The White Stripes

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Career

The White Stripes and De Stijl

www.vh1.com/artists/az/white_stripes/bio.jhtml Biograhy - The White Stripes] VH1.com (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref> The duo began receiving more attention after Jack White's unceremonious exit from the Detroit garage-rock band The Go in 1999 after serving as their lead guitarist on their first album Whatcha Doin'. For years, it was reported that Jack and Meg were brother and sister, but it was later shown that the Whites are a divorced couple.<ref name=divorce>Glorious Noise staff (2003). "White Stripes (sic) Divorce Certificate". Glorious Noise (accessed April 12, 2006)</ref> Jack has described their eponymous debut album, The White Stripes (1999), as "really angry ... the most raw, the most powerful, and the most Detroit-sounding record we've made."<ref name=WSNET>Twitch (2006). The Unofficial White Stripes FAQ Version 6 WhiteStripes.net (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref>//www.vh1.com/artists/az/white_stripes/bio.jhtml Biograhy - The White Stripes] VH1.com (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref> The duo began receiving more attention after Jack White's unceremonious exit from the Detroit garage-rock band The Go in 1999 after serving as their lead guitarist on their first album Whatcha Doin'. For years, it was reported that Jack and Meg were brother and sister, but it was later shown that the Whites are a divorced couple.<ref name=divorce>Glorious Noise staff (2003). "White Stripes (sic) Divorce Certificate". Glorious Noise (accessed April 12, 2006)</ref> Jack has described their eponymous debut album, The White Stripes (1999), as "really angry ... the most raw, the most powerful, and the most Detroit-sounding record we've made."<ref name=WSNET>Twitch (2006). The Unofficial White Stripes FAQ Version 6 WhiteStripes.net (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref>

Their second release, De Stijl (2000), was named after the De Stijl (The Style) Dutch art movement, which they cited as a source for the approach to their musical image. De Stijl art is on the album cover. The work was recorded on an 8-track analog tape in Jack's living room; he said that, because of the many interruptions during the recording, he would never use that technique again.

White Blood Cells and Elephant

www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#Die%E2%80%A6 50 Bands to See Before You Die]</ref>//www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#Die%E2%80%A6 50 Bands to See Before You Die]</ref> The Lego-themed video, directed by Michel Gondry, for the single "Fell in Love with a Girl" off White Blood Cells brought them wider attention.

www.rhino.com/rs500/listing8.lasso Rolling Stone: List of the 500 Greatest Albums Ever Made]</ref> In December 2003, NME Magazine made it their Album of the Year.//www.rhino.com/rs500/listing8.lasso Rolling Stone: List of the 500 Greatest Albums Ever Made]</ref> In December 2003, NME Magazine made it their Album of the Year. The album's first single, "Seven Nation Army", was the band's most successful yet, and was followed with a cover of "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", written by Burt Bacharach. The album's third single was the quite successful "The Hardest Button to Button". On February 8, 2004, the album won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, while "Seven Nation Army" won a Grammy for Best Rock Song.

In 2003, Jack and Meg White appeared in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee and Cigarettes in a segment entitled "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil". This particular segment contains extensions of White Stripes motifs such as childhood innocence and Nikola Tesla. Later in August of that year, Rolling Stone magazine included Jack White on a special cover of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" issue at number 17 between Johnny Ramone and John Frusciante.

Released in 2004, the music film Under Blackpool Lights was filmed entirely using 16mm film and was directed by Dick Carruthers. Jack White alerted fans to the film's more cryptic elements on his site postings, one of which was undoubtedly the writing scrawled on his arm. Recorded over two nights' worth of shows, the writing appears to say NOXIOUS, which "mysteriously" changes to OBNOXIOUS at certain points when film segments from the other night are used. The film features a cover of the Dolly Parton song "Jolene".

Get Behind Me Satan and other projects

A fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan, was recorded in Jack White's Detroit home and released in North America on June 7, 2005 and has garnered critical acclaim. Three singles were released from the album, the first being "Blue Orchid", a popular song on satellite radio and some FM stations. White's new spouse appears in the video for the song, and the second single was "My Doorbell". The third single, "The Denial Twist", featured a video by Michel Gondry which documented, in typically bizarre White Stripes fashion, the band's week-long appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The album won Best Alternative Music Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. They were also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "My Doorbell".

The band released a cover version of Tegan and Sara's song "Walking with a Ghost" on iTunes on November 14 2005. The song was later released on December 7 2005 as the Walking with a Ghost EP featuring four other live tracks.

On December 1 2005, the group became one of the few bands ever to perform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart when they performed "The Denial Twist" and "My Doorbell". On a previous show, the group Tenacious D also performed a song after their interview.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4604842.stm "White Stripes cancel Japan dates"] BBC online (accessed October 4 2006)</ref>//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4604842.stm "White Stripes cancel Japan dates"] BBC online (accessed October 4 2006)</ref>

On May 15 2006, The Raconteurs, fronted by Jack White and Brendan Benson, released their debut album Broken Boy Soldiers featuring the hit single "Steady As She Goes". White went on to tour with the band through the rest of the year.

sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/16/italy/ "Totti's time"] SportsIllustrated.com (accessed July 11 2006)</ref> A version of the song featuring comments from Italian sports commentator Fabio Caressa enjoyed airplay on Italian radios and TV shows. The song's second line is "A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back," and, appropriately, the Italian team had to play against seven other nations to get the title (Ghana, USA, Czech Republic, Australia, Ukraine, Germany, and France).//sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/16/italy/ "Totti's time"] SportsIllustrated.com (accessed July 11 2006)</ref> A version of the song featuring comments from Italian sports commentator Fabio Caressa enjoyed airplay on Italian radios and TV shows. The song's second line is "A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back," and, appropriately, the Italian team had to play against seven other nations to get the title (Ghana, USA, Czech Republic, Australia, Ukraine, Germany, and France).

www.nme.com/news/white-stripes/24358 "Watch the White Stripes' Simpsons appearance"] NME.com (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref> According to a spokesman for FOX, Jack and Meg recorded their lines in New York City on November 30, 2005, incidentally, shortly before Jack lost his voice and was ordered by doctors not to speak.//www.nme.com/news/white-stripes/24358 "Watch the White Stripes' Simpsons appearance"] NME.com (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref> According to a spokesman for FOX, Jack and Meg recorded their lines in New York City on November 30, 2005, incidentally, shortly before Jack lost his voice and was ordered by doctors not to speak.

On September 25, 2006 The White Stripes were "featured" on the second episode of NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, titled "The Cold Open". Within the episode, the band was scheduled to be the musical hosts on the show within the show but had to cancel after Jack White was stricken with tonsillitis. Although The White Stripes never actually appeared in the episode, a comedian is seen wearing a jet black wig in preparation to act as singer Jack White for a planned White Stripes parody sketch. Jokes were also made about their mysteriously unknown relationship when it was suggested that a sketch was made in which Jack and Meg couldn't remember if they were married, siblings or "just good friends".

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On January 12 2007, it was announced that in the process of reconstruction, V2 Records would no longer release new White Stripes material, leaving the band without a label.<ref>{{cite web www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003532370//www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003532370 |title=V2 Restructured, White Stripes, Moby Become Free Agents |accessdate=2007-01-22 |author=Ed Christman |date=2007-01-12 |work=Billboard}}</ref> However, the band's contract with V2 had already expired, and on February 12 2007, it was confirmed that the band had signed a single album deal with Warner Brothers.<ref>{{cite web www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003532370//pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/White_Stripes_Sign_to_Warner_Bros_#41119 |title=White Stripes Sign to Warner Bros. |accessdate=2007-02-12 |author=Amy Phillips |date=2007-02-12 |work=Pitchfork}}</ref>

Icky Thump

www.methodsreporter.com/2007/03/01/white-stripes-icky-thump-batman-catwoman</ref>), the band announced that they had completed work on their studio album entitled Icky Thump. The album was recorded at Nashville's Blackbird Studio and took almost three weeks to record — the longest of any White Stripes album to date. It would also be the first album with a title track. The album was released on June 16 in Australia, June 18 in New Zealand, the UK and Europe and June 19, 2007 in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Japan. The release came on the heels of a series of concerts in Europe and one in North America.<ref>News page, The White Stripes website news (accessed April 10 2007)</ref><ref>News page, The White Stripes website show list (accessed April 13 2007)</ref>.//www.methodsreporter.com/2007/03/01/white-stripes-icky-thump-batman-catwoman</ref>), the band announced that they had completed work on their studio album entitled Icky Thump. The album was recorded at Nashville's Blackbird Studio and took almost three weeks to record — the longest of any White Stripes album to date. It would also be the first album with a title track. The album was released on June 16 in Australia, June 18 in New Zealand, the UK and Europe and June 19, 2007 in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Japan. The release came on the heels of a series of concerts in Europe and one in North America.<ref>News page, The White Stripes website news (accessed April 10 2007)</ref><ref>News page, The White Stripes website show list (accessed April 13 2007)</ref>.

Three tracks were previewed to NME: "Icky Thump", "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)" and "Conquest". NME described the tracks as "an experimental, heavy sounding 70's riff," "a strong, melodic love song" and "an unexpected mix of big guitars and a bold horn section," www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/26791</ref> NME also confirmed the appearance of bagpipes in a video of the band recording the songs but stated that none of the previewed songs featured the instrument.//www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/26791</ref> NME also confirmed the appearance of bagpipes in a video of the band recording the songs but stated that none of the previewed songs featured the instrument.

www.whitestripes.com official website]. The video depicts Jack White in the studio recording the vocals for the song while a skeletal figure dances in the background. It is also noted on their official MySpace website that "the actual music [of the video] has been replaced with mid eighties sampling keyboard technology to prevent what industry analysts are now calling 'song poaching'."//www.whitestripes.com official website]. The video depicts Jack White in the studio recording the vocals for the song while a skeletal figure dances in the background. It is also noted on their official MySpace website that "the actual music [of the video] has been replaced with mid eighties sampling keyboard technology to prevent what industry analysts are now calling 'song poaching'."

The first single from the album, the title track "Icky Thump", was made available online through the iTunes music stores in the United States and Canada on Thursday, April 26 2007, while it became available in the United Kingdom on June 4. On the US Billboard Charts dated May 12 2007, "Icky Thump" became the band's first top 40 single, charting at #26, and later charted at #2 in the UK charts.

www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13701152&postID=6027225359577479021</ref> The radio station had received an illegal copy of the album via a Yousendit link on the internet. It was not given a promotional copy from the record company.www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/27857</ref>//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1561763/20070605/id_0.jhtml</ref>//www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13701152&postID=6027225359577479021</ref> The radio station had received an illegal copy of the album via a Yousendit link on the internet. It was not given a promotional copy from the record company.www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/27857</ref>//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1561763/20070605/id_0.jhtml</ref>

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Meanwhile, the music video for the band's second single "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)" has been completed and slides can be viewed on their official site. It premiered July 30, 2007 on MTV2 Unleashed, MTV.com and MTV2.com.

www.whitestripes.com/news/news.html 9.11.07] WhiteStripes.com (accessed September 12, 2007)</ref> Following this, on September 12, 2007, said problems caused the duo to cancel the remainder of their 2007 tour dates including their scheduled tour of the UK. <ref> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6993047.stm </ref>//www.whitestripes.com/news/news.html 9.11.07] WhiteStripes.com (accessed September 12, 2007)</ref> Following this, on September 12, 2007, said problems caused the duo to cancel the remainder of their 2007 tour dates including their scheduled tour of the UK. <ref> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6993047.stm </ref>

Music

Instruments and equipment

www.flakmag.com/music/whitestripes.html The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan] FlakMag.com (accessed September 27 2006)</ref> Jack, the principal writer, has said this has not been a problem, and that he "always centered the band around the number three. Everything was vocals, guitar and drums or vocals, piano and drums."<ref name=WOW> Fricke, David (2005). "White on White" Rolling Stone (accessed May 6 2006)</ref> While Jack is the lead singer, Meg does sing lead vocals on four of the band's songs: "In the Cold, Cold Night" (from Elephant),<ref name=NYT/> "Passive Manipulation" (from Get Behind Me Satan), "Who's a Big Baby?" (released on the "Blue Orchid" single), and "St. Andrew (This Battle is in the Air)" (from Icky Thump).//www.flakmag.com/music/whitestripes.html The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan] FlakMag.com (accessed September 27 2006)</ref> Jack, the principal writer, has said this has not been a problem, and that he "always centered the band around the number three. Everything was vocals, guitar and drums or vocals, piano and drums."<ref name=WOW> Fricke, David (2005). "White on White" Rolling Stone (accessed May 6 2006)</ref> While Jack is the lead singer, Meg does sing lead vocals on four of the band's songs: "In the Cold, Cold Night" (from Elephant),<ref name=NYT/> "Passive Manipulation" (from Get Behind Me Satan), "Who's a Big Baby?" (released on the "Blue Orchid" single), and "St. Andrew (This Battle is in the Air)" (from Icky Thump).

www.rollingstone.com/artists/whitestripes/biography "White Stripes - biography"] RollingStone.com (accessed September 27 2006)</ref>//www.rollingstone.com/artists/whitestripes/biography "White Stripes - biography"] RollingStone.com (accessed September 27 2006)</ref>

query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7DC133AF932A15757C0A9659C8B63 "Rock Review: Contradictory and Proud of It"]The New York Times (accessed May 2 2006)</ref> For instance, without the pedal, "Seven Nation Army" would require a bass guitar<ref name=bb2/> and "Black Math" would be very difficult to play without a 29th fret (which does not exist on most guitars) on the highest string.<ref name=bb3>Black Math tablature and notes. Broken Bricks (accessed August 5 2006)</ref>//query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7DC133AF932A15757C0A9659C8B63 "Rock Review: Contradictory and Proud of It"]The New York Times (accessed May 2 2006)</ref> For instance, without the pedal, "Seven Nation Army" would require a bass guitar<ref name=bb2/> and "Black Math" would be very difficult to play without a 29th fret (which does not exist on most guitars) on the highest string.<ref name=bb3>Black Math tablature and notes. Broken Bricks (accessed August 5 2006)</ref>

www.brokenbricks.com/guitar.shtml "White Stripes Equipment/Technique"] Broken Bricks (accessed May 2, 2006)</ref>//www.brokenbricks.com/guitar.shtml "White Stripes Equipment/Technique"] Broken Bricks (accessed May 2, 2006)</ref>

White also plays other instruments such as a black F-Style Gibson mandolin, Rhodes bass keys, and a Steinway piano. He is currently using a Moog Little Phatty synthesizer. Jack plays a custom-made red and white marimba on "The Nurse", "Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)" as well as on the non-album tracks "Who's A Big Baby" and "Top Special". (This marimba was dumped over in Japan, at the last concert for the Get Behind Me Satan tour.)

Guitar tuning

In addition to the standard tuning for guitar, Jack White uses also several open tunings in many of his songs and also in covers by the band:

• Open D tuning: "Let's Build a Home", "Sister, Do You Know My Name?"
• Open G tuning: "Death Letter", "Little Bird" (both played in Open A during live shows)
• Open E tuning: "A Boy's Best Friend", "I Fought Piranhas", "St. Ides of March", "Stop Breaking Down", "Suzy Lee", "Let's Build a Home" (live), "Goin' Back to Memphis" (live)
• Open A tuning: "Red Rain", "Seven Nation Army", "Catch Hell Blues", "China Pig"

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Jack White is known to use GHS strings with an unknown gauge on his guitars.^{[citation needed]}

Recording sessions and live performances

Several White Stripes recordings were made rather rapidly. For example, Elephant was recorded in about two weeks in London's Toerag Studio.<ref name=VH1/> Their 2005 follow-up, Get Behind Me Satan, was likewise recorded in just two weeks. For live shows, the duo also never prepares set lists for their shows, believing that planning too search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&AN=25432724&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live "Jack & Meg White"]. Esquire. 148 (1):p118-119</ref> Jack frequently improvises with solos and often cuts a song short to jump into another. Because of this, no two shows in the same venue are exactly alike, and show length time can vary from 70 to 100 minutes.//search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=afh&AN=25432724&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live "Jack & Meg White"]. Esquire. 148 (1):p118-119</ref> Jack frequently improvises with solos and often cuts a song short to jump into another. Because of this, no two shows in the same venue are exactly alike, and show length time can vary from 70 to 100 minutes.

On April 25 2007, the duo announced that they would embark on a tour of Canada performing in all 10 provinces, plus the Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories. www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/14/whitestripes-halifax-bar.html "Halifax fans chase White Stripes around town"], cbc.ca, July 14, 2007.</ref>//www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/14/whitestripes-halifax-bar.html "Halifax fans chase White Stripes around town"], cbc.ca, July 14, 2007.</ref>

www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070705.wstripes05/BNStory/Entertainment/home "Jack and Meg go back to school"], The Globe and Mail, July 5, 2007.</ref>//www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070705.wstripes05/BNStory/Entertainment/home "Jack and Meg go back to school"], The Globe and Mail, July 5, 2007.</ref>

Covers

Jack White composes all the White Stripes' music, with the exception of cover songs. In interviews, Jack White has claimed to have performed hundreds of cover songs since the band's inception. He also said that hearing the a cappella song "Grinning in Your Face" by American bluesman Son House "was a transformative moment". The band has covered that song as well as Son House's signature "Death Letter", and "John the Revelator", a traditional song for which House was noted. In LPs and singles, the duo covers other American blues artists such as Blind Willie McTell ("Lord, Send Me an Angel", "Your Southern Can Is Mine"), Leadbelly ("Boll Weevil"), and Robert Johnson ("Stop Breaking Down"). The White Stripes also did a version of the song "St. James Infirmary Blues", which has no known writer but has been performed by many earlier musicians, including The Animals, Louis Armstrong and Janis Joplin. The White Stripes have performed Gene Vincent's "Baby Blue" at some of their shows, including their show for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale, London.

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The Stripes have covered Dolly Parton's "Jolene" (which was released as the B-side to the single "Hello Operator" in 2000, and as a live version in the 2004 single "Jolene"), as well as Burt Bacharach's "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" on the album Elephant.

Party of Special Things to Do, a single released in 2000, features three covers of songs by Captain Beefheart: "Party of Special Things to Do", "China Pig" and "Ashtray Heart".

They have covered Canadian indie rock duo Tegan and Sara's "Walking with a Ghost", Brendan Benson's "Good To Me", "Shelter Of Your Arms" by The Greenhornes. Their most recent cover, released on 2007's Icky Thump, is of "Conquest", a song written by Corkey Robbins, which was then covered and subsequently popularized by Patti Page.

Shortest live show

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Record collecting

www.recordcollectormag.com/site/sections/back_issues/issue.asp?Issue=4 Back Issues], RecordCollectingMag.com (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref>//www.recordcollectormag.com/site/sections/back_issues/issue.asp?Issue=4 Back Issues], RecordCollectingMag.com (accessed September 26, 2006)</ref> Highly sought after are the band's first two releases on small Detroit label Italy Records. The first pressings of "Let's Shake Hands" and "Lafayette Blues" were issued on red and white wax, respectively, and both were limited to one thousand copies. These singles have fetched in excess of $200 USD on the auction website eBay.

The "holy grail" of collectors is the "Lafayette Blues" first pressing with a hand-painted sleeve and a marbled red and white vinyl. Only 15 copies exist worldwide, and the sleeves were painted by Jack & Italy Records owner Dave Buick. Jack painted 7 (signified by his 'III' signature), Dave painted 7 (signified by a "HW" over the letter "B" signature), and they collaborated on number 15. These extremely rare records have sold for as high as $2,800 and were only available at the record release party at Detroit's Gold Dollar back on October 23, 1998.

Another highly collectible White Stripes record is the Sub Pop Singles Club release of Party of Special Things to Do, which contained Captain Beefheart covers issued on half red/half white wax and limited to 1,300 copies. It contained the tracks "Party of Special Things to Do", "China Pig" and "Ashtray Heart".

In more recent times, the latest collectible is the Triple Inchophone, a specialized record player which plays reformatted White Stripes singles on 3-inch records, including the track "Top Special" which is exclusive to the 3-inch format. While the band was intent on purchasing as many of the record players as possible from the manufacturer, Bandai, there were only 400 available. This made the record player worth far more than it would have been otherwise — some fans have paid in excess of $1,000 for one. Even the Rob Jones-designed White Stripes 45 boxes (used to store either the Inchophone or 7" singles) are known to sell for over $200. The Inchophone and 45 box were available only at the shows on the 2005–06 Who's a Big Baby? World Tour. There are also 3-inch records for "The Denial Twist" that are only available from Jack personally.

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Lyrics

Interpersonal relationships, especially those between men and women, are the main theme of White Stripes song lyrics. Jack White does not write about politics, as a rule. However, "The Big Three Killed My Baby" could be considered as a political song as well, as the lyrics attack the automotive industry's lack of vision and the fall of the major labor unions of the 1960s to 1980s in Detroit. Also, in the song "Icky Thump", he sings "White Americans, what? / Nothing better to do? / Why don't you kick yourself out / You're an immigrant, too." The song "The Union Forever" features lines from the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane.<ref name=RSB/>

Many White Stripes songs refer to school and childhood, namely "Sister, Do You Know My Name?", "We're Going to Be Friends", "I Think I Smell a Rat", "Suzy Lee", "Black Math", "The Hardest Button to Button" and "Passive Manipulation".

Curiously, all six studio albums feature songs with titles starting with the word "little". In order of album release, there is "Little People", "Little Bird", "Little Room", "Little Acorns", "Little Ghost" and "Little Cream Soda". Furthermore, on the intro to "Let's Build a Home", from the De Stijl album, there is a recording of a song called "Little Red Box". Live they have covered Bacharach & David's "Little Red Book" made popular by the 1960s LA group Love. The song that Jack wrote for Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose album is called "Little Red Shoes" and is timed at 3 minutes and 33 seconds, the number 3 being Jack's personal signature.

Jack White has a personal fascination with redheads and it shows up in his lyrics. Songs like "Fell in Love With a Girl", "Icky Thump", "Take, Take, Take" and "300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues" all mention redheads or red hair. White has said in interviews that Rita Hayworth (a redhead) was his focal point during the recording of Get Behind Me Satan and he also happens to be married to Karen Elson, an English supermodel famous for her red hair.

Band motifs

Color scheme

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Interestingly, before forming the band, Jack had also created a three-color scheme for an upholstery business he started in his early twenties. All of his tools, his van, and his uniform used the colors white, black, and yellow.

Song lyrics often include the band motif of colors mentioned in the above section. Song titles sometimes feature these colors ("Black Math", "Red Rain", and "White Moon"). Incidentally, the album Icky Thump was recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN. The title track from Icky Thump integrates all the trademark colors of the band into the song's lyrics and storyline: "redhead señorita", "black rum" and "one white eye".

The number three

Jack has emphasized the significance that the number three holds for the band, citing it as inspiration not only for their tri-colored uniforms, but their pared-down approach to what he considers the three elements of song: storytelling, melody and rhythm.<ref name=FM/> The number three also frequently appears in White Stripes' album artwork, and texts written by Jack, such as liner notes or messages written on the band's website, are often signed with "Jack White III" or simply "III". There are also only three sounds--drums, guitar and vocals--in most of their songs; sometimes keyboard or piano is substituted for guitar. Jack also only uses three electric guitars for the band's live concerts: a vintage 1960's-Airline, a 1950's Kay Hollowbody and a Crestwood Astrall II. Also notable is Jack's admiration for the Carol Reed film The Third Man, which is similarly the name of his production company. Jack chose "Three Quid" as his nickname during the band's 2005 UK tour.

Other media appearances

White Stripes Music/References in Film

• The song "We Are Going To Be Friends", from the band's third album White Blood Cells, played during the opening credits of Napoleon Dynamite.

• The song "You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)", from the band's second album De Stijl, appeared in the Tom Brady comedy film "The Hot Chick."

• The Stripes were the only modern band referenced in the movie School of Rock: Freddie asks Katie to name two "great chick drummers", and when Meg White is mentioned, Freddie exclaims that she cannot drum.

• An LP of De Stijl is visible in the backround of a scene in Shaun of the Dead.

White Stripes Music/References in Television and Other Media

• Jack and Meg White were depicted in the claymation MTV celebrity parody show Celebrity Deathmatch where Jack White was fighting to the death with Jack Black. During the fight, stabs were made at Jack and Meg White implying that even they did not know if they were brother and sister or ex-spouses. Throughout the fight, the commentator Nick Diamond can be heard making jokes about where they stand, siblings or ex-spouses. Meg White jumps in at the last minute to help an almost defeated Jack White, and together they grotesquely finish off Jack Black by buttoning up a white shirt too small for him, causing his head to explode. They then commence "making out" in front of the cheering crowd.

• British comedic duo, French & Saunders, parodied the musical duo in a sketch, with the band entitled, 'The Poo Stripes'. In one sketch, Jennifer Saunders (playing Jack) is playing guitar on screen with a male drummer, when Dawn French (playing Meg), comes from off-screen and sees the "new band member, walking off screen in a mood.

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• Modern folk artist Jack Johnson recorded a version of the song "We're Going to Be Friends" for the Curious George soundtrack, and in a BBC Radio One Live Lounge session covered "My Doorbell", before which telling presenter Jo Whiley that he thought they were "the greatest band in the world right now".

• On June 1, 2007, the White Stripes were featured on the BBC series Later with Jools Holland, on which they played "Icky Thump", "Effect and Cause", and a rendition of "My Doorbell", which featured Jools Holland on piano and Jack playing a bass guitar.

• Conan O'Brien is a great admirer of the band, calling them "friends" in his set introduction on June 18 2007, and has featured the band for an entire week as musical guests on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The White Stripes played two songs on the June 18, 2007 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien: "Icky Thump," along with an acoustic version of "Effect and Cause", in which Meg and Jack sat with the audience. O'Brien also had a cameo in the music video for "The Denial Twist".

• On June 13, 2007, The band spent the day with British radio station Radio 1, it was called White Stripes Wednesday and the band performed a show at the BBC's Maida Vale studios that night in front of a crowd of competition winners.

Discography

Main article: The White Stripes discography

Awards

• 2002 MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects for Fell in Love with a Girl
• 2002 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing for Fell in Love with a Girl
• 2002 MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video for Fell in Love with a Girl
• 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing for Seven Nation Army
• 2004 Brit Award for Best International Group
• 2004 Brit Award for Best Single for Seven Nation Army
• 2004 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for Elephant
• 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Seven Nation Army
• 2006 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for Get Behind Me Satan

Nominations

2007

• MTV Video Music Award for Best Group

2008

• Grammys Best Rock Song "Icky Thump"
• Grammys Best Alternative Music Album Icky Thump
• Grammys Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Icky Thump
• Grammys Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal "Icky Thump"

Music videos

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Notes

References

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See also

• Jack White - A more extensive look at Jack White's projects in the past 15 years
• Meg White - A more extensive look at Meg White's projects
• The Raconteurs - collaborative band featuring Jack White
• Whirlwind Heat - Jack White has produced this band and taken them on tour with the White Stripes

External links

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