Eddy Grant

Eddy Grant (born with the name
Edmond Montague Grant) is a
musician. When he is still at
young age, his parents moved
to London, UK where he lived.
He reside in Kentish Town and
he study at the Acland
Burghley Secondary Modern at
Tufnell Park. In 1968, he had
his first number one hit with
his self composed song "Baby
Come Back" when he was the
lead guitarist and major
composer of the interracial
group "The Equals". The later
become number one in the UK
Singles Chart when covered by
Pato Banton. He used his
songwriting for political
purposes especially against
the racist government of South
Africa.

Eddy Grant build up his own
recording company, the Ice
Records and the Coach House
studio. but he go back to the
West Indies from London which
he choose Barbados as a
practical venue for a
recording company rather than
choosing his country of origin
which is Guyana. He has also
produced for the several
artists like Sting, Mick
Jagger and Elvis Costello.

His solo recording of "I Don't
Wanna Dance" stayed three
weeks at Number one in the UK
Singles Chart In 1982. He got
a Top Ten album with Killer On
The Rampage in the same year .
In 1983, "Electric Avenue" was
number 2 both in UK and U.S.
with a market over a million
copies. In 2001, with a remix
of the song, it enter UK Top
Ten hit again

Videos In The Playlist:

1. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
2. eddy grant - gimme hope joanna
3. Eddy Grant - I don't wanna dance
4. EDDIE GRANT Do you feel my love '80
5. EDDIE GRANT - LIVING ON THE FRONTLINE ' 79
6. Eddy Grant - Walking on Sunshine 12"
7. Romancing The Stone - Eddy Grant (HQ Audio)
8. Eddy Grant-Electric Avenue
9. Eddy Grant - War Party
10. Boys in the Street - Eddy Grant
11. Eddy Grant - Killer On The Rampage
12. Eddy Grant-Neighbour Neighbour
13. Eddy Grant-Neighbour Neighbour
14. Eddy Grant - Belgrade
15. Eddy Grant - Water
16. Eddy Grant - Telepathy