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| DescriptionThe Raconteurs, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia, are a Grammy-nominated rock band, featuring four members previously known for other musical projects.According to the current definition, The Raconteurs qualify as a rock-and-roll supergroup, featuring the songwriting of Jack White of The White Stripes and Brendan Benson, who are both from Detroit, Michigan. In the band's own words, however, they are not a supergroup, asserting that the term implies something pre-planned, whereas they are actually "a new band made up of old friends." The Raconteurs are one of the few non-Irish bands to star in the popular web-cartoons of Eyebrowy.com.[1] In December 2006, the band's only album, Broken Boy Soldiers, was awarded the title Album of the Year by Britain's Mojo magazine. According to the 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,... |
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