Eddy Grant at Las Vegas House of Blues

Eddy Grant to Perform at House of Blues

Las Vegas
August 28, 2008

Eddy Grant is a British reggae musician born in Plaisance, Guyana.

In 1981 Grant relocated to Barbados and built the Blue Wave studio complex. Around this time Grant moved Ice Records distribution in Europe to RCA and recorded the album, Killer on the Rampage. The relationship with RCA proved particularly fruitful as the album would spawn his hits "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "Electric Avenue". Both of these tracks made the UK Top five, with 'I Don't Wanna Dance' going to number one in the UK Top 40 in September / October 1982.
In 1991, Grant was the host of the first annual Caribbean Music Awards at the Harlem’s Apollo Theater in New York.
Notably, he openly used his songwriting for political purposes, especially against the then-current apartheid regime of South Africa. The Clash recorded a version of "Police on My Back" for their Sandinista! triple album.
Later Grant shifted his focus to Ice Records, and began re-issuing recordings by calypso and soca artists such as the Mighty Sparrow, Roaring Lion, Lord Melody and others. Grant has been married for over 20 years and has four children. He currently splits his time between his studio, label and the Pepperpot Nightclub. In April 2008 Eddy announced his first UK tour for more than 20 years, where he will play Shepherds Bush Empire, Brighton Concorde 2, Cambridge Junction, Norwich Waterfront & the Manchester Academy 2 at the beginning of July.

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