Eddy Grant

Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-born British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Noted for his genre-blending style and socially conscious lyrics, he is the creator of the musical genre known as ringbang.

Grant rose to prominence as a founding member of the Equals, one of the UK's first racially mixed bands who are best remembered for the hit song "Baby, Come Back" (1967), which Grant wrote and performed lead guitar and backing vocals on. His subsequent solo career spawned songs such as "I Don't Wanna Dance" (1982), "Electric Avenue" (1983), and the anti-apartheid anthem "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" (1988). "Electric Avenue" reached platinum status, became his biggest international hit, and earned a Grammy Award nomination.

Early life

Edmond Montague Grant was born in Plaisance, British Guiana (now Guyana) on 5 March 1948. He later moved to Linden. His father, Patrick, was a trumpeter who played in a band called Nello and the Luckies. He has a younger brother named Rudy, who is also a musician. His parents lived and worked in England while he was at school, and they would send money back to Guyana for his education. In 1960, he and his...

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