The O'Kanes
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The O'Kanes was an American
country music
duo, composed of Jamie O'Hara
and Kieran Kane
. Active between 1986 and 1990, the duo recorded three albums for Columbia Records
and charted seven singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
) charts, including the Number One "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You
". Kane charted seven singles of his own in the early 1980s, and O'Hara won a Grammy Award
for co-writing "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)
", a Number One hit for The Judds
. After The O'Kanes disbanded, both members pursued solo careers, and Kane founded a record label called Dead Reckoning Records
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo, composed of Jamie O'Hara
Jamie O'Hara (singer)
Jamie O'Hara is an American country music artist. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Kieran Kane comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One single "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You"...
and Kieran Kane
Kieran Kane
Kieran Kane is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number...
. Active between 1986 and 1990, the duo recorded three albums for Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and charted seven singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts, including the Number One "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You
Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You
"Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You" is a 1987 single by The O'Kanes. "Cant Stop My Heart from Loving You" was written by Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane and was The O'Kanes' second country hit and the duo's only number-one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of...
". Kane charted seven singles of his own in the early 1980s, and O'Hara won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for co-writing "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)
Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)
"Grandpa " is a 1986 song written by Jamie O'Hara, and made famous by The Judds."Grandpa" — as the song is sometimes known — is a reflection on days gone by, wherein the narrator expresses discontent about the decline in traditional values, the hectic lifestyle of the day and how progress hasn't...
", a Number One hit for The Judds
The Judds
The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country...
. After The O'Kanes disbanded, both members pursued solo careers, and Kane founded a record label called Dead Reckoning Records
Dead Reckoning Records
Dead Reckoning Records is an American independent record label specializing in country music. The label was established in 1994 by musicians Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane, Mike Henderson, Tammy Rogers and Harry Stinson as a way to produce their own records without the frustration of a major record...
.
Albums
Year | Title | US Country |
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1986 | The O'Kanes | 9 |
1988 | Tired of the Runnin | 21 |
1990 | Imagine That | 63 |
2000 | Only Years | — |
Singles
Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
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US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
1986 | "Oh Darlin' Oh Darlin' "Oh Darlin" is a the debut single written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. Released in 1986, it was the first single from the album The O'Kanes. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
10 | 6 | The O'Kanes |
1987 | "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You" is a 1987 single by The O'Kanes. "Cant Stop My Heart from Loving You" was written by Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane and was The O'Kanes' second country hit and the duo's only number-one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of... " |
1 | 1 | |
"Daddies Need to Grow Up Too Daddies Need to Grow Up Too "Daddies Need to Grow Up Too" is a single written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album The O'Kanes. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
9 | 12 | ||
"Just Lovin' You Just Lovin' You "Just Lovin' You" is a single written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album The O'Kanes. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
5 | 9 | ||
1988 | "One True Love One True Love (song) "One True Love" is a single written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. Released in 1988, it was the first single from the album Tired of the Runnin. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
4 | 5 | Tired of the Runnin |
"Blue Love Blue Love (song) "Blue Love" is a single written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. Released in 1988, it was the second single from the album Tired of the Runnin. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
10 | * | ||
"Rocky Road" | 71 | * | ||
1990 | "Why Should I?" | — | 75 | Imagine That |
"Diddy All Night Long" | — | 73 |