Eddie Grant in General

Newest Review: ... supporters to "Viva Bobby Moore". 1972 arrives and Eddy leaves the Equals to go solo. Due to an illness that ... more

... prevents him from performing live sets, he turns his sights on being a producer, and with the accruing royalties from his song writing days, he sets up his own Ice Records label. After a deal is struck between Ensign and Ice Records, Eddy releases the magnificent "Walking On Sunshine" in 1979, which in turn gets an equally marvellous remixing by Rocker's Revenge in 1982. It's at this point in his career that Eddy comes into his own. His production and over-dubbing skills are flying high alongside his abi...more

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Eddie Grant in General: We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue (661 words)
by - written on 27/05/01 (Very useful, 219 readings)
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This is how most of you are going to come to know Eddy this summer. Tipped to be THE track at all the nightspots in holiday heavens, this is an old track undergoing the 2001 treatment. Judging from his past collection of songs, it probably won't be the only one. Born in Guyana in 1948, Edmond Montague Grant moved to London with his parents at the tender age of 12. (The style of music that he would bring to the charts was to be a mix of RnB and Ska. Definitely distinctive). He formed his first band with two schoolfriends and a set of twin brothers, called themselves the Equals. By 1967 they had a record deal with President Records and a smash number ... Read the complete review

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