NASHVILLE, TN. (THECOUNT) — Following the tragic vehicle death of their drummer Kenny Dixon, musical group, Kane Brown has suffered yet another devastating loss.
Jay Frank, known as the man who helped put Kane Brown on the map, died Sunday, according to reports. He was 47.
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The manager’s death comes just days after the band suffered the untimely death of their drummer in a Georgia car wreck.
Billboard and several industry outlets report that the cause of death was cancer, noting that Frank leaves behind family in a wife and daughter.
Frank and Brown teamed up while the singer was an independent artist using Facebook to get his music to fans. His digital music services and digital data marketing company played a role in broadening the Georgia-raised singer’s audience, to the point where he was topping airplay charts without benefit of a record label contract. The Chattanooga Times Free Press says that Brown had signed Frank as a manager in one of the early profiles on the would-be star, published in October 2015. Within a few months he’d signed with Sony Music Nashville, and Brown’s current manager Martha Earls took charge of his day-to-day needs, reports TasteOfCountry.
Per Music Row, Frank was an investor in the newly-formed management company, EFG LLC.
At the time of his passing, Frank was the SVP of Global Streaming Marketing at Universal Music Group. Taste of Country has reached out to Brown’s team for comment. Frank’s death comes one day after Brown’s longtime drummer Kenny Dixon died in a car accident at the age of 27.
Just days before Frank’s passing, Kenny Dixon, the drummer who was touring with artist Kane Brown, passed away in a car accident, according to social media reports.
Dixon is survived by his fiancée Sarah Hedrick and son.
“I’m at a loss of words. I don’t even know how to write this or ever thought I would have to,” Hedrick said in an Instagram post, “Kenny passed away last night in a car accident. I know I have to be strong for Levi and God is gonna pull us through this. We have a forever guardian angel watching above us now. Please keep Levi, my family, and Kenny’s family in your prayers.”
Details of the crash were not immediately provided.
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