Candy (band)

{{Short description|American pop rock band, 1982–1988}} {{About||the Georgian teen pop girl group|Candy (Georgian band)}} {{Distinguish|The Candy Band}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2014}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Candy | origin = Los Angeles, California | genre = Power pop, glam metal | years_active = 1982–1988 | associated_acts = | past_members = Jonathan Daniel John Schubert Kyle Vincent Geoff Siegel Gilby Clarke Ryan Roxie }}

'''Candy''' was a Los Angeles-based pop rock band, featuring future Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and singer-songwriter Kyle Vincent. Original members were Vincent on lead vocals, bassist Jonathan Daniel, drummer John Schubert, and guitarist Geoff Siegel, who departed the group after six months and after a short stint in LA's Bang Bang, later joined the Nymphs. Their music has been described as power pop.

==Biography== Candy started playing live in the LA area and recording demos in 1981. Their only studio album, titled ''Whatever Happened To Fun'', produced by Jimmy Ienner, was released in 1985, when the band toured the United States opening up for Rick Springfield and later Corey Hart. Wally Bryson from the Raspberries served as musical director on the album, which was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, FL. The music video for the single "Whatever Happened To Fun", directed by Dominic Orlando, was filmed on location in Hollywood, with Candy performing to a street crowd and a mural of famous old Hollywood stars.

In 1986, Vincent left the band to pursue a solo career, with Clarke taking over as lead vocalist and guitarist Ryan Roxie joining the lineup. After Clarke left,{{when|date=February 2014}} the remaining members joined up with new lead vocalist Shane and became the Electric Angels. Vincent has since enjoyed a successful solo career, releasing twenty albums, touring, and scoring a ''Billboard'' Adult Top 20 single, "Wake Me Up (When The World's Worth Waking Up For)"; Daniel is a music industry manager of many top acts, including Sia, Train, Butch Walker, Fall Out Boy, and others; while Schubert went into university and studied history and education. Since 2006, he's taught middle school history and currently teaches in Carmel, CA at All Saints Day School.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In 2003, SongTree Records released "Teenage Neon Jungle (Rare & Unreleased)", a 25-track collection of the band's demos, live tracks, and post-Candy projects, both solo and band.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/candy/teenage.shtml |title=Sleaze Roxx: Candy - Teenage Neon Jungle (Rare & Unreleased) |access-date=2013-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116173508/http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/candy/teenage.shtml |archive-date=2013-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, ''Whatever Happened to Fun'' was released for the first time on CD on the Rock Candy label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockcandyrecords.com/store/?letter=C|title=Rock Candy|website=www.rockcandyrecords.com|access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2016, Vincent re-recorded and released "Whatever Happened to Fun", as the B-side on his Japan-issued "Narita (Tokyo Girl)" single. The song was recorded in Tokyo using Vincent's Japan Candy band, with Kyle on lead vocals.

==Discography==

===Studio albums === * ''Whatever Happened to Fun'' (1985) Mercury/Polygram * ''Teenage Neon Jungle (Rare & Unreleased)'' (2003) SongTree

===Singles=== * "Whatever Happened to Fun" (1985) Mercury/Polygram

==External links== * [http://www.kylevincent.com/ Kyle Vincent Official Website] * [http://www.gilbyclarke.com/ Gilby Clarke Official Website] * {{IMDb name|nm14387282}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Candy}} Category:1983 establishments in California Category:American power pop groups Category:Glam metal musical groups from California Category:Musical groups established in 1983 Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles