Willie Nelson at Wellmont Theatre in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Country music legend/activist Willie Nelson will be airing a special, Willie Nelson & Friends, that he taped at Jack White's Third Man Records on CMT next week (6/23)...
The Third Man Record Booth, from musician Jack White and Third Man Records, is a restored 1947 Voice-o-Graph machine that will record up to 2 minutes of audio. Once recorded, the machine creates and dispenses a 6 inch vinyl disc to the user for keeps or to mail off as a unique gift. Jack unveiled [...]
The tax stories that peaked our interest this week included the following: new online sales tax law challenged by some states, the differences between Offer in Compromise and Installment Agreement, musician Jack White’s generous taxShow More Summary
I wasn’t necessarily a fan of singer Jack White until I watched an interview of him on Conan O’Brien’s “Serious Jibber-Jabber,” which is streamed online. I previously had no idea his perspectives on life could apply to the success of a company. Certainly, I always appreciated his music with The White Stripes, though I hadn’t heard [...]
If there were tax angels, musician Jack White would be one of them. According to the Detroit Free Press, it appears that the anonymous benefactor who recently paid $142,000 of the Detroit’s Masonic Temple’s back taxes was none other than musician Jack White. Show More Summary
Last week, things looked bleak for the world’s largest Masonic Temple. A significant amount of taxes was owed on the property and, according to the Detroit Free Press, it was in danger of falling into foreclosure. The building, the Detroit Masonic Temple, designed by architect George Mason, has been a part of the Motor City’s [...]
St. Louis-based Jazz-roots traditionalist Pokey LaFarge teamed up with Old Crow Medicine Show front man Ketch Secor to produce his new self-tilted release on Jack White’s Third Man Records. “Central Time” proves Pokey LaFarge is not merely a retro act. Continue reading ?
Bobbi Dean Live Nation Charged Over Fatal Radiohead Stage Collapse [Stereogum] The Photographers Have Left The Building [CNN] Cory Booker Formally Joins New Jersey Senate Race [The Root] Jack White [...]
Jack White has a accrued a lot of interesting and expensive items in the time since the White Stripes made him a celebrity. If you?ve ever seen the episode of History?s American Pickers where the two pickers travel to the musician?s home, you?ll know exactly what I mean. Show More Summary
Jack White just saved Detroit's Masonic Temple, by paying their back taxes to the tune of $142,000. Read more about it here. If you've ever been inside the Masonic, you know what excellent news this is. I mean, just look at it. [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
In unrelated news, White has been made an honorary Worshipful Master.
Jack White's undercover good deed has come to light. The musician and Detroit native, formerly of the White Stripes, anonymously donated money to the Detroit Masonic Temple last month to pay off a hefty tax bill. According to CNN affiliate WXYZ, the historic Detroit property owed $142,000 in back taxes and was facing foreclosure when […]
Initially announced as being an anonymous benefactor who helped pay down a $142,000 tax bill the Detroit Masonic Temple owed was revealed Tuesday to be former White Stripes frontman Jack White. Read more...
He’s a proud native of Detroit, so when the city’s iconic Masonic Temple faced foreclosure, Jack White knew what he had to do. The “Fell In Love With A Girl” rocker dished up $142,000 to settle the property’s outstanding tax debt- after...Show More Summary
DETROIT — Musician Jack White has played springtime Santa, paying a $142,000 back tax bill for Detroit's historic Masonic Temple. The move prevents a threatened...
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Rocker Jack White gave $142,000 out of his own pocket to pay off the tax bill of the Detroit Masonic Temple just days before the building was set to be auctioned off.
Jack White recently saved a Masonic Temple in Detroit from foreclosure. Although the musician originally made the donation anonymously, word soon spread that it was his money that prevented the temple from being put on the market. Detroit Masonic Temple Association president Roger Sobran said the Temple’s Cathedral Theater will be renamed the Jack White [...]Show More Summary
Jack White stepped in to save a historic building in his hometown of Detroit. As a thank you, the Detroit Masonic Temple will rename their theater after him.
Detroit’s Masonic Temple owes a debt of gratitude to musician Jack White, since, thanks to him, the building escaped foreclosure. Word from Detroit news station WXYZ is that White was the mystery donor who paid off the temple’s outstanding tax bill of $142,000 thus keeping it from closing its doors to the public. No too [...]