Kane Gang
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| Kane Gang | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Years active | 1982-?1991? |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul |
| Labels | London, Capitol |
| Members | Martin Brammer Paul Woods Dave Brewis |
Kane Gang was a blue-eyed soul trio from [[North East] England]] that had a few UK hits and one U.S. hit in the 1980s. They named themselves after the movie Citizen Kane.
Vocalists Martin Brammer (b. c. 1958, in Seaham, County Durham) and Paul Woods and multi-instrumentalist Dave Brewis formed the trio in 1982 in northern England, after meeting in small local bands, and signed to a small label, which led to a deal with London Records in 1984. Their debut album, Bad and Lowdown World of the Kane Gang (released in the U.S. as Lowdown), was released the next year, and spawned two UK hit singles, "Closest Thing To Heaven" (#12), and "Respect Yourself" (#21). Their next album, Miracle, released in 1987, failed to spawn any UK hits or charting singles, but spawned a U.S. hit single, "Motortown" (#36), and another charting single, "Don't Look Any Further" (#64).
Woods left the band in 1991 to attempt a solo career.
Martin Brammer continues to write songs for other artists such as Tina Turner, Lighthouse Family, James Morrison, Nick Carter
[edit] Trivia
- The Kane Gang are infamous for writing the 'Ooh Gary Davies...on your radio' jingle for BBC Radio 1.
- The music for the 'Ooh Gary Davies...on your radio' jingle, was then used as the basis for the theme tune of longrunning Children's BBC 'Byker Grove', the very show that launched the careers of Ant and Dec (as PJ & Duncan), and Donna Air.
