The White Stripes were an American
rock duo, formed in 1997 in
Detroit,
Michigan. The group consisted of the couple, married at the time,
Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, bass and keyboards) and
Meg White (drums and occasional vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums within the Detroit music scene, The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the
garage rock revival scene. Their successful and critically acclaimed albums
White Blood Cells and
Elephant drew attention from a large variety of media outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom, with the single "
Seven Nation Army" and its now-iconic guitar line becoming a huge hit. The band recorded two more albums,
Get Behind Me Satan in 2005 and
Icky Thump in 2007, and dissolved in 2011 after a lengthy hiatus from performing and recording.