Killer Kane Band

The Profile

Arthur "Killer" Kane was the bassist of the New York Dolls and later recorded as Killer Kane Band. He released the three-track Mr. Cool EP (1976). He struggled with addiction, found the Book of Mormon after a 1989 hospitalization and became a Mormon adherent, reunited with surviving Dolls members for shows in 2004, and died in 2004.

Former New York Dolls bassist; recorded the Mr. Cool EP (1976) as Killer Kane Band; struggled with drug and alcohol addiction; converted to Mormonism after a 1989 hospitalization; reunited with New York Dolls survivors for 2004 shows; died in 2004.

A passionate DeBaser review by supersoul celebrates the raw three-track 1976 Mr. Cool EP by Killer Kane Band. The piece frames Arthur "Killer" Kane as a tragic, influential figure from the New York Dolls, recounts his struggles with addiction, later conversion to Mormonism, a 2004 reunion, and his death in 2004. Musically the EP is praised for its dirty, street-level rock that presaged punk.