Eddy grant celebrates 74th birthday 🎉

Guyanese-British musician Edmond Montague known by his stage name: “Eddy Grant” is 74 years today.
The founding member of the musical group, the Equals, was born March 5, 1948.
He is also known for a successful solo career that includes the platinum single “Electric Avenue” and pioneered the genre ringbang and soca.
Grant’s musical life has span for more 50 years beginning from his success as a teenager in the 1960s with the Equals.
He quit the band after a car accident and a heart attack at the age of 23. Then he built his own studio, “ICE” transitioning from a touring life to the production side of the music business. The first Black to own a record studio in London.
However, after some vocal lessons he began a solo career, which led to even greater success with songs like “Electric Avenue,” and “I Don’t Wanna Dance,” the latter of which he is convinced would have been a bigger hit in the US if only “Electric Avenue” wasn’t such a hit. 
As proof he points to the following video from Glastonbury in 2008. His music career continues to this day.
Many Happy Returns Eddy Grant!