Edwin McCain Biography
20 January 1970, USA. Singer-songwriter McCain comes from Greenville, South Carolina, USA, and is considered to be one of the hardest touring musicians in rock (known to play over 300 shows a year). Attracted to soul music early on, McCain began singing when he performed in school musicals, before taking up the guitar as a teenager. After a career at the University of South Carolina failed, McCain began taking jobs playing cover versions at local bars to pay the bills, before incorporating his original tunes into his nightly set list. McCain began mixing his rock, soul, folk, and jazz influences together, eventually finding his own sound, and drawing the attention of the AOR rock band Hootie And The Blowfish, who took McCain under their wing. Forming a backing band that consisted of Larry Chaney (guitar), Scott Bannevich (bass), Dave Harrison (drums), and Craig Shields (saxophone), McCain set out to document his originals on disc. Shortly after issuing a debut mini-album on their own label, McCain and his band were signed by the Atlantic Records' subsidiary Lava. A series of well-received albums, including 1997's Misguided Roses and 2001's Far From Over, bolstered his reputation, but following the release of the latter McCain left Atlantic and signed a new recording contract with the independent label ATC Records.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.
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