The Keane Brothers
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Not to be confused with the group Keane from East Sussex, England, The Keane Brothers were a moderately-successful pop musical group from the late 1970s.
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[edit] History
The Keane Brothers are John and Tom Keane. Their first single, "Sherry", was released in 1976, followed closely by their first album, self-titled The Keane Brothers, in 1977, establishing their "easy pop" sound characteristic of that era's music. Later that year, they became the youngest entertainers in history (ages 11 and 12, respectively) to host their own variety television program, a la The Keane Brothers Show, which lasted four weeks on CBS.[1]
Between the years of 1977 and 1982, the brothers Keane released four albums. Their self-titled album was followed by Taking Off in 1978, which continued in much the same vein; more good-time fare, this time with a disco sound.
1981 saw the band rename themselves as Keane and release another self-titled album. Several of the track titles referenced death or killing, which seemed to signal the brothers' changing attitudes toward the music they were producing; Mark Moulin also joined in on guitars and backup vocals. 1982's Today, Tomorrow And Tonight displayed the brothers, Mark Moulin and newcomer Jason Scheff (bass) standing before a mysterious building, which seemed to indicate their change from duet to band. This would be their final album as a band; they fell to other projects after Today.
[edit] John M. Keane
John went on to release two solo albums; Any Other World (1996) and Straight Away (1999). He has also composed music for The Sentinel and CSI:Crime Scene Investigation.
[edit] Tom Keane
Tom's Smoove and Juicy Covers and I Love A Gershwin Tune, two albums consisting of mostly remakes, were released in 2001.
