Jack White (music producer)

Jack White
White in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Horst Nußbaum
Born	(1940-09-02) 2 September 1940 (age 84) Cologne, Germany
Genres	Pop, German folk
Occupation(s)	Producer, singer
Years active	1964–2014
Labels	White Records, JWP AG, Gloriella Music
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1961–1963 FC Viktoria Köln 17 (1) 1963–1964 FK Pirmasens 18 (1) 1964–1965 TSC Zweibrücken 11 (5) 1965–1966 PSV Eindhoven 2 (1) 1966–1976 Tennis Borussia Berlin *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack White (born Horst Nußbaum,^[1] 2 September 1940) is a German composer, producer and former footballer.

Born in Cologne, White developed an interest in both football and music in his childhood, but initially chose footballing as a career. He played professionally for six years, then chose to play at an amateur level while pursuing a career in music. As a singer, his work was popular in his native country and other German-speaking nations, but the majority of his success came from his production work on international records.

In his music career, White has created 25 of his own records, and is credited on 2512 other records, including 870 production credits.^[2] Some of the most notable artists he has worked with are Laura Branigan, Barry Manilow and David Hasselhoff. As most of his work was with English speaking musicians, White changed his name to make it easier to deal with English-speaking stars and their managers.^[3] In the international market, White's productions have sold millions of copies, earning Music Recording Certification awards. Personally, White has won several European music awards for his own work and influence on the international music scene, including the German Golden Tuning Fork, and the RTL Group Lion.

White created several record labels throughout his career. White Records,^[4] Jack White Productions,^[5] and Gloriella Music,^[6] from which he continued to work with and produce for German and international artists. Currently, White Records and Gloriella Music are still operating, although without White in any operational sense.

Officially, White retired from the stage in 2014, with his last song being performed at ‘The Summer Festival at the Lake’, hosted by Florian Silbereisen.