Does anyone know if Eddy Grant is dead?
2006-08-12 11:27:35 · 12 answers · asked by Sereniti 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Not according to the BBC.
Edmond Montague Grant, 5 March 1948, Plaisance, Guyana, West Indies. Grant moved to England in 1960. Over the next few years, he wrote a number of ska songs, some of which have become classics, including the suggestive hit for Prince Buster, "Rough Rider". During the late 60s he enjoyed pop success as part of the Equals, with "Baby Come Back' topping the UK singles chart. Grant was 24 years old, with several further Equals hits to his credit, when he left the band to form his own production company. After producing other acts, he made his own debut in 1977 with Message Man. It was certainly a solo effort: not only did he sing and play every note, but it was recorded in his own studio, the Coach House, and released on his own label, Ice Records. Grant had developed his own sound - part reggae, part funk, with strong musical motifs and strong melodies - producing pop with credibility. More than 10 years after the Equals" first hit, "Living On The Front Line" (1979) was a UK number 11 hit, and the now dreadlocked Grant had found himself a whole new audience. "Do You Feel My Love" and "Can't Get Enough Of You" kept him in the UK Top 20.
In 1982, Grant moved his home and studio to Barbados, signed Ice Records to RCA Records, and achieved a memorable UK number 1 hit with "I Don't Wanna Dance". The following year "Electric Avenue" reached number 2 on both sides of the Atlantic, and the parent album Killer On The Rampage proved his biggest seller. The huge hits eluded him for four years until he stormed back in January 1988 with "Gimme Hope Jo'anna", as if he had never been away. The dressing of the anti-apartheid message in the apparent simplicity of a pop song was typically inspired. In recent years, Grant has continued recording and writing quality material, but has concentrated his efforts on building a successful music publishing company and record label in Barbados. A dance remix of "Electric Avenue" was a huge club hit in 2001.
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Dead or Alive also says he is alive.
http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/gnames-nf/Grant+Eddy
2006-08-12 11:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely he is still rock steady down Electric Avenue? Do not freak the rest of my night out.
2006-08-12 11:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by mairimac158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alive
Eddy Grant
Field: Music
Info: Had a hit with the song "Electric Avenue", also sang "I Don't Wanna Dance" and other songs
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Date of Birth:
Current Age: 03/05/1948
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2006-08-12 11:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by Big-Sister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-16 06:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not according to Wikipedia, and I can't find anything on the news...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Grant
2006-08-12 11:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by Bog woppit. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he alive and living in Barbados. I heard last.
2006-08-12 22:08:11 · answer #6 · answered by Kev's Girl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no hes not, unless hes die within the last minute
2006-08-12 11:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by n c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope not. love that electric avenue song!
2006-08-12 11:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by Christian W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
oh no this is too bad but what can i or you or any one do ? nothing , all of us will die .
2006-08-12 11:48:55 · answer #9 · answered by hamada 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just ask that on google.
2006-08-12 11:32:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋