General Caine
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| General Caine | |
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| Origin |  California, USA |
| Genre(s) | funk, rap, soul, R&B |
| Years active | 1978-1988 |
| Label(s) | Groove Time Tabu Capitol Motown |
| Former members | |
| Mitch McDowell (rip), bass, percussion & lead vocals / rap Wayman Ballinger, lead & background vocals |
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General Kane (formerly known as General Caine) was a US music group fronted by Mitch McDowell (b. 1954 in San Bernadino, California, USA; d. January 1992). McDowell took the professional name General Kane in tribute to an officer who had supported his artistic ambitions when he was at military school. After leaving that institution, he formed the group Booty People with several future members of War. They released one album for MCA Records. Malcolm assembled an eight-piece funkgroup and signed with Groove Time Records in 1978, releasing two albums: Let Me In (1978) and Get Down Attack (1980).
The group then moved to Tabu Records. General Caine's third album entitled Girls features the hit song "For Lovers Only". The radio station 93.1 FM WZAK in Cleveland ( Ohio ) penned "For Lovers Only" as a theme song for their late night segment with the same title. Their debut single for the Tabu label and the fourth album Dangerous with many song writing chores, were done by Johnny Guitar Carson.
After a brief appearance at Capitol Records with one single released called Where's The Beef ? (a popular catch phrase at that time), a slimmed down version of the group signed a recording contract with Motown Records in the mid-1980s, debuting for the label with the album In Full Chill. "Crack Killed Applejack" was an uncompromising reflection of drug addiction on the inner city streets and reached number 12 in the black music charts despite being barred from airplay. Subsequent releases mellowed General Kane's approach without losing their commitment to the basic rap sound of the late 80s. The group's album Wide Open did include a romantic ballad, "Close Your Eyes", which featured vocals from two of the group's less prominent members, Cheryl McDowell and Danny Macon. Mitch McDowell was murdered in January 1992. General Kane's catalogue remained in print through the efforts of their former producer, Grover Wimberly III, who runs his own label, Groove Time Records.
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