Sweany told that one night after a gig, Auerbach played Sweany the mixes for the Black Keys debut album, and he knew that his time in the band was over, stating, "‘Man, this is really interesting.
Auerbach spent 18 months playing in Sweany's band, mainly playing baritone guitar. Sweany was a friend of Auerbach's father, but the younger Auerbach was recommended by a mutual friend, who was impressed by Dan's authenticity when playing the likes of RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. While attending university, Auerbach met and began regularly playing guitar with fellow Ohio blues musician Patrick Sweany while continuing to work on material for The Black Keys with Carney. What came out of that session was ultimately sent out to several labels to try to secure a record deal. He and Carney then decided that they would just play instead.
Auerbach initially went to record a demo with his band at the time but no one showed up. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the duo revealed that their big start came from a demo-recording session in Carney's basement. Encouraged by their brothers, the duo began jamming together in 1996, as Auerbach was learning guitar at the time and Carney owned a four-track recorder and a drum set. Auerbach was captain of the high school soccer team, while Carney was a social outcast. While attending Firestone High School, Carney and Auerbach became friends, though they were part of different crowds. Carney is the nephew of saxophonist Ralph Carney, who performed on several Tom Waits albums. Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney first met when they were eight or nine years old while living in the same neighborhood of Akron, Ohio. Burnside, Clarence White, Robert Nighthawk, T-Model Ford, Hound Dog Taylor, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold, Son House and RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.Īuerbach is best known for his work with The Black Keys. Other major influences include: Robert Johnson, R.L. Getting F's in college, when I should've been studying, I was listening to Junior Kimbrough's music instead". "I've listened to him so much, it's just how I hear it. During college Auerbach was heavily influenced by Junior Kimbrough, eventually resulting in his dropping out to pursue the guitar more seriously. He was influenced early-on by his mother's side of the family, notably his uncles who played bluegrass music.Īuerbach described himself as a normal teenager in high school who smoked marijuana and captained the soccer team at Firestone High School. His second concert was a Grateful Dead show with his father at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland. Auerbach became infatuated with blues after listening to his father's old vinyl records during his childhood, his first concert was Whitney Houston with his mother at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Auerbach grew up in a family with musical roots. His maternal cousin, twice removed, was philosopher and logician Willard Van Orman Quine, and his second cousin once removed was the late guitarist Robert Quine. His father is of Polish Jewish descent and his mother is of part Manx descent. about 1948), a teacher of French, and Charles Auerbach (b.
Auerbach was born in Ohio, and is the son of Mary Little (née Quine b.
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