Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Anyone else familiar with Earl Grant? I grew up listening to my dad's albums but they were all organ-only, like Lenny Dee. I only found out much later that he also sang, and sang well. He was called "The Next Nat King Cole" (he sounds just like him), which was a pretty heavy pressure. I think he died in an auto accident. He got some great tones from his Hammonds. I'll post a few. [video:youtube] The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Interesting piano style: [video:youtube] The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Here, singing a very Nat Cole type song: [video:youtube] The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 His big hit: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2rNldUqVo The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 And one more: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH87GQLuH5w The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB3 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Earl Grant! Wow - I had almost completely forgotten. My father too liked Earl Grant and had one record - Stand By Me. So long ago, but I remember being really impressed by his sound and a very short time later shocked when my father told me he died in a car accident. April in Paris [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB3 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I didn't remember ever hearing his singing at all - but you're right - he does sound like Nat Cole. Nature Boy: [video:youtube] Get Your Kicks on Route 66 [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3plyr Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 His rendition of Ebb Tide on the B3 is a classic. One of the first songs I learned on the Hammond! That dates me, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB3 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 His rendition of Ebb Tide on the B3 is a classic. One of the first songs I learned on the Hammond! That dates me, doesn't it? Thanks for this one. Ebb Tide wasn't on the record I had - never heard it till now. B3 bird calling! (For me that's a new trick. Never heard anyone do anything quite like that before.): [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keysguy Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Never knew him as a singer and Wow he does sound like Nat King Cole. I remember seeing him on the Ed Sullivan show doing Ebb Tide on a B3. Just him alone on the biggest show on TV at the time. Chirping Seagull sounds, smears for waves and all. I copied that arrangment and used it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardware Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Ebb Tide was a masterpiece, the SeaGulls and little FX he did all on a B3 was most inspirational, even though I did not discover him until years after wards. Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 When I was a kid I remember hearing his version of " Fly me to the Moon" and being very impressed. It was around the same time that I first heard Jimmy Smith. I listened to him later after I got into Hammonds and noticed that he must be using a BC model or something like that. Very unusual tremelo.... I will have to go back and listen more. I know he was capable of a lot more than what we often heard, as he seemed to aim for commerciality during those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 According to Wiki he recorded 30 albums for Decca. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Grant The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheels Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Loved listening to Ebb Tide as a child every time my father would play his album - looking back, probably one of my earliest keyboard influences. Nord Lead A1, Nord Electro 5d, Yamaha S70xs, QSC K10s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3Nut Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Another EG album worth checking out is Beyond The Reef. It's a great EG album, but beware of the CD "reissue" - it was mastered in mono from one channel of the record...whole instruments are missing! Good Decca stereo pressings are around on eBay, vinyl is the way to fly with most of the EG stuff. TP --- Todd A. Phipps "...no, I'm not a Hammondoholic...I can stop anytime..." http://www.facebook.com/b3nut ** http://www.blueolives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Loved listening to Ebb Tide as a child every time my father would play his album - looking back, probably one of my earliest keyboard influences. Same for me, along with Lenny Dee. The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Another EG album worth checking out is Beyond The Reef. It's a great EG album, but beware of the CD "reissue" - it was mastered in mono from one channel of the record...whole instruments are missing! Good Decca stereo pressings are around on eBay, vinyl is the way to fly with most of the EG stuff. TP That's generally considered his best album. Amazon has it as .mp3 downloads, so those are prolly OK. This is the one I listened to over and over again as a pre-teen: https://www.discogs.com/Earl-Grant-This-Magic-Moment/master/766931 All instrumentals. Pretty impressive discography for a guy who very few people remember: CLONK The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3Nut Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Unfortunately, the MP3's on Amazon of Beyond The Reef are the wrecked mono remaster that's missing the guitar among other things. --- Todd A. Phipps "...no, I'm not a Hammondoholic...I can stop anytime..." http://www.facebook.com/b3nut ** http://www.blueolives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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