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Revision as of 02:02, 11 July 2009
Sons of Maxwell is a Canadian music duo who primarily perform traditional Irish folk music and original music with a pop-folk sound. The duo consists of brothers Don and Dave Carroll, originally from Timmins, Ontario and now based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Don and Dave began singing together while in college.
The band became an international media sensation in July 2009 when the band released a country song and music video, "United Breaks Guitars," complaining about how United Airlines personnel poorly handled and damaged their luggage and then refused to take responsibility or compensate for the loss.
Career
Sons of Maxwell has toured extensively both in Canada and internationally.[1]
The group was nominated for an East Coast Music Award in 2006 for Group of the Year.[2]
United Airlines Incident
On March 31st, 2008 the band was flying from Halifax to Omaha, Nebraska via Chicago on United Airlines to begin a tour. While waiting to take off from O'Hare, passengers noticed baggage handlers throwing guitars. Lead singer Dave Carroll notified attendants that the band's instruments were being thrown but to no avail, and when the band arrived in Omaha, Carroll discovered his prized $3,500 Taylor guitar had been substantially damaged. [3]
After months of contacting the company and being pushed from person to person, each saying it wasn't their problem, Carroll told United he would write three songs and produce videos for each about the airline and how they treated his complaint indifferently. The first song and video titled simply "United Breaks Guitars" [1] premiered on YouTube on July 6, 2009 and quickly became an overnight sensation. By just after midnight PDT on July 10, the video had 'gone viral' and achieved over one million views, an overwhelmingly far cry from Dave Carroll's initial assertion to United's Customer Service Representative that his three videos combined would generate one million views within one year.
Soon after the video's success, United contacted Carroll and said they hoped to settle the matter soon. In an interview with the CBC, Carroll said United mentioned they may change their customer service policy as a result of the incident. United also claimed they wanted to use the video and song as a 'training aid' for baggage handling.[4]
Personal life
Don and Dave Carroll are volunteer firefighters in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Sons of Maxwell |
| 1994 | Bold Frontier |
| 1998 | Live at Tim's House |
| The Neighbourhood | |
| 2000 | Sailor's Story |
| 2001 | Among the Living |
| Instant Christmas | |
| 2004 | Sunday Morning |
Singles
| Year | Single | CAN Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "The Neighbourhood" | The Neighbourhood | |
| 1999 | "And We Danced" | 54 | |
| "Oceanside Again" | |||
| 2000 | "Queen of Argyle" | ||
| 2001 | "So Confusing" | Among the Living | |
| 2002 | "Burning Bridges" | ||
| 2004 | "The Best of Things" | Sunday Morning | |
| 2005 | "Uphill Battle" |
References
- ^ Sons of Maxwell visit Riverview Arts Centre This Month. This Week, November 10, 2007. Accessed December 26, 2007.
- ^ Rock Groups lead ECMA Nominations. CBC News, January 11, 2006. Accessed December 26, 2007.
- ^ United Breaks Guitars Dave Carroll Blog, Accessed July 8, 2009.
- ^ Broken guitar song gets airline's attention CBC News. Online, July 8, 2009. Accessed July 8, 2009.
External links
- Official Sons of Maxwell website in English
- Official Dave Carroll Website
- Template:Myspace
- "United Breaks Guitars" video on Youtube.com
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