Who Are Kane Brown’s Parents? Meet His Mom and Dad
Kane Brown is a rising star in the country music world, but his path to success was filled with obstacles growing up. He has often spoken about dealing with homelessness, racism and the separation of his parents due to his father being in prison. While Kane has spoken fondly of being raised by his single mom, Tabatha Brown, for much of his childhood, he has also gotten candid about enduring abuse from his stepfather.
Who Is Kane Brown’s Mom, Tabatha Brown?
Kane was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on October 21, 1991, and raised in both Chattanooga and rural northwest Georgia. His mom, Tabatha, raised Kane for much of his childhood with help from his grandmother, and the “One Thing Right” singer has opened up about how grateful he is.
“My mom worked multiple jobs and my nana truly was a sheriff in my town,” he once told CMT. “To be able to honor them is incredible because no matter how much we struggled, my mom and nana never let me see it. They sheltered me from any problems and I appreciate them for that.”
Kane honored his mom and grandmother in the music video for his 2018 song “Good as You.” Much like the singer’s real life, the video depicts a young boy who lives with his mother and grandma. Though the family struggles with money, their love for each other is strong, and the boy’s admiration for the women in his life is clear.
Who Is Kane Brown’s Dad?
The identity of Kane’s father, who has been incarcerated since 1996, is not known. However, The X Factor alum has opened up about how his father being in prison affected his childhood.
For starters, Kane went years without knowing that he was multiracial. His mom is white and his dad is African-American and Cherokee, but because he wasn’t raised by his father, Kane didn’t know about that side of his identity until he was 7 or 8 years old.
“I thought I was full white, which honestly, I can’t even really say because I didn’t see colors. I found out that I was biracial and I still wasn’t thinking anything of it,” he told People in 2018. “But then I started getting called the N-word. I didn’t even know what it meant, and that’s when it started affecting me. I got in fights over it when I was little.”
Though Kane was estranged from his dad for most of his childhood and struggled with not having a steady father figure, he did connect with his father as an adult. “He’s a drummer, which I didn’t even know. He brags about me and talks about how good he is on the drums. I always joke with him and say that I’m going to hire him when he gets out,” he told Billboard in 2018.
Kane Brown Opened Up About Childhood Abuse From His Stepfather
Tabatha remarried another man during Kane’s childhood, but he allegedly became extremely abusive. The ACM Award winner claimed that his stepfather, whose identity has not been revealed, nearly beat him to death in his song “Learning.” The man was later sent to prison after Kane’s grandmother came to his rescue, according to the track.
“When I was six years old, I kinda wet the bed/ My stepdad came in and nearly beat me to death/ All bruised and broken, I was lonely and scared/ My mom, she was working, there was nobody there/ My nana showed up, she was super protective/ Had a tear in her eye, she saw how I was neglected/ The crazy part about it, she’s a straight-up detective/ But you never would’ve guessed it, how she’d cook you a breakfast/ Three weeks later, she had him locked in a cell,” the lyrics read.
“Had to grow up a lot faster than a normal person … Just, you know, moving around a lot. And then no father figure. Child abuse,” Kane told CBS in 2022. “One of my stepdads for my punishment shaved my head bald and put aftershave on me. Made me, like, physically eat half a bar of soap, not just bite into it.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.