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WikiPedia] John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who achieved international fame as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He is known for his distinctive musical techniques, eccentricity, and utilization of analog technology and recording techniques.
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 2000s garage 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.
As the White Stripes disbanded in 2011, White found success with his solo career and business ventures. He released his debut studio album Blunderbuss (2012) to strong reviews and sales. His second studio album, Lazaretto (2014), broke the record for most first-week vinyl sales since 1991, holding that record until 2021. His following three experimental albums garnered critical and commercial success. His sixth and latest album, No Name (2024), was noted for its unique release method and became his most acclaimed work.
White co-founded his record label and studio Third Man Records in 2001, which releases vinyl recordings of his own work as well as that of other artists and local school children. He became a member of the Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Foundation in 2013. Outside of music, he has acted in the films Cold Mountain, Coffee and Cigarettes (both 2003), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Among several accolades, White has won twelve Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone included him on their 2010 and 2023 lists of the greatest guitarists of all time. The New York Times called White "the coolest, weirdest, [and] savviest rock star of our time" in 2012. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the White Stripes in 2025.
