Kieran Kane (born October 7, 1949) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist, as well as the owner of

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 produce their records withou ...

, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised

The O'Kanes The O'Kanes were an American country music duo composed of Jamie O'Hara (singer), Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane, both vocalists and guitarists. Active between 1986 and 1990, the duo recorded three albums for Columbia Records and charted seven singl ...

, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One single " Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You". In addition, Kieran charted a string of solo singles on

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in 1982. After The O'Kanes disbanded in 1990, both O'Hara and Kane recorded solo albums of their own. Kane was also responsible for writing the song " I'll Go On Loving You" which was a top 5 hit for

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in 1998.

Biography

Kane was born in

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, New York. His first musical experience was at age nine, playing drums in his brother's rock band. Eventually, Kane shifted his focus to bluegrass, before relocating to Los Angeles, California where he found work as a session guitarist and songwriter. Kieran moved to

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by the 1980s, eventually signing to a publishing contract. He was also signed to a recording contract with

, releasing his self-titled album in 1982. This album included two Top 20 country hits.

The O'Kanes

Jamie O'Hara, another songwriter who worked for the same publishing company, first collaborated with Kane on a song entitled "Bluegrass Blues", eventually recorded by

The Judds The Judds were an American country music duo composed of lead vocalist Wynonna Judd and her mother, Naomi Judd. The duo signed to RCA Nashville in 1983 and released six studio albums between then and 1991. The Judds were one of the most success ...

. Afterwards, the two began writing more songs together, and by 1986, they decided to form a duo known as

. Signed to

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in 1986, The O'Kanes recorded three studio albums for the label, in addition to charting seven singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles charts. Their third album failed to produce any singles, however, and by 1990, the duo parted ways.

Return to solo career

In 1993, Kieran returned to his career as a solo performer. He signed to

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

that year, releasing the album ''Find My Way Home''. Due to poor sales of this album, he was soon dropped from Atlantic's roster. Two years later, Kane, along with three other Nashville singer-songwriters, founded

, an

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specializing in country music. The label's first release was his second studio album, titled ''Dead Rekoning''.

Personal Life

Kane has three children. His son Lucas occasionally plays percussion at his performances.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Dead Reckoning Records official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Kieran 1949 births American country singer-songwriters Living people Musicians from New York City The O'Kanes members Elektra Records artists Atlantic Records artists Singer-songwriters from New York (state) Country musicians from New York (state)