Jack Lawrence | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jack Lawrence |
Born | Covington, Kentucky | December 18, 1976
Genres | Rock |
Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Bass guitar, autoharp, banjo, piano, vocals, drums, guitar, clarinet, mandolin, accordion, double bass |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | V2, Telstar, Third Man, Warner Bros., XL, |
"Little" Jack Lawrence (born December 18, 1976) is an American musician from Covington, Kentucky, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lawrence currently plays bass guitar in the Raconteurs, the Greenhornes, the Dead Weather and City and Colour [1] as well as the autoharp and banjo in Blanche. He also guested on the theme song to the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace entitled "Another Way To Die", playing bass guitar and baritone guitar. [2] On May 22, 2009, Lawrence married photographer Jo McCaughey at Jack White's house in Nashville in a double ceremony with Meg White and Jackson Smith. [3] Lawrence contributed to the soundtrack of the 2009 Spike Jonze film Where the Wild Things Are . He is uncredited but is one of the members of Karen O's backup band for the album, Karen O and the Kids. He is also credited on four songs from Wanda Jackson's album, The Party Ain't Over , which Jack White produced. He also plays bass on one track on White's album Blunderbuss and one track on Glim Spanky's album Looking for the Magic.
The Dead Weather
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The Raconteurs is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler (drums). Lawrence and Keeler were originally members of the Greenhornes, while White and Lawrence went on to become members of the Dead Weather.
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The Greenhornes were an American garage rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 1996 by vocalist/guitarist Craig Fox, bass guitarist Jack Lawrence and drummer Patrick Keeler. They released their debut album Gun For You in 1999, followed by a self-titled album in 2001. A third studio album, Dual Mono, was released in 2002, with the band taking a small hiatus. The Greenhornes returned in 2005 to release a new EP, East Grand Blues, and a compilation album, Sewed Soles. During this time, Lawrence and Keeler formed The Raconteurs with Detroit musicians and personal friends Jack White and Brendan Benson, leaving very few performances and interaction with Fox. In 2010, the band reunited once again to record a studio album, Four Stars, their first in eight years.
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