Jack White

Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis; July 9, 1975), not to be confused with the popular UK dance band leader from the Second World War (sometimes referred to as Jack White & His Band or Jack White & His Collegians), is an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, designer, director, writer, and actor, who founded the White Stripes with his ex wife Meg White in 1997, before disbanding the band in 2011. 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. He has been ranked No. 17 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists". White's popular and critical success with The White Stripes enabled him to collaborate as a solo artist with other renowned musicians, such as Beck, the Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Alicia Keys, Bob Dylan, Wanda Jackson, Electric Six, and Loretta Lynn, whose 2004 album Van Lear Rose he produced and performed on. In 2006, White became a founding member of the rock band the Raconteurs. In 2009, he became a founding member and drummer of his third commercially successful group, the Dead Weather. He was awarded the title of "Nashville Music City Ambassador" by the Nashville mayor Karl Dean in 2011. He is a board member of the Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Foundation, a music historian, collector and philanthropist, as well as an advocate for analog technology and recording techniques.

Links To Peel
As a fan of the White Stripes, Peel would often play their material on his show. When not busy touring or producing albums with the White Stripes, Jack White would sometimes perform on other artists records such as the backing vocals to Wildbunch's (later changed the name to Electric Six) 'Danger! High Voltage', which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 2003 and cameo appearances such as the Von Bondies session on Peel's programme in 22 November 2001, where he played keyboards. Also White did solo performances on compilation albums and a session for Peel's show that was broadcast on 03 February 2004. On the same programme, Peel also interviewed Jack White about his career and showed him his record collection at Peel Acres. White also choose songs on the programme, which he liked, that got played on Peel's show. After Peel's death, Jack White paid tribute on John Peel's Record Box, broadcast on Channel 4 in 2005.

Sessions
1. Recorded: 2004-02-03. Broadcast: 03 February 2004
 * Who's To Say / Jack The Ripper / Never Far Away / Vanlear Rose

Other Shows Played
2001 2003 2004
 * 10 October 2001: Psycho Daisies (7" b-side of 'Some Other Guy') Italy (Hentchman featuring Jack White)
 * 23 December 2003: 'Never Far Away (LP - Cold Mountain)' (DMZ/Columbia/Sony)
 * 06 January 2004: 'Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over (LP - Cold Mountain)' (DMZ/Columbia/Sony)
 * 29 January 2004: Never Far Away (Album, OST: Cold Mountain (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture)) Columbia