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The White Stripes are an United States|American alternative rock duo from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of Jack White (songwriter|principal songwriter, singing|lead vocals, guitar, piano) and Meg White (drum kit|drums, percussion instrument|percussion, backing vocalist|backing vocals). The group rose to prominence as part of the garage rock revival with their successful albums ''White Blood Cells (album)|White Blood Cells'' and ''Elephant (album)|Elephant''. The White Stripes play lo-fi music stressing a simplicity of musical composition|composition and arrangements|arrangement, mostly inspired by punk rock, blues rock<ref name="amg">Handyside, Chris. [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfwxqljldae~T1 The White Stripes - biography]. All Music Guide</ref>, folk rock,<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0316,eddy,43363,22.html VillageVoice - Folk rock]</ref> and country music.<ref name=NYT>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7DC133AF932A15757C0A9659C8B63 "Rock Review; Contradictory and Proud of It"] NewYorkTimes.com (accessed September 26, 2006) Ratliff, Ben (2003).</ref>
Career
''The White Stripes'' and ''De Stijl''
The White Stripes formed in a Detroit, Michigan suburb in 1997, first performing publicly on July 14. (See 1997 in music.)<ref name="amg"/> The duo began receiving ... read all