FEATURE:
The Same Boy You've Always Known
Jack White at Forty-Five: The Essential Playlist
___________
I have done a few playlists lately…
IN THIS PHOTO: Jack and Meg White
but there are some big birthdays this week. We saw Ringo Starr turn eighty and Beck turn fifty earlier this week, and another musical giant, Jack White, is forty-five today (9th July). I have loved The White Stripes since I was in university, and I was sad that they broke up after Icky Thump in 2011. It is amazing to think that, in spite of Jack and Meg White releasing just six albums – which is quite a lot -, the impact they made with them is immense. The White Stripes’ eponymous debut is one of my favourite albums, and I just love how multi-talented and varied Jack White is. Since The White Stripes called time, White has played with bands The Raconteurs (who he is still with), and The Dead Weather (I am not sure what their future holds). He has also put out three excellent solo records…and let us not forget a certain record label! Third Man Records is an independent record label founded by White in Detroit, Michigan, in 2001. Third Man established its first physical location - a combination record store, performance venue, and headquarters for the label - in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2009. White has also produced for other artists (including Loretta Lynn’s Van Lear Rose), and I hope we see many more albums and projects from the brilliant Jack White! To mark his forty-fifth birthday, I wanted to put together a playlist that unites his solo work, and the brilliant material he helped produce for The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather. Here is a salute to a musical genius and…
IN THIS PHOTO: The Dead Weather
A true innovator.