- Whitfield Crane
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Name = William Whitfield Crane IV
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1968|01|19
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Origin = Palo Alto,California
Instrument =Vocals
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Genre =hard rock , metal
Occupation =Musician
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Associated_acts =Ugly Kid Joe ,Life of Agony , Medication,Another Animal
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Notable_instruments =William Whitfield Crane IV, (born
January 19 1968 , Palo Alto,California ) was a founding member and thelead singer of thehard rock /metal band,Ugly Kid Joe , which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997.Crane is often noted for his powerful and diverse vocal range, and has a natural gift for stepping into any type of rock based project. Most of his performances are delivered with a strong presence and liveliness. Crane refers to himself in the
Ugly Kid Joe song; C.U.S.T as "Frank Sinatra in aRock n Roll band".Following Ugly Kid Joe's demise, Crane went on a year-long tour with
Life of Agony before forming Medication with ex-Machine Headguitarist ,Logan Mader . However, due to a series of issues with the band'srecord label , Medication disbanded in 2002.Crane now sings for
Another Animal , a side project formed byShannon Larkin ,Robbie Merill , andTony Rombola ofGodsmack , as well as formerGodsmack /Dropbox guitarist Lee Richards.In 2000, Whitfield contributed vocals to the track "Reaching Out" from the
Lynn Strait tribute albumStrait Up . The track though mainly features vocals fromMark McGrath ofSugar Ray .As of 2006 , Whitfield lives in Palo Alto, where he was born and raised.External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/uglykidjoetheband Official Ugly Kid Joe MySpace page]
* [http://uglykidjoe.info/content/view/13/28/ Whitfield Crane Information, Lyrics and Pictures]
* [http://www.myspace.com/anotheranimalxxx Official Another Animal MySpace page]Persondata
NAME= Crane, Whitfield
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American singer
DATE OF BIRTH=1968-01-19
PLACE OF BIRTH=Palo Alto,California ,United States
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