The Raconteurs are an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler (drums).
Lawrence and Keeler were originally members of the Greenhornes, while White and Lawrence went on to become members of the Dead Weather.
members: Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, Patrick Keeler
formed in: Detroit
labels: Third Man Records
genres: alternative rock
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The band is based in Nashville, Tennessee. 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 band came together in Detroit during 2005 and recorded when time allowed for the remainder of the year. Due to the various members' success in other bands, they were quickly dubbed a supergroup. The band, however, asserted they were not, saying that the term implies something pre-planned or temporary, whereas they are actually "a new band made up of old friends."
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"Broken Boy Soldier" is the title track and the third single to be released from the album Broken Boy Soldiers by The Raconteurs, on October 23, 2006 in the UK. This track was used in an episode of the NBC television series Life.
The video for this song features a toy soldier getting built by going through an adventure-like journey that leads to a boy receiving the toy on his birthday and then destroying it.
"Hands" is the second single from American rock band the Raconteurs' debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers. Released in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2006, one of the B-sides is a live rendition of "It Ain't Easy", a cover version of Ron Davies's song.
The music video for "Hands" was shot at the Dikemark psychiatric hospital in Asker, Norway on July 4, 2006.
"Many Shades of Black" is a song by the band The Raconteurs. It appears as the eighth track on their second album, Consolers of the Lonely.
It is second single from the album and was made available in 7" vinyl format. The cover art depicts Mary Todd Lincoln or Abraham Lincoln depending on the way the inner sleeve is turned.
"Salute Your Solution" is a song by American rock band the Raconteurs. It is the first single from their second album Consolers of the Lonely.
It was released on March 25, 2008 the same day as the album release. Jack White and Brendan Benson share lead vocal duties on the track.
A music video was made for the single and was released on March 25, 2008. It was directed by Autumn de Wilde.
"Steady, As She Goes" is the debut single of American rock band the Raconteurs from their debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers (2006). In early 2006, a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl record was released as a double A-sided single with the relatively unpromoted "Store Bought Bones" as the flipside.
"Steady, As She Goes" was released to radio on March 20, 2006, and retail on April 24, with the B-side "Bane Rendition". Two further vinyl releases were produced: the first with "Store Bought Bones" as the B-side; the second an acoustic rendition of "Steady, As She Goes" with "Call It a Day" as the B-side.
"Steady, As She Goes" is the first song ever written by band members Jack White and Brendan Benson.
There are two music videos for "Steady, As She Goes". The first music video was directed by Jim Jarmusch, and focuses on the band performing the song. It premiered on MTV Two on March 10, 2006, and was also available for streaming on the band's website. In the second music video, directed by The Malloys, the Raconteurs teamed up with Paul Reubens. In this video, each band member plays an imaginary speed-racing hero in an old-fashioned soapbox race, following the heroes on their cut-throat chase for first place. Reubens plays an unscrupulous pit boss, stooping to low levels to ensure a win for his racer, Jack Lawrence. Lawrence and Reubens (wearing standard melodrama-villain handlebar moustaches) cheat many times throughout the race, to...