The White Stripes (band)
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The White Stripes formed in Detroit, Michigan on Bastille Day 1997. They were made up of two friends - Jack Anthony Gillis, guitarist, singer, and pianist, and Megan Martha White, drummer and backing vocalist. Meg was, at the time, a fan of [[peppermint]] candies, which gave the duo their name (The White Stripes, after the little white stripes in peppermints). For many years, they were a struggling local band, even though they toured for several years with bands such as Pavement and Sleater-Kinney. Around this time, they started releasing singles on a variety of different independent record labels including Italy Records (the label on which they released their first two singles [[Let's Shake Hands]] and [[Lafayette Blues]]) and Sympathy for the Record Industry (which released the band's first three albums). | The White Stripes formed in Detroit, Michigan on Bastille Day 1997. They were made up of two friends - Jack Anthony Gillis, guitarist, singer, and pianist, and Megan Martha White, drummer and backing vocalist. Meg was, at the time, a fan of [[peppermint]] candies, which gave the duo their name (The White Stripes, after the little white stripes in peppermints). For many years, they were a struggling local band, even though they toured for several years with bands such as Pavement and Sleater-Kinney. Around this time, they started releasing singles on a variety of different independent record labels including Italy Records (the label on which they released their first two singles [[Let's Shake Hands]] and [[Lafayette Blues]]) and Sympathy for the Record Industry (which released the band's first three albums). | ||
| - | Their first album, ''[[The White Stripes (album)|The White Stripes]] | + | Their first album, ''[[The White Stripes (album)|The White Stripes]]'', was dedicated to blues legend Son House, who become a huge influence on the White Stripes' music. The band would go on to cover a Son House song on their next album. Jack has described this 1999 eponymous debut as "...really angry...the most raw, the most powerful, and the most Detroit-sounding record we've made". |
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| + | In 2000, they released their second album, ''[[De Stijl]]'', which was named after the De Stijl Dutch art movement which the band cited as a basis for the approach to their music and image. This album featured guest musicians John Szymanski (on harmonica) and Paul Hendry Ossy (on violins). | ||
===Rising Fame (White Blood Cells, Elephant)=== | ===Rising Fame (White Blood Cells, Elephant)=== | ||
===Today (Get Behind Me Satan and Current Events)=== | ===Today (Get Behind Me Satan and Current Events)=== | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 26 August 2006
The White Stripes are an American minimalist punk blues/garage blues duo from Detroit, Michigan.
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Members
- Jack White - Lead vocals, lead electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, Black F-Style mandolin, Rhodes bass keys, piano, electric piano, marimba, drums, tambourine
- Meg White - Drums, lead and backing vocals, timpani, organ (live in concerts only), cardboard box, tambourine, maracas, desk bells
History
The Start of The Stripes (Formation, The White Stripes, De Stijl)
The White Stripes formed in Detroit, Michigan on Bastille Day 1997. They were made up of two friends - Jack Anthony Gillis, guitarist, singer, and pianist, and Megan Martha White, drummer and backing vocalist. Meg was, at the time, a fan of peppermint candies, which gave the duo their name (The White Stripes, after the little white stripes in peppermints). For many years, they were a struggling local band, even though they toured for several years with bands such as Pavement and Sleater-Kinney. Around this time, they started releasing singles on a variety of different independent record labels including Italy Records (the label on which they released their first two singles Let's Shake Hands and Lafayette Blues) and Sympathy for the Record Industry (which released the band's first three albums).
Their first album, The White Stripes, was dedicated to blues legend Son House, who become a huge influence on the White Stripes' music. The band would go on to cover a Son House song on their next album. Jack has described this 1999 eponymous debut as "...really angry...the most raw, the most powerful, and the most Detroit-sounding record we've made".
In 2000, they released their second album, De Stijl, which was named after the De Stijl Dutch art movement which the band cited as a basis for the approach to their music and image. This album featured guest musicians John Szymanski (on harmonica) and Paul Hendry Ossy (on violins).
