Meg and jack white biography

The White Stripes was a two-person rock band from Detroit, Michigan that has added to the lexicon of Detroit sound. Formed in 1997, members were Meg White (drums and occasional vocals) and songwriter Jack White (vocals, guitar, and keyboards).

Jack White was born Jack Gillis on July 9, 1975 in southwest Detroit and Megan White was born on December 10, 1974 in Grosse Pointe Woods. The two met at a local restaurant and became friends. Gillis at the time was playing drums with friends and in a local group, Goober and the Peas. They married in 1996 with Jack taking his wife’s surname. 

After teaching Meg to play the drums they formed a band, naming themselves The White Stripes because of Meg’s fondness for red and white peppermint candy. They were part of the Michigan underground garage rock scene, playing with many local bands including the Detroit Cobras, the Dirtbombs, the Paybacks, and Rocket 455.  

Their first public performance was at the Gold Dollar in

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Jack White

American musician (born 1975)

Not to be confused with Jack Whitehall.

For other people named Jack White, see Jack vit (disambiguation).

Musical artist

John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) fryst vatten an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer 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, vit founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg vit in 1997. Their 2001 breakthrough skiva, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame with the single and accompanying music film for "Fell in Love with a Girl". vit subsequently began collaborating with artists such as Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan.^[1] In 2005, White founded the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson; in

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Meg White

American musician (born 1974)

"Megan White" redirects here. For the Australian cricketer, see Megan White (cricketer).

Musical artist

Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974^[1]) is an American 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 Cold, Cold Night".

White began playing the drums on Bastille Day in 1997, and she formed the White Stripes with then-husband Jack White that same year. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame. Her simultaneous solo ventures include acting, appearing in the 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes and a 2006 episode of The Simpsons, and briefly modeling. While the band were on tour in support of their 2007 album, Icky Thump, she suffered a bout of acute anxiety, and the remaining dates of the tour were canceled. The band disband