Photos: Jack White Through the Years

White performs for the 'American Express Unstaged' series, directed by Gary Oldman, at Webster Hall on April 27, 2012 in New York City.

April 23, 2012 in London: Although The White Stripes, one of the greatest bands of our time, have officially called it quits, Jack White soldiers on solo, playing his idiosyncratic, bluesy garage rock while dressed like he's auditioning for a Tim Burton film.

To promote "Blunderbuss," White released 1,000 vinyl singles of "Freedom at 21" via helium balloon from Nashville's Third Man Records. One of them sold on eBay for $4,238.88.

January 24, 2011 in Los Angeles: Jack White produced the latest album from the Queen of Rockabilly, giving a late career boost to the first female rocker ever (not to mention former girlfriend of Elvis Presley).

Jack White joins Neil Portnow and Garth Brooks to honor Loretta Lynn at the 2010 GRAMMYs. White produced Lynn's 2004 album "Van Lear Rose," one of the best-reviewed releases of the 2000s.

Even before the White Stripes broke up, Jack White formed The Dead Weather with The Kills' Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age and Jack Lawrence of The Greenhornes. Here they are performing at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards in New York.

Posing at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival in support of the White Stripes' concert documentary "Under Great White Northern Lights," which chronicled their 2007 tour.

White with his wife at the time, model Karen Elson, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009. Husband Jack produced Karen's 2010 album "The Ghost Who Walks."

Jack White and Jimmy Page (along with The Edge) were subjects of the 2009 documentary "It Might Get Loud," which explored the history of the electric guitar. Not pictured: The Edge and the audience's bleeding eardrums.

Jack White, Patrick Keeler, Jack Lawrence and Brendan Benson formed The Raconteurs in 2005. Australia knows them as The Saboteurs due to an preexisting band of Raconteurs.

The Raconteurs' Benson and White tearing up the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

The White Stripes: Garage rock duo, faux brother and sister, divorced couple and astoundingly loud rock band.

Jack White made a cameo as Elvis Presley in John C. Reilly's "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," a parody of rock biopics.

Raconteur (rack-on-TUR): A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.

Meg White and Jack White yuck it up with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" on December 1, 2005. They were the first band to perform on Stewart's program.

Jack White, Loretta Lynn and Bonnie Raitt celebrate Loretta's wins. And is that Steven Tyler photo-bombing back there?

Three rock stars, one cup: Sting, Beck and Jack White backstage at the GRAMMYs.

The White Stripes and The Flaming Lips at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.

T-Bone Burnett produced the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack, which featured five solo songs from Jack White. Technically, his debut solo dates back to 2003. He also appeared in the film as a Confederate deserter.

The White Stripes at 2003's KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, California.

Jack White with fellow Detroit rocker Iggy Pop of The Stooges. Both appeared as interviewees in Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film "Coffee and Cigarettes."

The White Stripes play a free outdoor concert in New York's Union Square on October 1, 2002.

The White Stripes accept the award for Breakthrough Video for "Fell In Love With a Girl," the LEGO stop motion music video directed by Michel Gondry, at the 2002 MTV VMAs.

The White Stripes on the legendary BBC program "Top of the Pops."

The White Stripes at the Reading Festival