Meg White is an American drummer from Detroit, Michigan best known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo The White Stripes. After she played on Jack's drums on an impulse in 1997, the two decided to form a band and began performing two months later. Calling themselves The White Stripes, because of Meg's preference for peppermint candy, the band quickly became a Detroit underground favorite, before reaching national, then international fame. Meg 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. Though publicly insisting they were siblings, public records emerged in 2001 that indicated that she and Jack got married in 1996, prior to the band's formation; they divorced in 2000, before The White Stripes ascended to international fame. 

December 10th, 1974 in Detroit (Age 49)