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Eddy Grant

エディ・グラント　/　えでぃ・ぐらんと

Musician from Guyana

March 5, 1948 (age 78)　・　Plaisance, Guyana

musician
singer
songwriter

My Take

What grabs me about Eddy Grant is how he refuses to stay in one lane. Born in Plaisance, Guyana, in 1948, he became a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose work I find hard to file under a single label, which is fitting since he literally invented his own genre, ringbang. I respect that he paired genre-blending experimentation with socially conscious lyrics rather than chasing easy hits. To me that combination is what separates a craftsman from a true originator, and it is why his catalogue still feels restless and alive decades on. He never sounds like he was content to repeat himself.

Overview

Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Noted for his genre-blending style and socially conscious lyrics, he is the creator of the musical genre known as ringbang.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Eddy Grant
Name (Japanese): エディ・グラント
Reading: えでぃ・ぐらんと
Born: March 5, 1948 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Origin: Plaisance, Guyana
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / singer / songwriter / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.eddygrant.com/
Xhttps://x.com/Eddy_Grant
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

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