The White Stripes

The White Stripes were an alternative rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. They disbanded in 2011. The group consisted of songwriter Jack White (vocals, piano/keyboards, guitar) and Meg White (drums, vocals).

After releasing several singles and three albums within the Detroit independent music underground, The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock revival scene. Their successful albums White Blood Cells and Elephant drew them attention from a large variety of media outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The White Stripes used a low-fidelity, do-it-yourself approach to writing and recording. Their music features a melding of punk and blues influences and a raw simplicity of composition, arrangement, and performance. The duo is also noted for their fashion and design aesthetic which features a simple color scheme of red, white, and black.

The White Stripes’ discography consists of six studio albums, two extended plays (EP), one video album, 26 singles and fourteen music videos. The band has sold approximately 12 million albums worldwide, 2 million in the US alone, and their latest three albums have each won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

On February 2, 2011, the band announced on their website that they had disbanded.

Official band website: www.whitestripes.com

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The White Stripes Albums

0.0 0.0 2001-08-16: Pier 54, New York, NY, USA The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 2002-03-13: Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden (disc 1) The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 2002-06-29: Glastonbury, UK The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 2003-05-19: Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 2005-09-21: The Opera House, Boston, MA, USA The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 B-Sides The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Blue Orchid The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Conquest The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Conquest/Conquista The White Stripes
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February 19, 2008 Read More →

0.0 0.0 De Stijl The White Stripes
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June 20, 2000 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground The White Stripes
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September 2, 2002 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Elephant The White Stripes
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April 22, 2003 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Elephant-ADVANCE VINYL The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Fell in Love With a Girl The White Stripes
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May 28, 2002 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Fell in Love With a Girl, Pt. 1 The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes
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June 7, 2005 Read More →


0.0 0.0 Get Behind Me Satan (Advance) The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Go Faster The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Going Back to London The White Stripes
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0.0 0.0 Hardest Button to Button The White Stripes
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December 9, 2003 Read More →




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