Best known as lead guitarist and vocalist in the American blues rock duoThe
Black Keys, Dan Auerbach has been credited with bringing back blues rock to the
mainstream market. Since The Black Keys' formation in 2001 they have recorded
seven studio albums and released 20 singles, six of which gained top ten entries
in the US Alternative Rock Charts, with four going to number one.
Auerbach met Patrick Carney, the other half of The Black Keys, when they were
just young children living in Akron, Ohio. They grew up with a shared love of
music and in 2001, after being the only musici...