Jack White is an American musician, producer, and occasional actor. He is most well-known as the lead singer of the band The White Stripes, though he has been in several bands and collaborated with various artists. On April 24, 2012, White released his debut solo album, Blunderbuss, which received wide critical acclaim. His second studio album, Lazaretto, was released on June 10, 2014. After playing the drums for years and moonlighting in several bands, White founded The White Stripes with fellow Detroit native, Meg White, in 1997. After a 2001 gig in London, they rose to fame in the UK?a fame that soon spread internationally. This recognition provided White opportunities to collaborate with famous artists, including Loretta Lynn and?his idol?Bob Dylan. In 2006, White became a founding member of the rock band the Raconteurs, and in 2009 he helped form and played drums for his third commercially successful group, the Dead Weather. White has enjoyed both critical and popular success, and is widely credited as one of the key artists in the garage rock revival of the 2000s. He has won eight Grammy Awards and both of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. 

July 9th, 1975 in Detroit (Age 49)