Jack Kane (composer)
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Jack Kane (29 November 1924 – 27 March 1961) was a Canadian
Life
Born John Kane in London, he was the son of British music-hall entertainer Barry Kane. In 1933 he moved with his family to Canada where he began appearing as a singer with his father in vaudeville performances in Toronto at the age of 9. A year later he won a performance contest at the Roxy Theatre.[1]
In 1939 Kane entered the
After the end of
During the early 1950s, Kane began to compose his first larger orchestral works, such as Suite for Orchestra (1950), Concerto for Saxophone (1951), and a symphony which he began but never finished. In 1950 he was appointed chief arranger for the CBC Radio program Startime and in 1951 he was awarded the Maurice Rosenfeld Prize for promising newcomer to Canadian radio. He became actively involved as a music director for CBC Television, serving in that capacity for such shows as On Stage (1954), The Jackie Rae Show (1955), and Summertime '57'. He also worked as a music director in the United States during the late 1950s for CBS and NBC, using his talents for shows starring Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence, Ethel Merman, and Andy Williams.[1]
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kane had his own orchestra with the CBC for which he arranged/composed much of their repertoire in addition to serving as the group's conductor. The ensemble played on their own show, The Jack Kane Show, and for other programs. The orchestra made several recordings; the first of which, Kane is Able, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra. The orchestra's other recordings include: Jack Kane Salutes the Comics (1959), Jack Kane Salutes the Women of Show Business (1960), and Raisin' Kane (1961). Kane's discography also includes recordings also made with Steve Allen, Dorothy Collins and Jane Harvey in the United States during the late 1950s.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Jack Kane". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2010.