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marv2
10-24-2010, 08:19 PM
Every now and then I'll read something here that will spark my memory about an artist or a form of music. Do you all remember Eddy Grant? He had several hits beginning in the late 70's and on through the 80"s [[Walking On Sunshine, Electric Avenue, etc.) Here's one that famed Detroit DJ, "Electrifying Mojo" use to give an extended work out on his late night program on 107.5 W
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhker3RS-T0GPR back in the early 80's. Check out "Living On the Front Line" by Mr. Eddy Grant:
marv2
10-24-2010, 08:24 PM
Here he is performing it live, I wished I could find the long,long extended version :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy_-k0-xIFg
nomis
10-24-2010, 08:28 PM
"Do you feel My Love" is one of my all time favourite reggea tracks- Ive had a couple of people in the last year ask me to play "Electric Avenue" for them
marv2
10-24-2010, 08:48 PM
Nomis, do you know whatever happened to him?
nomis
10-24-2010, 09:00 PM
Hes still around Marv,If I recall correctly he played here in New Zealand at a reggea party a few years back...
pshark
10-24-2010, 09:19 PM
http://www.eddygrant.com/site/main.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ZKssozKaE
marv2
10-24-2010, 10:01 PM
Hes still around Marv,If I recall correctly he played here in New Zealand at a reggea party a few years back...

That's good to know because he really is a good guy too I hear. Thanks Nomis
marv2
10-24-2010, 10:04 PM
http://www.eddygrant.com/site/main.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ZKssozKaE

Thank you so much Pshark! You ALWAYS come through with the good stuff! This is making me nostalgic for the early 80's and how good Detroit radio was at that time.
jillfoster
10-25-2010, 12:31 AM
Marv, he had hits alot earlier than the late 70's.....Eddy of course, used to be lead singer for:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AcigKiu_Gk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5G3Ffta-ic&feature=related
arrr&bee
10-25-2010, 12:49 AM
Eddy grant is cool his[electric avenue]is a classic as far as i'm concerned!
jsmith
10-25-2010, 02:10 AM
Eddy has lived in Barbados for many years now though he sometimes makes a trip back to the UK.
I have friends on the island that know him & have asked them to try to organise a visit for me [[when I'm there) to Eddy's home studio but so far things haven't worked out to enable this to happen.
He released a couple of highly collectable 45's [[by other artists) on his Ice label in its later years of operation in the UK.
marv2
10-25-2010, 08:08 AM
Wow, Jill, I never knew that [[and I know everything,hehehehe..) Thank you for those!