A Detroit couple named Jack Gillis and Meg White
married 30 years ago today, on 21 September 1996.
Jack replaced Gillis with his wife’s last name, and both formed a band called THE WHITE STRIPES, who, as we all know, were widely famous between 1997
and 2011 with 6 albums and flaming live performances.
They told reporters they were brother and sister, which continued for
a while until a reporter for the Detroit Free Press uncovered their marriage
license in 2001.
Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
16 July 2026
On July 16, 2007, today 19 years ago, THE WHITE STRIPES entered the record books
by playing the shortest-ever live gig when they appeared at a Newfoundland venue
called George Street during a Canadian tour.
They played just a single note with a cymbal crash (no encore, I suppose) before
exiting the stage. The “concert” was recognized by the Guinness Book Of World
Records in 2009. Unfortunately, the book’s compilers dropped the category a year
later after being swamped by applications for similar record-breaking attempts.
Detroit‘s blues rock tandem THE WHITE STRIPES (1997–2011) released their
superlative album WHITE BLOOD CELLS today 25 years ago, on 3 July 2026.
Not an instant hit record.
#61 in the US and #55 in the UK,
but selling more over the years
when they got bigger.
Pitchfork said: “It’s here that they have finally come into their own, where Jack and Meg White finally seem not only comfortable with the path they’ve chosen, but practiced, precise and able to convey the deepest sentiment in a single bound. It’s hard to know at this point in the game where they’ll head from here, but what matters is right now.”
After 25 years of music in this Century Rolling Stone Magazine
looks back and picked their 250 favourite tracks.
As expected hip-hop-pop is the big winner pushing guitar rock into a figurant
role although Radiohead (with surprising track choice, The White Stripes (with
their classic cracker) and Yeah Yeah Yeahs at No. 2 (completely unexcepted)
are in the Top 10.
On 16 July 2007, today 28 years agoTHE WHITE STRIPES played the shortest gig ever with a single C# note accompanied by a bass drum/crash cymbal hit by Meg, clocking in at just 50 seconds, before exiting the stage in Newfoundland, Canada.
It was at one of their pop-up shows on a Canadian tour. .
Jack White said: “We have now officially played in every province and territory in Canada“,
It was recognized by the Guinness Book Of Records in 2009 but the book’s compilers
dropped the category a year later after being swamped by applications for similar
record-breaking attempts.
THE WHITE STRIPES – Jack and Meg White released their 5th LP GET BEHIND ME SATAN
n 7 June 2005, today 20 years ago. It peaked at #3 in the US, as well as in the UK.
Pitchfork wrote: “On their fifth album, the White Stripes’ ambitions finally seem to outpace their limited musical vocabulary. Making an almost-entirely clean break with the jet-fueled blues-rock of Elephant and De Stijl, they forsake electric guitar on all but a couple of tracks, working instead with pianos, acoustic guitars, marimbas, and other assorted oddball percussion.”
Singles: Seven Nation Army / Blue Orchid / My Doorbell
The anniversary edition comes in 2 x LP, 1 x 7-inch, 1 x Blu-Ray and features Songwriting Demos, Alternate Studio Takes, Get Behind Me Stan Live Album and
more.
