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Brother Cane is an American rock band that released three albums in the 1990s. Formed in Alabama in 1990 by singer and guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Glenn Maxey, the line-up was completed by guitarist Roman Glick and drummer Scott Collier. The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1993, and after some line-up changes, this was followed by '' Seeds'' in 1995, and '' Wishpool'' in 1998. Brother Cane disbanded thereafter, but reformed in 2005, again in 2011, and became active again from 2022.


History


Initial mainstream success and disbandment: 1990–1998

The band's debut album, ''Brother Cane'', peaked at #14 on the ''
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'' Heatseekers chart, while the lead single, "Got No Shame", peaked at #2 on the ''
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chart on September 18, 1993. Maxey subsequently left the band, and Glick then switched to bass while the band added a new guitarist, David Anderson. ''Seeds'' was released on July 4, 1995, and the single " And Fools Shine On" stayed at number 1 on Billboard Rock Charts for six weeks. It was included on the soundtrack for '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' in 1995, as well as three other songs, "Hung on a Rope", "20/20 Faith", and "Horses & Needles". The band's third album, ''Wishpool'', was released in March 1998, and featured the single "I Lie in the Bed I Make," which was their second #1 single on the
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chart, maintaining that position for four weeks. That same year, a live version of the band's song "Lead My Follow" was featured on a
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charitable album titled '' Live in the X Lounge''.Rossi, Dave. WRAX ''107.7 The X''. Live in the X Lounge III. The album was released to benefit United
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of Greater Birmingham, an organization in the band's hometown. Brother Cane disbanded after touring for ''Wishpool'', despite a great deal of radio play and live success, experiencing problems with their record company and issues surrounding record distribution.


Reformations: 2005, 2011–2012, 2022–2023

In 2005, Brother Cane reunited for two concerts. One of the shows was released as a two-disc set with previously unreleased backstage, offstage, concert footage (a 40-minute show as the opening act for
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in Fresno from '95) and interview content. Brother Cane again reunited for a brief tour in 2012. In March 2022, Brother Cane announced they would reunite for live shows later in the year. Johnson is rejoined by original bass guitarist Glenn Maxey, along with Buck Johnson (
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, Hollywood Vampires) on keyboards, Tony Higbee on guitar (Tom Keifer Band), and drummer Jarred Pope from Johnson's solo band. The first show was at the Northern Lights Theater in
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on April 22. Further shows in
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and
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are also planned, with the live set to feature songs from the band's first album, including songs never played live before, plus hits from the later albums. The band performed a full tour in 2023 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the release of the ''Brother Cane'' album. Johnson stated: "I’m just over the moon about this. Brother Cane fans are some of the most passionate that I've encountered in all of my travels. I'm certainly proud of all these songs, and the guys and I are looking forward to bringing them to the people once again."


Other projects

Brother Cane frontman Damon Johnson has been involved in numerous projects since the initial demise of the band, including Red Halo, Slave to the System (a band that also features long-time
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drummer Scott Rockenfield), and Whiskey Falls. Johnson was touring guitarist for
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, with whom he recorded three albums. Johnson also performs with
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, initially standing in for Gary Rossington, who was recovering from heart surgery. Glick worked with Johnson in Slave to the System, before joining Jesse James Dupree and Jackyl. Guitarist David Anderson now plays with ARS (
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) when they tour. After his departure from Brother Cane, Glenn Maxey moved away from music and worked in industrial electronics for 28 years, before returning to music in 2021 with Bishop Gunn frontman Travis McCready's solo band.


Band members


Current

* Damon Johnson – lead vocals, guitars (1990–1998, 2005, 2011–2013, 2022–present) * Glenn Maxey – bass (1990–1994, 2022–present) * Jarred Pope – drums (2022–present) * Buck Johnson – keyboards, backing vocals (2022–present) * Tony Higbee – guitars (2022–present)


Former

* Roman Glick – guitars (1990–1994), bass (1994–1998, 2005) * Scott Collier – drums (1990–1998, 2005, 2011–2013) * David Anderson – guitars (1994–1998, 2005, 2012–2013) * Zach Myers – guitars (2011) * Chuck Garric – bass (2011) * Flip Cooper – bass (2012–2013)


Discography


Studio albums


Compilations


Singles


Music videos


References


External links

* {{Authority control Alternative rock groups from Alabama American hard rock musical groups Southern rock musical groups from Alabama Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 1998 Musical groups from Birmingham, Alabama