{"id":37423,"date":"2026-05-08T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/rock-legends\/jack-white\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T22:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:56:44","slug":"jack-white","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/en\/rock-legends\/jack-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Ligne&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Open Sans|300|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ddab05&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;6rem&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Texte&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1.5rem&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The White Stripes \u2013 The revival of garage rock<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Ligne&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|300|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ddab05&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Origins and early years<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Anthony Gillis<\/strong> was born on <strong>July 9, 1975<\/strong>, in <strong>Detroit<\/strong>, Michigan. The youngest of <strong>10 children<\/strong>, he taught himself guitar and drums. A professional upholsterer, he founded <strong>The White Stripes<\/strong> in <strong>1997<\/strong> with <strong>Meg White<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|300|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ddab05&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>The White Stripes<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The duo, known for its distinctive <strong>red, white, and black<\/strong> aesthetic, broke through with <strong>White Blood Cells (2001)<\/strong> and especially <strong>Elephant (2003)<\/strong>, whose riff from <strong>&#8220;Seven Nation Army&#8221;<\/strong> became one of the <strong>most recognizable in rock history<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe band split in <strong>2011<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe riff from <strong>&#8220;Seven Nation Army&#8221;<\/strong> became a <strong>global cultural phenomenon<\/strong>, chanted in football stadiums around the world. White introduced a <strong>minimalist<\/strong> and <strong>lo-fi<\/strong> aesthetic: The White Stripes used no bass, no setlists, and no computers. 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