The Keane Brothers was an American

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duo from 1976–82, composed of pre-teens, Tom Keane on piano and John Keane on drums. The duo released four albums and briefly hosted a television variety show on

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. The brothers subsequently went on to solo careers as songwriters and music producers.

History

Tom and John Keane of

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, were the sons of Bob Keane, the founder of

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. After the elder Keane closed his record label, he promoted the boys as a

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band. The Keane Brothers’ first single, “Sherry” (#84), was released in 1976, followed closely by a self-titled debut album in 1977. During the summer of 1977, John who was 12 years and Tom who was 13 years, reportedly became the youngest people ever to host a prime-time variety television program. ''The Keane Brothers Show'' aired on

for four weeks in 1977 as a summer replacement for ''

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''. Between the years of 1977 and 1982, the brothers released four albums. Their second album, ''Taking Off'', was released in 1978 with a disco sound and produced by songwriter

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. In 1981, the group added Mark Moulin on guitars and Mike Millwood on bass and shortened its name to Keane. The third album was titled ''Keane''. In 1982, the group released the album ''Today, Tomorrow And Tonight'' with Moulin and future

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member

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on bass. The brothers disbanded the duo, and instead pursued solo careers. The band is not to be confused with the 2000s

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band of the same name.

John M. Keane

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''. For the ''CSI'' series, Keane was nominated for the 2007 Emmy as well as 12 BMI and

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awards. He became a session drummer in Los Angeles, recording music with various musicians including

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and

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. He released two solo albums: ''Any Other World'' in 1996 and ''Straight Away'' in 1999. In 2010, John released a solo album on Laycut Records titled ''Everything Changed''.

Tom Keane

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. He received a Grammy nomination for

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's hit “ Through the Fire”, which he co-wrote with David Foster and

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(of “ You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” fame) and a Golden Globe nomination for the soundtrack to the

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film, '' The Secret of My Success''. The song “ Will You Still Love Me?”, recorded by

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, who had recently added Tom’s former Keane bandmate,

, to the lineup, was co-written by Tom, David Foster and Richard Baskin. Scheff performed lead vocals on the track, which became a big hit. Tom Keane issued a pair of solo albums in the early 2000s. In 2000, he released ''I Love a Gershwin Tune'', which features covers of several classic works by

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. A second album featuring his own versions of songs he had written, ''Smoove and Juicy Covers'' followed in 2001. Tracks on this latter album include Keane's own take on his compositions “Will You Still Love Me?” as well as “Through the Fire”. In 2007, he opened a production company called DMG-Del-Fi Music Group. 2011 saw the release of ''

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''. Tom wrote and produced the two pop songs in the film sung by

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'' fame. Tom's son, Mack Keane has become a recording artist in his own right.Mack Keane: Biography & History
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Discography

;Albums * ''The Keane Brothers'' (1977) * ''Taking Off'' (1979) * ''Keane'' (1981) * ''Today, Tomorrow & Tonight'' (1982)

Soundtracks

;Film * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Two of a Kind'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' St. Elmo’s Fire'' (1985) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2015) ;Anime * '' One Pound Gospel'' (1988) (Theme Song Arrangements) * ''

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'' (1996) (music and arrangements for ending theme songs) * ''Chōja Reideen'' (1996) (main composer with Kiyoshi Murakami) * ''

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'' (1997) (composer for ending theme "When I Cry") * ''

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References

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