Artist:The Raconteurs
Song:Steady, As She Goes
Album:Broken Boy Soldiers
The White Stripes leader Jack White started The Raconteurs as a side project. He turned it into a band when the 2006 single Steady, As She Goes charted. White and singer songwriter Brendan Benson live in the same neighborhood in Detroit. Benson had released two albums on Virgin Records. White stopped by Benson's house and Benson played him a demo of Steady, As She Goes. White liked the demo but there was only one verse. So White helped Benson finish the song, White brought in bassist Jack Lawrence and drummer Patrick Keeler of The Greenhornes to record an album. The band name was The Raconteurs and the 2006 album Broken Boy Soldiers was released on White's Third Man label with Warner distribution. The single Steady, As She Goes topped the Alternative chart and reached #54 on the Billboard Hot 100. They toured to support it. Though The Raconteurs has been dubbed as a supergroup, White insists that they didn't plan on forming a band. After the success, The Raconteurs released the 2008 album Consolers of the Lonely. They toured to support it and got a couple of Grammy nominations. When the album wasn't as successful, White put The Raconteurs on the back burner and returned to his other projects. Benson recorded solo. Lawrence joined The Dead Weather. Keeler rejoined The Greenhornes and later joined The Afghan Whigs. The Raconteurs returned with the 2019 album Help Me Stranger. They toured and released a live album and EP. White is currently on tour. It remains to be seen if he will continue The Raconteurs. Here's the video for Steady, As She Goes by The Raconteurs. There are two videos for this. I thought this one directed by Paul Reubens was amusing. The other one was directed by Jim Jarmusch.
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