He is perhaps best known for the top 40 hits "Jessie" and "Beautiful in My Eyes" from his debut album Painted Desert Serenade.

According to an early press release by EMI, "His maverick ways paid off in 1993 when EMI released his self-penned debut Painted Desert Serenade, a collection of introspective story songs including the break-through single "Jessie" and "When a Woman Cries", already covered by legends Joe Cocker and Smokey Robinson.

The single "Take It on Faith" failed to reach the Billboard top 10, and shortly after, EMI voided its contract with Kadison.

The Venice Beach Sessions was released as a download-only album in two parts, including a selection titled "Over the Sad Songs"; this was thought to be inspired by his recently dissolved relationship.

In 2006, EMI released Essential, a collection which included tracks from all three full-length studio albums and three additional selections that had formerly been B-sides.

During the tour, he announced that he would no longer be performing his older songs and would dedicate his time to studying the bansuri, a simple seven-hole bamboo flute.

His first official appearance made for many years was on June 7, 2020, in a YouTube video he posted as a tribute to Black Lives Matter.