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Jack White Biography
Birth Name:John Anthony Gillis
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Sound department, Music department
Fast Facts
- Was named a Nashville Music City Ambassador in 2011
- Received the University College Dublin's Literary and Historical Society's James Joyce Award in 2012
- Was honored by the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing in 2016
- Before becoming a musician, he worked as an upholster
- Rock artist known for being a member of The White Stripes and the Raconteurs
- Is an original owner of the streaming service TIDAL
- Produced Loretta Lynn's album "Van Lear Rose․"
Awards
- 2008HFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
- 2008Satellite Award-Best Original Song: winner
- 2009Critics Choice Award-Best Song: nominated
- 2009People's Choice Award-Favorite Song from a Soundtrack: nominated
- 2013Key Art Award-Best Audio/Visual Technique: nominated
- 2017Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)-Best Original Song - Documentary: nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Direction: nominated