The Raconteurs
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The Raconteurs is a rock band.
Though the band qualifies as a supergroup and a side project for each one of the members, the band implies that they are not a supergroup, and are basically just "a new band made up of old friends".
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Members
- Jack White (of The White Stripes) - vocals/guitars/keyboards/songwriting
- Brendan Benson (solo artist) - vocals/guitars/keyboards/songwriting
- Jack Lawrence (of Blanche and The Greenhornes) - bass
- Patrick Keeler (of The Greenhornes) - drums
- Dean Fertita (of The Waxwings) - touring keyboardist and guitarist (not a permanent member)
Biography/History
According to the band's official website, "The seed was sown in an attic in the middle of a hot summer when friends Jack White and Brendan Benson got together and wrote a song that truly inspired them. This song was "Steady, As She Goes" and the inspiration led to the creation of a full band with the addition of Lawrence and Keeler."
The four-piece came together in 2005 and recorded in their spare time for the remainder of the year.
On January 30, 2006, the band released "Steady As She Goes/Store Bought Bones" as a limited-edition 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl record in Europe, and in North America on March 7, 2006. A CD version of "Steady, as She Goes" was released on April 24, 2006, with the B-side "Bane Rendition."
The video for "Steady As She Goes", directed by Jim Jarmusch, premiered on MTV2 on March 10, 2006, and it was also available on their website. An alternate second video for the song premiered exclusively on Yahoo! Music June 19, 2006, which featured Paul Reubens as a pit boss who would do anything to ensure a win for his racer, Jack Lawrence.
The Raconteurs' full length debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, was released in the UK on May 15, 2006 and the US on May 16, 2006. It entered the UK charts at #2 and the US charts at #7. The album was released on Third Man Recordings/XL Recordings in the UK, and Third Man Recordings/V2 Records in the US. The album was recorded in Brendan Benson's attic located in Detroit, Michigan.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Equipment
Jack White
- Gretsch Jet Firebird Double-Cut Electic (two pick-up model)
- Airline Electric (same as Supro/National Val Trol)
- Gibson J16OE Acoustic
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
- BOSS TU-2
- Electro-Harmonix POG
- Digitech Whammy Pedal
Brendan Benson
- Guild Electric (Possibly Guild Aristocrat)
- Gibson Flying V with Vibrola
- Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic
- Unknown Supro amp (possibly Supro 16T)
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
- BOSS TU-2
- E-bow
Jack Lawrence
- Epiphone Rivoli Electric Bass
- Ampeg V-4BH Head
- Ampeg SVT-610HLF cabinet.
- BOSS TU-2
Patrick Keeler
- Ludwig drums in Gold Sparkle finish
- 13 tom
- 28 bass drum
- 18x14" bass drum
- Ludwig Black Beauty snare drum
- Paiste Giant Beat
- 15 hi-hats
- 18 crash
- 24 ride
- 20 crash
- DW 5000 series stands
Dean Fertita
- Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Korg electric piano/organ
- Unknown synthesizer
- Airline guitar (same as Supro/National Val Trol; same as Jack White's with slightly different headstock design)
- Gibson Hummingbird acoustic
- Fender Deluxe Reverb
- E-bow
Facts
- The Raconteurs were forced to rename themselves as "The Saboteurs" for the Australian market when it was discovered that a Queensland band was already using the name "Raconteurs". The Queensland band refused to give up their name for the amount they were offered, and instead tried to extract a higher price from the Raconteurs' record company. A member of the Queensland band has said that they hadn't been informed of who was trying to buy their name and asked for the larger sum of money to see what would happen.
External Links
- TheRaconteurs.com, Official website (Flash required)
- "BrokenBoySoldiers.net", Raconteurs tablatures and lyrics
