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“The revealing intro …where is my baby, sets the scene for a truly frantic jaunt.”
Phil Smith
“The disc is pure Soul beat and totally in keeping with what was happening in 1966.”
KR
Penned by Percy Mayfield, the track was also recorded by Ray Charles on ABC-Paramount 1962.
Earl Grant (1931-1970), was born in Idabel, Oklahoma. Though he would be known later for his keyboards and vocals, Grant also played trumpet and drums. Grant attended four music schools, eventually becoming a music teacher. He augmented his income by performing in clubs during his army service, throughout which he was stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas. Grant signed with Decca Records in 1957.
Grant also made a few appearances in film and television, including Tender Is the Night (1962), Juke Box Rhythm (1959), and The Ed Sullivan Show (1961).
Grant sings the title theme for the 1959 film “Imitation of Life”
Grant died instantly in a car accident in Lordsburg, New Mexico, at the age of 39.