Eddy Grant ~ Electric Avenue 1982 Disco Purrfection Version

Eddy Grant started life as Edmond Montague Grant born in Plaisance, Guyana on March 5, 1948. His parents left Guyana for England while he was still a child of 12. He played the trumpet for the Camden Schools’ Orchestra. In 1965, sporting bleached blond hair, he founded The Equals, a racially integrated band whose sound fused Brit Pop, R&B and rock. Three years later, they released “Baby, Come Back“ as the B Side of “Hold Me Closer“ which bombed in the UK but hit #1 in Germany and The Netherlands. “Baby Come Back“ was considered perfect Europop and used to fill the dance floors of many clubs hungry for that 4/4 beat. The band had a setback in 1969 when all five group members were reportedly injured in a car accident in Germany. In 1970 they achieved a disco hit in “Black Skin Blue-Eyed Boys“ with its relentless energy, driving bassline, solid drumming, woodblock percussion and a latin flavored guitar style that gave it a dark funk sound. More hit singles followed