Meg White (born December 10, 1974) is an American drummer from Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan best known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo The White Stripes. White has been nominated for various awards as a part of the group, and has won several, including four Grammy Awards. Her drumming style has been called "primal" for its simplicity, and drew both praise and criticism from fans and critics. Jack has been a vocal advocate for her playing, calling her critics "sexist." Her musical influences are wide and varied, with Bob Dylan being her favorite artist. (More from Wikipedia)
Patti Smith Group's previous album, Radio Ethiopia was influenced by the fiery 1960's Detroit band MC5; and Patti Smith later met the band's guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. They married in 1980, and the couple raised two children. The joke at the time was that she married him only because she wouldn't have to change her name. Their son, Jackson Smith married White Stripes drummer Meg White in 2009; interestingly, Meg didn't have to change her name either when she had previously married the band's guitarist Jack White.
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Soledad Brothers released two singles for Italy Records and Estrus Records in 1998 and 1999, plus a self-produced album in 1998 called Master Supertone having a truly tiny release (just 20 copies were pressed). Jack White had produced the band's second single, "The Gospel According to John", and its success led to the album Soledad Brothers that came out on Estrus Records in 2000. The other half of the White Stripes, Meg White contributed some percussion to the album also.
Brian Olive, who was then in the Greenhornes, was recruited by Soledad Brothers shortly before the release of their second album, Steal Your Soul And Dare Your Spirit To Move. In keeping with the stage names being used by the other two bandmembers in Soledad Brothers, Olive took the name Oliver Henry ("O. Henry") during his time with the band. Additionally, Brian Olive and Meg White had a long-term relationship in this time period.
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