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.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 43
Top works
- Bench and bar of Georgia, 1934
- Georgia General Assembly, 1947-1948
- Jack White Complete Lyrics and Selected Writing
- Jake the Story
- Getting Home
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1975
Discography
Member of
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Key facts
- 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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- Official website
- jackwhiteiii.com
- Image
- Jack White 2025.jpg
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- Jack White
- date of birth
- 1975-07-09
- birth name
- John Anthony Gillis
- married name
- John Anthony White
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- name in native language
- Jack White
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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.