Eddy Grant

Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a musician, born in
Plaisance, Guyana. When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to
London, UK, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at
the Acland Burghley Secondary Modern at Tufnell Park. He had his first number
one hit in 1968, when he was the lead guitarist and main songwriter ... read more

Old music: The Equals – Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys

A hymn to diversity from a band who would later be covered by the ClashA year after Blue Mink had released their paean to the positive power of interracial relationships ...
Posted 15 November 2011 1.27pm — Comment on this

Readers recommend: Songs about the police - the results

From KRS-One's Sound Of Da Police to Supergrass's Caught By the Fuzz - via songs by Fela Kuti, Blind Blake and the Equals - you lot found last week's topic rather arresti...
Posted 24 March 2011 4.42pm — Comment on this

Top songs

The 5 most played Eddy Grant songs in the past year.

  • I Don't Wanna Dance  98 plays
  • Electric avenue  93 plays
  • Gimme hope jo'anna  23 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Eddy Grant over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 213 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 2 plays

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