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The Black Keys

American rock duo

This article is about the band. For piano keys, see piano keys. For Chopin's Étude commonly known as Black Keys, see Étude Op. 10, No. 5 (Chopin).

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 2000s. The band's raw blues rock sound draws heavily from Auerbach's blues influences, including Junior Kimbrough, R.L. Burnside, Howlin' Wolf, and Robert Johnson.

Friends since childhood, Auerbach and Carney formed the group after dropping out of college. After signing with indie labelAlive, 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 albu

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Biography

Band Members
Dan Auerbach	–	guitar, vocals, bass guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer
Patrick Carney	–	drums, percussion

The Black Keys is an American rock band formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). Beginning as an independent act, the group forged a raw, blues rock sound for itself with its early albums, which were recorded in basements and self-produced. The duo eventually emerged as one of the most popular garage rock artists during a second wave of the genre’s revival in the 2010s.

Originally friends from their 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 extensive licensing of their songs.

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The Black Keys – American Rock

The Black Keys are a rock band from Akron, Ohio, coming together in 2001. The band is comprised of Dan Auerbach who offers up vocals and guitar. Along with Patrick Carney on drums. The duo began as an independent act, recording their music in their basements and along with self-producing their music. I have to say they are also very dedicated to their fans as well. Even with their chaotic touring schedules. With this kind of dedication, it’s also why they have a rather large fan following that supports them.

Auerbach and Carney formed a friendship over that music after living close to each other but being separated in school by grades. The teenagers at the time started jamming together, and when Auerbach’s band didn’t show up at a bar gig one night, Carney stepped in as drummer. He came equipped with a recording device. Growing up listening to the likes of the Stooges, Link Wray, the original James Gang guitarist Glenn Schwartz just to name a few, it sounds like they’re