Candye Kane
| Candye Kane | |
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Kane in January 2005.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Candace Hogan |
| Born |
November 13, 1961 Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2016 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Pornographic actress, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986 – 2016 |
| Labels | Delta Groove |
| Website | www |
Candace Hogan (November 13, 1961 – May 6, 2016), known professionally as Candye Kane, was an American blues singer and entertainer. She entered a successful music career after being a pornographic actress during porn's golden age. She was recognized as an award-winning singer, songwriter, and performer in the blues and jazz genres. She was included in the books Rolling Stone Guide to Jazz and Blues, Elwood's Blues by Dan Aykroyd, The Blueshound Guide to Blues, AllMusic, and other blues books and periodicals.
Kane was born Candace Hogan in Ventura, California. She was raised in Highland Park, a Los Angeles suburb.
Candye was accepted into the USC's music conservatory's junior opera program in 1976, but she disliked opera and dropped out. She became part of the punk rock music scene of the early 1980s. She started country punk bands and befriended and shared the stage with musicians as diverse as Black Flag, Social Distortion, James Harman, The Circle Jerks, Los Lobos, The Blasters and Lone Justice. In 1985, she caught the attention of CBS/Epic A&R Head, Larry Hanby. She was signed to a developmental deal and recorded her first demo with Grammy winner Val Garay. Kane was initially marketed as a country singer, but CBS dropped her upon learning of her controversial past.
At seventeen, Kane became pregnant with her first son. When she turned eighteen, she turned to adult modeling and stripping to make some cash, appearing in videos and over 150 magazines from 1983 to 1985. Eventually she worked as a columnist for Gent magazine as well. In 1986, she moved from Los Angeles to San Diego. She married bass player Thomas Yearsley (of rockabilly power trio The Paladins), with whom she had another son.
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