The Black Keys

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Biography

The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their records, before they eventually emerged as one of the most popular garage rock artists during a second wave of the genre's revival in the 2010s. The band's raw blues rock sound draws heavily from Auerbach's blues influences, including Junior Kimbrough, Howlin' Wolf, and Robert Johnson. Friends since childhood, Auerbach and Carney founded the group after dropping out of college. After signing with indie label Alive, they released their debut album, The Big Come Up (2002), which earned them a new deal with Fat Possum Records. Over the next decade, the Black Keys built an underground fanbase through extensive touring of small clubs, frequent album releases and music festival appearances, and substantial licensing of their songs. Their third album, Rubber Factory (2004), received critical acclaim and boosted the band's profile, eventually leading to a record deal with major label Nonesuch Records in 2006. After self-producing and recording their first four records in makeshift studios, the duo completed Attack & Release (2008) in a professional studio and hired producer Danger Mouse, a frequent collaborator with the band. The group's commercial breakthrough came in 2010 with Brothers, which along with its popular single "Tighten Up", won three Grammy Awards. Their 2011 follow-up El Camino received strong reviews and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, leading to the first arena concert tour of the band's career, the El Camino Tour. The album and its hit single "Lonely Boy" won three Grammy Awards. In 2014, they released their eighth album, Turn Blue, their first number-one record in the US, Canada, and Australia.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2001
Number of Albums 32
Record Label Fat Possum Records
Website www.theblackkeys.com
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What was the name of the debut album of the Black Keys?

The Big Come Up

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What did All Music Guide critic Mark Deming describe the Black Keys' sound as?

hot, primal, and heartfelt

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What did Deming conclude that the band confronted the blues with?

soul, muscle, and respect

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When did Schwartz die?

November 2018

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Who did Auerbach and Joe Walsh record with?

Glenn Schwartz

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Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are who in The Black Keys?

drums).

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Who founded the band after dropping out of college?

Auerbach and Carney

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When did the Black Keys release their debut album?

2002

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With what label did The Big Come Up get a new deal?

Fat Possum Records

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What was the name of the band's third album?

Rubber Factory

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What was the Black Keys originally inspired by?

Junior Kimbrough

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What year did the Black Keys release Turn Blue?

2014

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The Black Keys made the leap to the major labels with what record?

Magic Potion

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What year did the Keys release Attack & Release?

2008

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What was the name of the song that the band capitalized on the moodiness of their fan base?

Attack & Release

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Who was the producer of Attack and Release that signaled that they were not just bluesrock purists?

Danger Mouse

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Who died before the album could be finished?

Ike Turner

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The album was the Black Keys' biggest to date, debuting in what number?

Billboard Top 15

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The band avoided overdone chord progressions and what?

stock riffs

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What was the name of the band's mini-album?

The Six Parts Seven

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What was the name of the extended play released by Chulahoma?

The Songs of Junior Kimbrough

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What is the name of the coffee shop owner in Hollywood?

Dan Auerbach

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How accurate is anything youve ever heard someone say about me?

100 percent accurate

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