Kevin Kane
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Not to be confused with the drummer for the band Bad City
.
Kevin Kane is a Canadian
songwriter, musician, and record producer.
He was a founding member of The Grapes of Wrath
in 1983, but was ejected from that band in 1992. The remainder of the band continued to record as Ginger
.
In 1999, Kane and Tom Hooper, his main songwriting partner in The Grapes of Wrath, reconciled after Ginger disbanded. They collaborated on a new Grapes album, Field Trip
, in 2000 before Hooper left the band the following year.
Kane also released the solo albums Neighborhood Watch in 1996 and Timmy Loved Judas Priest in 2001. His latest recording, How to Build a Lighthouse, was released in September 2007.
He has also worked as a producer for such bands as Zumpano
, The Salteens
, Star Collector
, The Capitals and Wayne Lavallee
Bad City
Bad City is a five-piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They are signed to Atlantic Records. The band released their debut album "Welcome to the Wasteland", produced by Grammy Award nominated producer Johnny K, on August 24, 2010.-History:...
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
songwriter, musician, and record producer.
He was a founding member of The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (band)
The Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian folk rock band, who were one of Canada's most successful pop bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disbanding in 1992. With the band name tied up in litigation, most of the band continued to record through the 1990s as Ginger. The Grapes of Wrath briefly...
in 1983, but was ejected from that band in 1992. The remainder of the band continued to record as Ginger
Ginger (band)
Ginger was a Canadian rock band in the 1990s. The band initially consisted of Tom Hooper on bass, Chris Hooper on drums and Vincent Jones on keyboards, following the departure of Kevin Kane from their earlier band The Grapes of Wrath...
.
In 1999, Kane and Tom Hooper, his main songwriting partner in The Grapes of Wrath, reconciled after Ginger disbanded. They collaborated on a new Grapes album, Field Trip
Field Trip (album)
Field Trip is an album by The Grapes of Wrath, released in 2000. The album marked the reunion of Kevin Kane and Tom Hooper as songwriting partners and bandmates for the first time since 1991's These Days, although they were the only two original band members to appear on the album...
, in 2000 before Hooper left the band the following year.
Kane also released the solo albums Neighborhood Watch in 1996 and Timmy Loved Judas Priest in 2001. His latest recording, How to Build a Lighthouse, was released in September 2007.
He has also worked as a producer for such bands as Zumpano
Zumpano
Zumpano was a Canadian indie rock group in the 1990s.The band, whose power pop style resembled such contemporaries as Sloan and The Super Friendz, comprised vocalist/guitarist Carl Newman, keyboardist Michael Ledwidge, bassist Stefan Niemann and drummer Jason Zumpano.The band formed in 1992 after...
, The Salteens
The Salteens
The Salteens are a Canadian indie pop group formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1997. The band is in rotation on CBC Radio.-History:Their 2000 debut LP Short-Term Memories was released on Endearing Records...
, Star Collector
Star Collector
"Star Collector" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by The Monkees and included on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. It was also featured in five second-season episodes of their television series: "The Wild Monkees", "Hitting the High Seas", "Monkees...
, The Capitals and Wayne Lavallee
Discography
- Neighborhood Watch (1996)
- Timmy Loved Judas Priest (2001)
- How to Build a Lighthouse (2007)