Earl Grant

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Earl Grant (born January 20, 1933 in Oklahoma City , † June 11, 1970 in Lordsburg ) was an American singer , pianist and organist . His biggest hit was the 1958 song The End .

Life

After studying at the Conservatory of Kansas City and the University of Southern California , he played in clubs and finally got a record deal . With The End (7th place), a single grant rose to the US charts for the first time in September 1958 . His 1961 album Ebb Tide also reached number 7 and stayed on the Billboard 200 for 32 weeks . By 1968 Grant released other singles that also reached the Hot 100.

Grant's easy listening music has been and is occasionally used in films. In 1959 he sang the title song for the film Imitation of Life by Douglas Sirk . Earl Grant died in 1970 while driving from Los Angeles to Juarez, Mexico , and when he drove his Rolls-Royce off the road (Interstate 10) in a curve and rolled over. 17-year-old Roosevelt Woods, Jr., the son of Grant's cousin, was also killed with him.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1961 Ebb tide US7th
gold
gold

(45 weeks)US
First published: 1961
1962 Beyond the Reef US17 (32 weeks)
US
First published: 1962
Earl Grant at Basin Street East US92 (10 weeks)
US
First published: 1962
1964 Fly me to the moon US139 (5 weeks)
US
First published: 1963
Just for a thrill US149 (2 weeks)
US
First published: 1964
1965 Trade Winds US143 (4 weeks)
US
First published: 1964
1968 Gently swingin ' US192 (2 weeks)
US
First published: 1968

More studio albums

  • 1958: The Versatile Earl Grant
  • 1958: The End
  • 1959: Grant Takes Rhythm
  • 1959: Nothin 'but the Blues
  • 1959: Paris Is My Beat
  • 1960: The Magic of Earl Grant
  • 1961: Earl After Dark
  • 1962: Midnight Sun
  • 1963: Yes Sirree!
  • 1964: Just One More Time
  • 1965: Spotlight on Earl Grant
  • 1966: Sings and Plays Songs Made Famous by Nat Cole
  • 1966: Stand by Me
  • 1966: Bali Ha'i
  • 1966: A Closer Walk with Thee
  • 1966: Winter Wonderland
  • 1967: It's so good
  • 1968: In Motion!
  • 1968: Spanish Eyes
  • 1969: This Magic Moment
  • 1969: One for My Baby
  • 1969: Send for Me
  • 1969: A Time for Us
  • 1970: Earl Grant

Compilations

  • 1967: Earl Grant's Greatest Hits
  • 1970: The Best of Earl Grant
  • 1970: Earl Grant's Golden Favorites
  • 1976: The Best Of
  • 1985: The Best of Earl Grant
  • 1990: Ebb Tide / Spanish Eyes (release: October 17th)
  • 1995: The End (released January 1st)
  • 1998: Singin '& Swingin': The Best of Earl Grant (released October 20th)
  • 2013: Organ Fever (release: July 16)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US R&B R&B
1958 (At) The End (Of the Rainbow)
The End 		- - US7 (19 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1958
Authors: Jimmy Krondes, Sid Jacobson
1959 Evening Rain
The Magic of Earl Grant 		- - US63 (7 weeks)
US 		-
First published: January 1959
Author: Leon Pober
The End (Every day comes to an end)
 DE12 (16 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First publication: January 1959
German text: Bert Reisfeld
1960 House of Bamboo
Grant Takes Rhythm 		- UK82 (2 weeks)
UK 		US88 (3 weeks)
US 		-
First published: January 1960
Chart entry in UK only in September 1986
Authors: Bill Crompton, Norman Murrells
Original: Andy Williams , 1958
1962 Swingin 'Gently
Beyond the Reef 		- - US44 (11 weeks)
US 		-
First published: May 1962
Author: Earl Grant
Sweet Sixteen Bars
Earl Grant at Basin Street East 		- - US55 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (7 weeks)
R&B
Recorded live in New York
First published: August 1962
Author and original: Ray Charles , 1958
1965 Stand by Me
Just One More Time 		- - US75 (7 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 1965
Authors: Ben E. King, Elmo Glick
Original: Ben E. King , 1961

More singles

  • 1956: Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams (released December)
  • 1957: Thanks for You (released March)
  • 1957: Fever (release: October)
  • 1958: Honky Tonk (release: January)
  • 1958: Kathy-O (release: April)
  • 1959: Imitation of Life (release: March)
  • 1959: Don't Point Your Finger at Somebody Else (released June)
  • 1959: Not One Minute More (release: September)
  • 1959: Swingin 'Christmas
  • 1960: It's Magic
  • 1960: Unforgettable
  • 1960: Teach Me Tonight
  • 1960: Try a Little Tenderness
  • 1960: The Folks Who Live on the Hill
  • 1960: Building Castles (release: June)
  • 1961: Quando la luna (release: January)
  • 1961: Ebb Tide (release: February)
  • 1961: Tender Is the Night (release: October)
  • 1961: Sermonets
  • 1962: Deep Purple
  • 1962: Beyond the Reef
  • 1963: I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (release: May)
  • 1963: More
  • 1963: Tender Is the Night (with Andy Williams , Tony Bennett, and Vic Damone )
  • 1964: Black Coffee
  • 1964: Lean Baby
  • 1965: Meditation (Meditacao)
  • 1965: After Hours
  • 1966: I'll Drown in My Tears (released January)
  • 1966: Blue Velvet
  • 1966: The Lonesome Road
  • 1967: Hide Nor Hair (release: February)
  • 1967: I'm in the Mood for Love
  • 1967: Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin 'All the Time)
  • 1968: My Foolish Heart
  • 1968: In Motion
  • 1969: Silver Bells
  • 1969: If I Only Had Time (Je n'aurai pas le temps) (Release: February)
  • 1969: The Importance of the Rose (release: May)
  • 1969: Every dream has an end (The End)
  • 1970: Elizabethan Reggae (Elizabethan Serenade) (released April)
  • 1973: Hide Nor Hair

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles UK US
  2. ↑ a b gold / platinum database US
  3. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .

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personal data
SURNAME Grant, Earl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Oklahoma City
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1970
Place of death Lordsburg