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The Black Keys

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There are 36 black keys on the piano, but there are only two Black Keys — guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach and drummer Andrew Carney — who create one of the mightiest blues-rock roars in contemporary music. From a cellar in Akron, Ohio where the duo have recorded all their albums but their latest, The Black Keys have risen to become admired as one of the hippest…


From MusicWorld, posted 5.04.08

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ike Turner Dead at 76

Ike Turner — songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, producer and ex-husband of Tina Turner — died December 12 at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76. His cause of death was undisclosed, although it’s reported he suffered from emphysema. Turner, a BMI songwriter, was born November 5, 1931 in Clarksdale Mississippi where he received his first exposure to the music industry at local radio station…


From News, posted 12.14.07

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