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Jack White Recruits QOTSA Member to Replace Ikey Owens

10/29/2014
. (Radio.com) Jack White has filled the hole in his band left by Isaiah "Ikey" Owens. Earlier this month, White's touring keyboardist Owens, who had also played in The Mars Volta among others, died of a heart attack while they were on tour in Mexico.

Next week, White kicks off a string of European tour dates, promoting his latest album Lazaretto. To replace Owens, White has asked Queens Of The Stone Age's Dean Fertita to fill in.

Fertita will play for White on all his upcoming dates. The band's next stop in the U.S. will be Madison Square Garden next January. In a statement, White's team addressed the forthcoming replacement: "Although it is impossible to replace Ikey, the incredibly talented Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather) will be joining the band to play piano and keyboard for all of Jack's currently announced tour dates." here.

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