentary film The American Epic Sessions, recording on the first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s, showcasing his interest in music history and technology.
On December 12, 2017, Jack White released a four-minute video titled "Servings and Portions from my Boarding House Reach", which featured short sound bites of new music, generating anticipation for his upcoming album.
In January 2018, Jack White released "Connected by Love", the first single from his third solo album Boarding House Reach, setting the stage for the album's release.
On March 23, 2018, Jack White released his third solo album, Boarding House Reach, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, continuing his streak of successful solo albums.
On September 18, 2018, Jack White donated $30,000 to The Outsiders House Museum for its preservation and restoration, contributing to the preservation of cultural landmarks.
On September 21, 2018, Jack White released Jack White: Kneeling at The Anthem D.C., his first concert film as a solo artist, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, expanding his artistic portfolio.
In 2018, The Raconteurs reunited and released two singles, marking a return to the band's activities after a hiatus.
Since 2018, White has been playing EVH Wolfgang guitars, which are Eddie Van Halen's signature model.
On October 27, 2019, White publicly endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and performed a six-song set at a Sanders event at Cass Technical High School.
In 2019, The Raconteurs released their third studio album, Help Us Stranger, which was critically praised and supported by a US tour, signifying a successful comeback.
In 2020, Jack White publicly endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president.
In 2020, White completed his Three-Wheel-Motion Low Rider, a highly customized Fender Telecaster B-Bender guitar.
In October 2021, Jack White released "Taking Me Back", his first solo single since 2018, which was featured in the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard.
In November 2021, Jack White announced his plans to release two solo albums in 2022: Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive, showcasing different musical styles.
In December 2021, Jack White announced the Supply Chain Issues Tour, which would cover North America, Europe, and Asia, showcasing his global reach.
Jack White's album Lazaretto's record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991 was broken in 2021.
On January 18, 2022, Jack White released the title track "Fear of the Dawn" as a single from his upcoming album, backed by a track from Entering Heaven Alive.
On April 8, 2022, Jack White released his album Fear of the Dawn and kicked off his Supply Chain Issues Tour in Detroit, Michigan, where he also proposed to and married Olivia Jean onstage, combining personal and professional milestones.
On November 11, 2022, Jack White released a video for his song "Taking Me Back", further promoting the single.
On November 20, 2022, Jack White wrote a note to Elon Musk criticizing his decision to reinstate Donald Trump's Twitter account.
White married American musician Olivia Jean in 2022.
On February 24, 2023, Jack White concluded his Supply Chain Issues Tour in Aspen, Colorado, wrapping up a series of 103 shows across multiple continents.
On February 25, 2023, Jack White performed on Saturday Night Live, playing songs from his album Fear of the Dawn and receiving a jacket for being a Five-Timer on the show, showcasing his continued success and recognition.
In 2023, Jack White and Meg White were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but were not inducted. Rolling Stone also included him on their list of greatest guitarists of all time
On July 19, 2024, Jack White secretly included test pressings of his upcoming sixth solo album with purchases made at Third Man Records locations, creating anticipation and buzz for the new release. Select tracks premiered on WDET radio station the same day.
On July 27, 2024, Jack White commenced the “No Name Tour”, featuring shows in small, club-like venues announced only days before they happened, adding an element of surprise and intimacy.
On August 2, 2024, Jack White released his sixth solo album, No Name, which received acclaim for its return to blues and raw sound, reminiscent of his work with the White Stripes.
In August 2024, Jack White threatened to sue Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign for using "Seven Nation Army" without permission, labeling Trump and his campaign staff as "fascists".
In September 2024, Jack White and Meg White reunited to file a copyright infringement lawsuit.
On November 15, 2024, Jack White announced the second leg of the No Name Tour, which would feature 52 higher-ticketed shows in another eight countries from November 17, 2024, to May 24, 2025, expanding the reach of his performances.
In November 2024, Jack White and Meg White dropped the copyright infringement lawsuit filed in September.
On November 17, 2024, Jack White began the second leg of the “No Name Tour”, continuing his performances in various countries and venues.
As of December 14, 2024, all but 5 of Jack White's 2025 tour dates for the "No Name Tour" had sold out, demonstrating his continued popularity and demand.
On May 24, 2025, Jack White completed the second leg of the “No Name Tour”, concluding a series of performances that spanned multiple countries and venues.
Jack and Meg White were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame again in 2025.
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