Candy (band)
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Candy were a rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band featuring the future Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
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 guitarist Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke
Gilbert "Gilby" Clarke is an American guitarist and record producer best known for a 3-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour...

 and singer-songwriter Kyle Vincent
Kyle Vincent
Kyle Vincent is an American singer-songwriter/entertainer, labeled as the "crown prince of soft pop," by Goldmine.Vincent was born and raised in Berkeley, California, U.S.A..-Musical career:...

. Original members were Vincent on lead vocals, bassist Jonathan Daniel, drummer John Schubert, and guitarist Geoff Siegel. Clarke replaced Siegel after 6 months. Their music has been described as power-pop.

Their only album, titled Whatever Happened To Fun, was released in 1985, when the band toured the United States opening up for Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...

 and later Corey Hart.

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.

Later that year, Gilby Clarke replaced Kyle Vincent as lead vocalist, and guitarist Ryan Roxie
Ryan Roxie
Ryan Roxie Ryan Roxie Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento, California, December 1, 1965 is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper, Slash, Casablanca, Dad's...

 joined the lineup. Since leaving Candy, Vincent has enjoyed a successful solo career, releasing over 10 albums; Daniel is a manager of many top acts in the recording industry; and Schubert is a teacher in Southern California.

After Gilby left, the remaining band members joined up with new lead vocalist Shane and became the Electric Angels
Electric Angels
Electric Angels was a Los Angeles-based band that formed from the defunct pop group Candy featuring new singer Shane, guitarist Ryan Roxie, and original Candy members bassist/songwriter Jonathan Daniel, and drummer John Schubert. After one year, the band relocated to New York City and were signed...

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Studio albums

  • Whatever Happened To Fun (1985) Mercury/Polygram
  • "Teenage Neon Jungle (Rare & Unreleased)" (2003) SongTree

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