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Earl Grant January 20 1931 — June 10 1970 Was An American Pianist Organist And Vocalist Popular In The 1950s And 1960s. Grant 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 And His First Single "The End" Reached Number 7 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Ebb Tide Released In 1961 Was His First Album Which Also Rose To Number 7 On The Billboard 200. The Single "Ebb Tide" Sold Over One Million Copies Gaining Gold Disc Status. He Recorded Five More Singles That Made The Charts Including "Swingin' Gently" From Beyond The Reef And Six Additional Albums Mostly On The Decca Label Through 1968. He Also Recorded The Album Yes Sirree And The Instrumental Album Trade Winds Single-Tracked On The Hammond Organ And Piano Featuring The Love Theme From The Film El Cid And Chaplin's "Eternally". This Album Featured Some Realistic Sounding 'tropical Bird Calls' Produced By His Electric Organ. "The House Of Bamboo" Was Another Big-Selling Single. In All Grant Recorded 30 Albums For Decca.
Several Of His Albums Featured Tenor Saxophonist Plas Johnson.
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 .
He Died Instantly In A Car Accident In Lordsburg New Mexico At The Age Of 39 When The Car He Was Driving Ran Off Interstate 10. He Was Driving From Los Angeles To An Intended Destination In Juarez Mexico. His 17-Year-Old Cousin Was Also Killed In The Accident.

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