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The Keane Brothers | |
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| Origin | USA |
| Years active | 1976 (1976)–1982 (1982) |
| Members | John M. Keane Tom Keane |
The Keane Brothers was an Americanpop music 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 onCBS. The brothers subsequently went on to solo careers as songwriters and music producers.
Tom and John Keane ofLos Angeles, California, were the sons of Bob Keane, the founder ofDel-Fi Records. After the elder Keane closed his record label, he promoted the boys as abubblegum pop band.[1]
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.[2][3]The Keane Brothers Show aired onCBS for four weeks in 1977 as a summer replacement forWonder Woman.[4]
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 songwriterLamont Dozier. In 1981, the group added Mark Moulin on guitars and Mike Millwood on bass and shortened its name toKeane. The third album was titledKeane.[5]
In 1982, the group released the albumToday, Tomorrow And Tonight with Moulin and futureChicago memberJason Scheff on bass. The brothers disbanded the duo, and instead pursued solo careers.[citation needed]
The band is not to be confused with the 2000spop rock bandof the same name.
John Keane (born April 26, 1965) composes music for television, includingThe Sentinel,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation andThe Amazing Race.[6] For theCSI series, Keane was nominated for the 2007 Emmy as well as 12BMI andASCAP awards.
He became a session drummer in Los Angeles, recording music with various musicians includingChicago,Michael Bolton,David Foster andCher. He released two solo albums:Any Other World in 1996 andStraight Away in 1999.In 2010, John released a solo album on Laycut Records titledEverything Changed.[citation needed]
Tom Keane (born March 13, 1964) has collaborated as writer and musician with many producers and artists, includingBurt Bacharach,Kenny Rogers,Patti LaBelle, andAl Jarreau. He received a Grammy nomination forChaka Khan's hit “Through the Fire”, which he co-wrote with David Foster andCynthia Weil (of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” fame) and a Golden Globe nomination for the soundtrack to the1987 film,The Secret of My Success.[citation needed]
The song “Will You Still Love Me?”, recorded byChicago, who had recently added Tom’s former Keane bandmate,Jason Scheff, 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.[citation needed]
Tom Keane issued a pair of solo albums in the early 2000s. In 2000, he releasedI Love a Gershwin Tune, which features covers of several classic works byGeorge Gershwin. 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”.[7]
In 2007, he opened a production company called DMG-Del-Fi Music Group. 2011 saw the release ofHoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil a Weinstein Company animated feature release, the sequel to the 2005 release,Hoodwinked!. Tom wrote and produced the two pop songs in the film sung byHayden Panettiere ofHeroes fame.[citation needed]
Tom's son, Mack Keane has become a recording artist in his own right.[8]
