The Peacocks (Backup band)

Jack White
White performing live in Ottawa in 2009
Born	John Anthony Gillis (1975-07-09) July 9, 1975 (age 42) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Residence	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Cass Technical High School
Occupation	Musician singer songwriter record producer actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Meg White (m. 1996–2000) Karen Elson (m. 2005–2013)
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Rock alternative rock garage rock blues rock folk rock blues punk blues country
Instruments	Vocals guitar drums piano bass guitar
Labels	Warner Bros. V2 Third Man Sub Pop Sympathy for the Record Industry XL Italy Columbia
Associated acts	The White Stripes The Go Goober and the Peas The Upholsterers The Dead Weather The Raconteurs A Tribe Called Quest Beyoncé Alicia Keys Loretta Lynn

John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo The White Stripes. He has also had success in other bands and as a solo artist.

On April 24, 2012, White released his debut solo album, Blunderbuss. His second studio album, Lazaretto, was released on June 10, 2014. Both received wide commercial and critical acclaim. His third studio album, Boarding House Reach, was released on March 23, 2018.

After moonlighting in several underground Detroit bands as a drummer, White founded The White Stripes with fellow Detroit native Meg White in 1997. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame with the hit single and accompanying music video "Fell in Love with a Girl". This recognition provided White opportunities to collaborate with famous artists, including Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan. In 2006, White founded The Raconteurs with Brendan Benson, and in 2009 founded The Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of The Kills.

White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely credited as one of the key artists in the garage rock revival of the 2000s. He has won twelve Grammy Awards, and all three of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. Rolling Stone ranked him number 70 on its 2010 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". David Fricke's 2011 list ranked him at number 17. White has an extensive collection of guitars and other instruments and has a preference for vintage items that often have connections to famous blues artists. He is a vocal advocate for analog technology and recording techniques. White is also a board member of the Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Foundation. His record label and studio Third Man Records releases vinyl recordings of his own work as well as that of other artists and local school children.Lazaretto holds the record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991.