The White Stripes

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Biography

The White Stripes were an American rock duo, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the couple, married at the time, Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, bass and keyboards) and Meg White (drums and occasional vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums within the Detroit music scene, The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock revival scene. Their successful and critically acclaimed albums White Blood Cells and Elephant drew attention from a large variety of media outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom, with the single "Seven Nation Army" and its now-iconic guitar line becoming a huge hit. The band recorded two more albums, Get Behind Me Satan in 2005 and Icky Thump in 2007, and dissolved in 2011 after a lengthy hiatus from performing and recording. The White Stripes used a low-fidelity approach to writing and recording. Their music featured a melding of garage rock and blues influences and a raw simplicity of composition, arrangement, and performance. The duo was also noted for their fashion and design aesthetic which featured a simple color scheme of red, white, and black—which was used on every album and single cover the band released—as well as the band's fascination with the number three. The band's discography consists of six studio albums, one live album, two extended plays (EP), one concert film, one tour documentary, twenty-six singles, and fourteen music videos. Their last three albums each won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1997
Number of Albums 32
Record Label Warner Bros. Records
Website www.whitestripes.com
Wikipedia The White Stripes on Wikipedia
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Trivia

What occupation did Jack work as in the 1990s?

furniture upholsterer

...e 1990s Meg held a variety of service jobs, and Jack worked as a furniture upholsterer . Exposed to a wide range of music by his employer, Brian Muldoo...
Who was Jack's employer?

Brian Muldoon

...iture upholsterer. Exposed to a wide range of music by his employer, Brian Muldoon , Jack became interested in the sound of Detroit punk pioneers Iggy ...
What was the name of the blues infused single recorded by Jack and Muldoon?

the Upholsterers

...guitar) and Muldoon recorded a blues infused single under the name the Upholsterers . Trading one set of influences for another, in 1993 Jack signed on...
In what year did Jack sign on as drummer for Goober and the Peas?

1993

...the name the Upholsterers. Trading one set of influences for another, in 1993 Jack signed on as drummer for the established cowpunk band Goober and th...
What cowpunk band did Jack join in 1993?

Goober and the Peas

...n 1993 Jack signed on as drummer for the established cowpunk band Goober and the Peas . Jack gained experience onstage and in the recording studio, and...
What label did the White Stripes sign a contract with in 1999?

Sympathy for the Record Industry

.... The White Stripes signed a contract with the independent Sympathy for the Record Industry label, and the duos selftitled debut album was released in...
When was the white stripes debut album released?

1999

...cord Industry label, and the duos selftitled debut album was released in 1999 . It was followed the next year by De Stijl. In 2001 the White Stripes re...
In what year was White Blood Cells released?

2001

...lbum was released in 1999. It was followed the next year by De Stijl. In 2001 the White Stripes released their breakthrough album, White Blood Cells. ...
Whose video for Fell in Love with a Girl was airplayed on MTV?

Michel Gondrys

...White Stripes released their breakthrough album, White Blood Cells. Michel Gondrys eyecatching video for the single Fell in Love with a Girl received ...
When was The White Stripes formed?

1997

...roit, Michigan that has added to the lexicon of Detroit sound. Formed in 1997 , members were Meg White (drums and occasional vocals) and songwriter Jac...
When was the White Stripes debut album released?

June 15, 1999

...ocket 455. The bands debut album, The White Stripes, was released on June 15, 1999 . They subsequently released five albums between 2000 and 2007, titl...
How many albums did the band release between 2000 and 2007?

five

...White Stripes, was released on June 15, 1999. They subsequently released five albums between 2000 and 2007, titled De Stijl, White Blood Cells, Elepha...
What myth did the divorce create about the couple?

they were brother and sister

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Who was the drummer and vocalist of The White stripes?

Meg White

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How many albums did the White Stripes release?

three

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The single Seven Nation Army used a guitar and what to create the opening riff?

an octave pedal

...ited Kingdom. The single Seven Nation Army, which used a guitar and an octave pedal to create the opening riff, became one of their most recognizable ...
What was one of the White Stripes most recognizable songs?

Seven Nation Army

...ia outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom. The single Seven Nation Army , which used a guitar and an octave pedal to create the opening ri...
What was the name of the band's second album?

Icky Thump

...s. The band recorded two more albums, Get Behind Me Satan in 2005 and Icky Thump in 2007, and dissolved in 2011 after a lengthy hiatus from performing...
When was the band disbanded?

2011

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What type of approach did The White Stripes use to write and record their music?

lowfidelity

...engthy hiatus from performing and recording. The White Stripes used a lowfidelity approach to writing and recording. Their music featured a melding of...
What influences did the music of the white stripes combine with garage rock and blues?

raw simplicity

... music featured a melding of garage rock and blues influences and a raw simplicity of composition, arrangement, and performance. The duo were also not...
The white stripes were noted for their fashion and design aesthetic which featured what color scheme?

red, white, and black

...ion and design aesthetic which featured a simple color scheme of red, white, and black which was used on every album and single cover the band released...
Where was Jack White raised?

Detroit

...sound of 21st century rock as the decade progressed. Born and raised in Detroit , Jack White then known as Jack Gillis began playing drums as a child a...
What instrument did Jack White begin playing as a child?

drums

...nd raised in Detroit, Jack White then known as Jack Gillis began playing drums as a child and picked up guitar in high school. When he was a senior, h...
Who played guitar and vocals in the 1997 Bastille Day jam?

Jack

...The couple became a band in 1997 when they jammed that Bastille Day with Jack on guitar and vocals and Meg on drums. The band soon connected with Dave...
What was the name of the Detroit garage rock label owned by Dave Buick?

Italy Records

...on connected with Dave Buick, owner of the Detroit garage rock label Italy Records , who released the White Stripes' first single Let's Shake Hands in ...
When was the White Stripes' first single Let's Shake Hands released?

February 1998

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What was the name of the single released in 1998?

Let's Shake Hands

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When did the band release The Big Three Killed My Baby?

March 1999

...ndustry, the band released the single The Big Three Killed My Baby in March 1999 . The album made a fan of legendary BBC DJ John Peel, whose support he...
Who was a fan of the band's 1999 album?

John Peel

...Killed My Baby in March 1999. The album made a fan of legendary BBC DJ John Peel , whose support helped the band gain fans in the U.K. The duo closed t...
What was the name of the split single with Dirtbombs?

Hand Springs

... the band gain fans in the U.K. The duo closed the year by releasing Hand Springs , a split single with the Dirtbombs that came with the pinball fanzin...
Hand Springs was a split single with what band?

Dirtbombs

...in fans in the U.K. The duo closed the year by releasing Hand Springs, a split single with the Dirtbombs that came with the pinball fanzine Multiball....
Hand Springs came with what pinball fanzine?

Multiball

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What is the name of the upholstery shop run by a family friend and hobbyist drummer?

Muldoon Studio

...t Cass Tech in 1992, John (Jack) Gillis landed an apprenticeship at Muldoon Studio , an upholstery shop run by a family friend and hobbyist drummer. Bo...
How many children did Jack's family have?

10

...ily friend and hobbyist drummer. Born in July 1975 to a musical family of 10 children in southwest Detroit, Jack started playing drums in elementary s...
When did Jack first start playing drums?

elementary school

...of 10 children in southwest Detroit, Jack started playing drums in elementary school . DOMINIC SUCHYTA (friend, musician): I met him in fifth grade. Th...
How old was he when he started his band?

11

... musician): I met him in fifth grade. That was our start I'm talking like 11 years old. His six older brothers were in a band called Catalyst, gigging...
What band did he and his brothers belong to?

Catalyst

...alking like 11 years old. His six older brothers were in a band called Catalyst , gigging around Old Miami, Paycheck's, all the dives. So we had a base...
How many older brothers were in the band Catalyst?

six

...him in fifth grade. That was our start I'm talking like 11 years old. His six older brothers were in a band called Catalyst, gigging around Old Miami,...
What was the name of the formerly married couple who won critical accolades and worldwide fans for their minimalist hybrid of American punk, folk, country, and blues music?

Jack White (born John Gillis) and Meg White

...of 2001. The duoconsisting of formerly married couple Jack White (born John Gillis) and Meg White (born Megan White)won critical accolades and worldwi...
What colors do the duo wear for stage and publicity photos?

red and white

...ith the truth. On stage and for publicity photos, the duo only wears red and white , which Jack described to Mojo writer Andrew Perry as the colors of ...
What was the name of the 2001 album released by the white stripes?

White Blood Cells

...ountry and traditional blues. With the release of their 2001 album White Blood Cells , the White Stripes graduated from regional success story to inter...
What was the name of Stripes' 2003 album?

Elephant

...egional success story to international stars. Their following release, Elephant (2003), further cemented their status, earning hordes of new fans, ent...
What was Stripe's 2004 Grammy award for?

best alternative music album

...reviews from the music press, and a Grammy Award in 2004 for best alternative music album . Even in the midst of tremendous recognition and fame, the g...
Meg and Jack White told reporters that they were what when they first began to receive national attention?

siblings

...e national attention, Meg and Jack White told reporters that they were siblings . Later, it was revealed that their relationship was not one of brother...
What did White consider everything about the songs except the storytelling to be?

a trick

...ego thingI just wanted to be as in touch with the original idea as I could. I consider everything about the songsexcept the storytellingto be a trick ....