  The duo White Stripes hail from
Detroit and consist of the pair Jack White on
vocals, guitar, keyboards, and piano, and Meg
White on drums, backing vocals, and
tambourine. Are they ex-spouses or brother
and sister? Who knows. What is known is that
the White Stripes, who formed in 1997, have
quickly emerged as one of the front-runners
in the rock/alternative music scene and
consistently applauded by critics.
 The White Stripe's first LP, The
White Stripes, was released and described
later by Jack as "...really angry...the
most raw, the most powerful, and the most
Detroit-sounding record we've made."
The White Stripe's released De
Stijl.
 The White
Stripe's released White
Blood Cells and found more mainstream
success with their songs and videos.
The White Stripe's video for
"Feel In Love With A Girl" won 3 MTV Video Music
Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Special Effects (Twisted Labs &
Sebastian Fau), and Best Editing (Mikros & Duran),
and was also nominated for Video of the Year.
White
Blood Cells was certified gold.
 The White Stripe's released Elephant.
Elephant topped the UK LP
charts for 2 weeks.
Elephant was certified gold.
Several concert appearances had
to be rescheduled after Jack was in an
automobile accident and was left with a
shattered index finger.
The White Stripe's video for
"Seven Nation Army" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Editing (Olivier Gajan) and
was also nominated for Best Group Video, Best Rock Video, and Best Special Effects (Buf).
Elephant was certified
platinum.
 Jack could be heard on the
soundtrack for Cold
Mountain with several tracks
including "Wayfaring Stranger,"
"Sittin' On Top Of The World,"
"Never Far Away," "Great High
Mountain," and "Christmas Time Will
Soon Be Over." Jack also appeared in the
film.
Jack turned himself into the
police in Detroit and was arraigned on an aggravated
assault charge stemming from a fight earlier
in the month.
Critics in Rolling
Stone named the White Stripes as the
Best Rock Artist.
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 390:
Elephant.
The White Stripes won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music
Performance (Elephant) and Best Rock Song
("Seven Nation Army") and were
nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group. The White Stripe also performed
at the ceremony.
The White Stripes won a Brit
Award for Best International Group.
 Jack White produced country
legend, Loretta Lynn's LP Van
Lear Rose.
The video for "The Hardest
Button To Button" was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Editing, and Breakthrough Video.
 Jack White was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country
Collaboration with Vocals ("Portland
Oregon" with Loretta Lynn
from her LP Van
Lear Rose).
White Stripes released Get
Behind Me Satan.
White Stripes topped the
Canadian singles chart with "Blue
Orchid."
The video for "Blue Orchid" was
nominated for 3 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Direction (Floria Sigismondi), Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography.
 White Stripes appeared on the
cover of Rolling Stone.
White Stripes released the EP Walking
With A Ghost + 4 Live Tracks which included the
track "Walking With A Ghost" (Tegan
& Sara Cover) and 4 live tracks.
White Stripes
won a Grammy Award for
and Best Alternative Music
Album
(Get
Behind Me Satan) and were nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("My Doorbell").
 The White Stripes released Icky
Thump.
The White Stripes topped the UK
LP charts Icky
Thump.
The White Stripes topped the
Billboard Top Digital Albums chart with Icky
Thump.
Icky
Thump was certified gold.
The White Stripes topped the
Billboard Modern Rock chart with "Icky
Thump."
The White Stripes was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Group.
The White Stripes were nominated
for an American Music
Award for Favorite Alternative Artist.
The White Stripes won 2 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Icky Thump") and Best Alternative Music Album (Icky
Thump). Jack White was also nominated
for Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Icky
Thump").
The White Stripes topped the
Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart with
"Conquest."
Jack White could be heard on the
Rolling Stones live soundtrack Shine
A Light on the track "Loving
Cup."
Entertainment Weekly:
100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included Elephant at # 65.
The video for
"Conquest" won MTV Video Music
Award for Best Cinematography (Wyatt Troll) and was
nominated for Best Art Direction (David Fitzpatrick).
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The White Stripes
Released: June, 1999
Tracks: "Jimmy The
Exploder" - "Stop Breaking
Down" - "The Big Three Killed
My Baby" - "Suzy Lee" -
"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" -
"Wasting My Time" -
"Cannon" - "Astro" -
"Broken Bricks" - "When I
Hear My Name" - "Do" -
"Screwdriver" - "One More
Cup Of Coffee" - "Little
People" - "Slicker Drips"
- "St. James Infirmary Blues" -
"I Fought Piranhas" |
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De Stijl
Released: June, 2000
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "You're
Pretty Good Looking" - "Hello
Operator" - "Apple
Blossom" - "I'm Bound To Pack
It Up" - "Death Letter" -
"Sister, Do You Know My Name?"
- "Truth Doesn't Make A Noise"
- "A Boy's Best Friend" -
"Let's Build A Home" -
"Jumble, Jumble" - "Why
Can't You Be Nicer To Me?" -
"Your Southern Can Is Mine" |
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White Blood Cells
Released: January, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 61
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Dead Leaves
And The Dirty Ground" - "Hotel
Yorba" - "I'm Finding It Harder
To Be A Gentleman" - "Fell In
Love With A Girl" -
"Expecting" - "Little
Room" - "The Union
Forever" - "The Same Boy You've
Always Known" - "Were Going To
Be Friends" - "Offend In Every
Way" - "I Think I Smell A
Rat" - "Aluminum" -
"I Can't Wait" - "Now
Mary" - "I Can Learn" -
"This Protector" |
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Elephant
Released: April, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Seven
Nation Army" - "Black
Math" - "There's No Home For
You Here" - "I Just Don't Know
What To Do With Myself" - "In
The Cold, Cold Night" - "I Want
To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's
Heart" - "You've Got Her In
Your Pocket" - "Ball And
Biscuit" - "The Hardest Button
To Button" - "Little
Acorns" - "Hypnotize" -
"The Air Near My Fingers" -
"Girl, You Have No Faith In
Medicine" - "It's True That We
Love One Another" |
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Get Behind Me Satan
Released: June, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "Blue
Orchid" - "The Nurse" -
"My Doorbell" - "Forever
For Her (Is Over For Me)" -
"Little Ghost" - "The
Denial Twist" - "White
Moon" - "Instinct Blues" -
"Passive Manipulation" -
"Take, Take, Take" - "As
Ugly As I Seem" - "Red
Rain" - "I'm Lonely (But I
Ain't That Lonely Yet)" |
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Walking With A Ghost + 4
Live Tracks EP
Released: December, 2005
Tracks: "Walking
With A Ghost" (Tegan & Sara
Cover) - "Same Boy You've Always
Know" (live) - "As Ugly As I
Seem" (live) - "The Denial
Twist" (live) -
"Screwdriver" (live) |
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Icky Thump
Released: June, 2007
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: A
Tracks: "Icky
Thump" - "You Don't Know What
Love Is (You Just Do As You're
Told)" - "300 M.P.H. Torrential
Outpour Blues" -
"Conquest" - "Bone
Broke" - "Prickly Thorn, But
Sweetly Worn" - "St. Andrew
(This Battle Is In The Air)" -
"Little Cream Soda" - "Ray
And Bone" - "I'm Slowly Turning
Into You" - "A Martyr For My
Love For You" - "Catch Hell
Blues" - "Effect And
Cause" |
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