Grant may refer to:

Places

Grant County (disambiguation)

United Kingdom

Castle Grant, 1.5 miles north of Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland

United States

Grant, Alabama

Grant, Inyo County, California

Grant, Sonoma County, California

Grant, Colorado

Grant-Valkaria, Florida

Grant, Iowa

Grant, Michigan

Grant, Minnesota

Grant, Nebraska

Grant, Wisconsin (disambiguation) (six towns)

Grant City, Indiana

Grant City, Missouri

Grant City, Staten Island

Grant Park, Illinois

Grant Park (Chicago)

Grant Town, West Virginia

Grant Township (disambiguation) (100 townships in 12 states)

Grants, New Mexico

U.S. Grant Bridge over Ohio River and Scioto River

India

Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Airport

Businesses

Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., a fantasy and science fiction small press publisher in New Hampshire

W. T. Grant variety store, a chain of mass-merchandise stores

William Grant & Sons, a Scotch whisky distilling company

Military history

USS ''Albert W. Grant'' (DD-649), a US Navy destroyer

M3 Lee, an American tank, a modified version was called the ''Grant''

Law and philanthropy

Grant, in United States law, a term in conveyancing

Grant (money), an award usually funded by a government, business, or foundation, often with not-for-profit preconditions

Other

Colloquial term for a United States fifty-dollar bill which bears a portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant

Grant of Arms in nobility

"Grant", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book ''Babel'' (book)

Grant (automobile), a defunct Findlay, Ohio auto manufacturer

''In Search of the Castaways'' (originally titled ''The Children of Captain Grant''), a novel by Jules Verne

People

Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and general of the Union during the American Civil War

Frederick Dent Grant, son of the 18th President

See also

Grant County (disambiguation)

Grantor (disambiguation)

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name	Natalie Grant
background	solo_singer
birth date	December 21, 1971
origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
genre	Contemporary Christian music
occupation	singer, songwriter
years active	1999–present
label	Curb Records
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Natalie Grant (born December 21, 1971 in Seattle, Washington) is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, ''Held''. Born in Seattle, she currently lives in Nashville with her Canadian husband, Bernie Herms, and their three daughters which includes a set of twins. She was awarded the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year.

Early life

Natalie Grant is married to her producer Bernie Herms and gave birth to twin girls on February 16, 2007. She was a speaker and performer on the Revolve Tour, a conference for teen girls from Women of Faith.

She has a passion to see an end to human trafficking. She was affected by an episode of Law & Order that dealt with the topic and began researching. Her studies led her and her husband to travel to India to witness the red-light districts and what is being done to stop them. That experience, coming in the middle of a restless, stressed-out season for her, completely changed the trajectory of Natalie's life, awakening her out of complacency and passivity and into a life driven by compassion and passion. And it has forever changed the way she approaches her music.

Career

Natalie will be heading out on tour with award winning, multi-platinum selling Billboard magazine's Artist of The Decade MercyMe in April 2011

She recently toured on the ''Speaking Louder Than Before'' tour with Bebo Norman and Jeremy Camp. She also contributed the song "Breathe On Me" to Crystal Aikin's self-titled debut album.

Grant's eighth album, ''Love Revolution'', was released on August 24, 2010.

Personal life

In an interview with ''The 700 Club,'' Natalie revealed she suffered from bulimia. She says God helped her get over her eating disorder.

Natalie and producer husband, Bernie Herms have fraternal twin girls, Grace Ana and Isabella Noelle. On December 17, 2010, Grant gave birth to their third child, Sadie Rose in Nashville, TN.

Discography

1999: ''Natalie Grant''

2001: ''Stronger''

2003: ''Deeper Life''

2005: ''Awaken''

2008: ''Relentless''

2010: ''Love Revolution''

;Other Albums

2004: ''Worship with Natalie Grant and Friends''

2005: ''Believe''

Bibliography

''The Real Me: Being the Girl God Sees'' ISBN 0849908825

Awards

GMA Dove Awards

Year	! Award	! Result
		!rowspan="2"	Female Vocalist of the Year
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Live for Today")
		!rowspan="6"	Artist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Song of the Year ("Held")
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Held")
		!rowspan="1"	Female Vocalist of the Year
		!rowspan="4"	Artist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Song of the Year ("In Better Hands")
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("In Better Hands")
		!rowspan="5"	Female Vocalist of the Year
Song of the Year ("I Will Not Be Moved")
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("I Will Not Be Moved")
Worship Song of the Year ("Breathe on Me")
		!rowspan="1"	Female Vocalist of the Year
		!rowspan="3"	Artist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

References

External links

Official Web site

Natalie's videos on YouTube

Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:American Christians Category:People from Seattle, Washington Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Christian religion-related songwriters

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Name	Eddy Grant
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Edmond Montague Grant
Birth date	March 05, 1948
Birth place	Plaisance, Guyana
Origin	London, England
Genre	Reggae
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards
Years active	1968–present
Label	Ice, Capitol }}

Eddy Grant (born Edmond Montague Grant, 5 March 1948) is a musician, born in Plaisance, Guyana.

When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to London, UK, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at the Acland Burghley Secondary Modern at Tufnell Park. He had his first number one hit in 1968, when he was the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the group The Equals, with his self-penned song "Baby Come Back". The tune also later topped the UK Singles Chart again when covered by Pato Banton. Notably, he openly used his songwriting for political purposes, especially against the then-current apartheid regime of South Africa. The Clash recorded a version of "Police On My Back" for their ''Sandinista!'' set.

Musical achievements

In 1982, his solo recording of "I Don't Wanna Dance" spent three weeks at Number one in the UK Singles Chart. He scored a Top Ten album in the same year, with ''Killer on the Rampage''. "Electric Avenue" was both a UK and US number 2 in 1983, selling over a million copies. Plus, a later remix of the song was a UK Top Ten hit again in 2001.

In 1984 Grant had a minor hit single in the US with his original song written to accompany the Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner film, ''Romancing the Stone''. Despite being commissioned by the film's producers, all but the guitar solo would be cut from the film during its final edit. The song did not appear on its soundtrack. Grant released the song as a single with the original video that featured scenes from the film until it was re-edited without the ''Romancing the Stone'' clips.

His later single, "Gimme Hope Jo'anna", during the apartheid regime ("Joanna" stands for Johannesburg, South Africa) was a song about apartheid in that country, and was subsequently banned in South Africa. This song was later adapted for use on a commercial for Yop, a commercially available yogurt-based drink, with the altered non-political lyrics "give me Yop (me mama) when the morning come".

Other songs, such as "War Party" were also political protest songs. ''"The only decoration is the one upon the grave"''. "Living On The Front Line" was another. ''"They got me living on top of my existence, oh appreciating my resistance"''.

Ice Records

Grant set up his own recording company, Ice Records and the Coach House studio, but more recently has returned to the West Indies from London, choosing Barbados as a more realistic venue for a recording company, rather than his country of origin. He has also produced for the likes of Sting, Mick Jagger and Elvis Costello.

Discography

artist	Eddy Grant
studio	13
live	1
compilation	8
singles	18
soundtrack	}}

Studio albums

Year	Information	Chart positions
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1977		* Label: Ice Records	-	-	-
1979	align="left"	* Label: Ice Records	-	-	-
1980		* Label: Ice Records	-	-	-
1981	align="left"	* Label: Ice Records	39	43	-
1982		* Label: Ice Records	7	9	10
1984	align="left"	* Label: Ice Records	-	-	64
1986		* Label: Ice Records / Portrait	-	-	-
1988		* Label: Parlophone / Blue Wave Records	-	24	-
1990		* Label: Capitol Records (US)	-	-	-
1992		* Label: Ice Records	-	-	-
1993		* Label: RAS	-	-	-
2001		* Label: Ice Records	-	-	-
2006	align="left"	* Label: Ice Records	-	-	-

Live albums

''Live at Notting Hill'' (1981, Ice Records)

Compilation albums

''All The Hits'' (1984, K-tel) UK #23 ! width="35"| GER ! width="35"| IRE ! width="35"| NL ! width="35"| NZ ! width="35"| US ! width="35"| US Dan ! width="35"| US R&B; |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 ! scope="row"| "Living on the Front Line" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Walking on Sunshine'' |- ! scope="row"| "Walking on Sunshine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | |- | 1980 ! scope="row"| "Do You Feel My Love" | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | align="left"| UK: Silver | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Can't Get Enough'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1981 ! scope="row"| "Can't Get Enough of You" | 13 | 22 | 19 | — | 26 | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row"| "I Love You, Yes I Love You" | 37 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1983 ! scope="row"| "I Don't Wanna Dance" | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 53 | — | — | align="left"| UK: Silver | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Killer on the Rampage'' |- | rowspan="3"| 1984 ! scope="row"| "Electric Avenue" | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 18 | align="left"| UK: Silver US: Platinum |- ! scope="row"| "War Party" | 42 | 47 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Till I Can't Take Love No More" | 42 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Going for Broke'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1985 ! scope="row"| "Romancing the Stone" | 52 | 42 | — | — | 28 | 26 | 12 | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Boys in the Street" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="3"| 1988 ! scope="row"| "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''File Under Rock'' |- ! scope="row"| "Harmless Piece of Fun" | 90 | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row"| "Put a Hold on It" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1989 ! scope="row"| "Walking on Sunshine" (re-issue) | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left"| ''The Best of Eddy Grant'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2001 ! scope="row"| "Electric Avenue" (remix) | 5 | 68 | 11 | 31 | — | — | 16 | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''The Greatest Hits'' |- ! scope="row"| "Walking on Sunshine" (remix) | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		! width="40"
1984	"Living on the Front Line"	47

See also

List of black Britons

List of disco artists (A-E)

List of Eastern Caribbean people

List of reggae musicians

Afro-Guyanese

Culture of Guyana

Music of Guyana

Caribbean music in the United Kingdom

References

External links

Ice Records

Biography from his own Ice Records label

Eddy Grant interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' June 2008

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name	Amy Grant
background	solo_singer
birth name	Amy Lee Grant
birth date	November 25, 1960
birth place	Augusta, Georgia,
origin	Nashville, Tennessee
occupation	Singer-songwriter, musician, author, actress
genre	Contemporary Christian, pop rock, soft rock
years active	1976–present
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano/keyboard
label	Myrrh, Word, Sparrow
website
associated acts	Vince Gill, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Peter Cetera }}

Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". As of 2009, Grant remains the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever, having sold over 30 million units worldwide.

Grant made her debut as a teenager, and gained fame in Christian music during the 1980s with such hits as "Father's Eyes," "El Shaddai", and "Angels". In 1986, she scored her first number one charting Billboard Hot 100 hit song in a duet with Peter Cetera The Next Time I Fall. During the 1980s and 1990s, she became one of the first gospel artists to cross over into mainstream pop on the heels of her successful albums ''Unguarded'' and ''Heart in Motion'', the latter of which included the number-one single "Baby Baby."

Grant has won six Grammy Awards, 25 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album ever to go Platinum. ''Heart in Motion'' is her highest selling album, with over five million copies sold in the United States alone. She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Biography

Early years

Grant (born in Augusta, Georgia) is the youngest of four sisters. She and her family settled in Nashville, Tennessee in 1967.

During 1976, Grant wrote her first song ("Mountain Man"), performed in public for the first time—at Harpeth Hall School—the all-girls school she attended, recorded a demo tape for her parents with church youth-leader Brown Bannister, then later when Bannister was dubbing a copy of the tape, Chris Christian, the owner of the recording studio, heard the demo and called Word Records. He played it over the phone, and she was offered a recording contract, five weeks before her 16th birthday. In 1977, she recorded her first album titled ''Amy Grant'', produced by Brown Bannister (who would also produce her next 11 albums). It was released in the Spring of 1978, one month before her high school graduation. That fall she performed her first ticketed concert—in Fort Worth, Texas—after beginning her freshman year at Furman University. In May 1979, while at the album release party for her second album, ''My Father's Eyes'', Grant met Gary Chapman, writer of the title track (and future husband). Grant & Chapman toured together the summer of 1979. In the fall of 1980, she transferred to Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. Grant then made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue a career in music—''Never Alone'', followed by a pair of live albums in 1981 (''In Concert'' and ''In Concert Volume Two''), both backed by an augmented edition of the DeGarmo & Key band. It was during these early shows that Grant also established one of her concert trademarks: performing barefoot. To date, Grant continues to take off her shoes midway through performances, as she has said "it is just more comfortable."

1982 saw the release of her breakthrough album ''Age to Age''. The album contains the signature track, "El Shaddai" (written by Michael Card) and the Grant-Chapman penned song, "In a Little While". "El Shaddai" was later awarded one of the "Songs of the Century" by the RIAA in 2001. Grant received her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Gospel Performance, as well as two GMA Dove Awards for Gospel Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. ''Age to Age'' became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983) and the first Christian album to be certified platinum (1985).

In the mid-1980s, Grant began touring and recording with young up-and-coming songwriter Michael W. Smith. Grant and Smith continue to have a strong friendship and creative relationship, often writing songs for or contributing vocals to each other's albums. During the 1980s, Grant was also a backup singer for Bill Gaither.

Grant followed up this album with the first of her Christmas albums - albums that later would be the basis for her trademark holiday shows. In 1984, she released another pop-oriented Christian hit, ''Straight Ahead,'' earning Grant her first appearance at the Grammy Awards show in 1985. The head of NBC took notice of Grant's performance and called her manager to book her for her own Christmas special.

Widening audience

Hardly had Grant established herself as the "Queen of Christian Pop" when she changed directions to widen her fan base (and hence her musical message). Her goal was to become the first Christian singer-songwriter who was also successful as a contemporary pop singer. ''Unguarded'' (1985) surprised some fans for its very mainstream sound (and Grant's leopard-print jacket, in four poses for four different covers). "Find a Way", from ''Unguarded'', became the first Christian song to hit Billboard's Top 40 list, also reaching #7 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Amy Grant scored her first Billboard Number One hit in 1986 with "The Next Time I Fall", a duet with former Chicago singer/bassist Peter Cetera. That year, she also recorded a duet with singer Randy Stonehill for his ''Love Beyond Reason'' album, entitled "I Could Never Say Goodbye", and recorded ''The Animals' Christmas'' with Art Garfunkel.

''Lead Me On'' (1988) contained many songs that were about Christianity and love relationships, but some interpreted it as not being an obviously "Christian" record. Years later, ''Lead Me On'' would be chosen as the greatest Contemporary Christian album of all time by ''CCM Magazine''. The mainstream song "Saved by Love" was a minor hit, receiving airplay on radio stations featuring the newly emerging Adult Contemporary format. The album's title song received some pop radio airplay and crossed over to #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "1974 (We Were Young)" and "Saved By Love" also charted as Adult Contemporary songs. In 1989 she appeared in a Target ad campaign, performing songs off the album.

In the mainstream

When ''Heart in Motion'' was released in 1991, many fans were surprised that the album was so clearly one of contemporary pop music. Grant's desire to widen her audience was frowned upon by the confines of the popular definitions of ministry at the time. The track "Baby Baby" (written for Grant's newborn daughter, Millie, whose "six-week-old face was my inspiration,") became a pop hit (hitting number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100), and Grant was established as a name in the mainstream music world. "Baby Baby" received Grammy nominations for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Record and Song of the Year (although it failed to win in any of those categories). Four other hits from the album made the Pop top 20: "Every Heartbeat" (#2), "That's What Love Is For" (#7), "Good For Me" (#8), and "I Will Remember You" (#20). On the Adult Contemporary chart, all five songs were top 10 hits, with two of the five ("Baby Baby" and "That's What Love Is For") reaching #1. Many Christian fans remained loyal, putting the album atop Billboard's Contemporary Christian Chart for 32 weeks. ''Heart in Motion'' is Grant's best-selling album, having sold over 5 million copies according to the RIAA. Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, ''Home For Christmas'' in 1992, which included the song "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)", written by Chris Eaton and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including Donna Summer, Jessica Simpson (who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists), Vince Gill, Sara Groves, Point of Grace, and Broadway star Barbara Cook.

''House of Love'' in 1994 continued in the same vein, boasting catchy pop songs mingled with spiritual lyrics. The album was a multi-platinum success and produced the pop hit "Lucky One" (#18 pop and #2 AC; #1 on Radio & Records) as well as the title track (a duet with country music star and future husband Vince Gill) (#37 pop) and a cover of Joni Mitchell's frequently covered "Big Yellow Taxi" (#67 pop) (in which she changed the line "And they charged the people ''a dollar and a half'' just to see em" to "And then they charged the people ''25 bucks'' just to see em").

Grant participated in Lifetime's 1st Annual "Girls & Guitars" benefit, singing numerous songs, including a duet with Melissa Etheridge on "You Can Sleep While I Drive".

After she covered the 10cc song "The Things We Do For Love" for the ''Mr. Wrong'' soundtrack, ''Behind the Eyes'' was released in September 1997. The album struck a much darker note, leaning more towards downtempo, acoustic soft-rock songs, with more mature (yet still optimistic) lyrics. She called it her "razor blades and Prozac" album. Although "Takes A Little Time" was a moderate hit single, the album failed to sell like the previous two albums, which had both gone multi-platinum. ''Behind The Eyes'' was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA. The video for "Takes A Little Time" was a new direction for Grant; with a blue light filter, acoustic guitar, the streets and characters of New York City, and a plot, Grant was re-cast as an adult light rocker. She followed up "Behind The Eyes" with ''A Christmas To Remember'', her third Christmas album, in 1999. The album was certified Gold in 2000.

Return to gospel

Grant returned to her gospel music roots with the 2002 release of ''Legacy... Hymns and Faith''. The album featured a Vince Gill-influenced mix of bluegrass and gospel and marked Grant's 25th anniversary in the music industry. Grant followed this up with the pop release ''Simple Things'' in 2003. The album did not have the success of her previous pop or gospel efforts. However, soon after ''Simple Things'', Grant and Interscope/A&M; parted ways. The same year, Grant was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame by the Gospel Music Association, an industry trade organization of which she is a longstanding member, in her first year of eligibility. Grant released a sequel to her hymns collection in 2005 titled ''Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith''.

Looking ahead

Although neither of her latest hymn releases have captured the popularity of her previous gospel career, Grant still remains a popular concert draw and enjoys popularity amongst both fan bases. For years in the 1990s and early 2000s, she toured in November and December for her Christmas and holiday tours. Often her husband and many special guests performed along with her on stage.

Grant joined the reality television phenomenon by hosting ''Three Wishes'', a show in which she and a team of helpers make wishes come true for small-town residents. The show debuted on NBC in the fall of 2005 and was canceled at the end of its first season because of high production costs. After ''Three Wishes'' was canceled, Grant won her 6th Grammy Award for ''Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith''. In a February 2006 webchat, Amy stated she believes her "best music is still ahead".

In April 2006, a live CD/DVD entitled ''Time Again...Amy Grant Live'' was recorded in Fort Worth, Texas, at Bass Performance Hall. (Grant's first paid public performance was at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX.) The concert was released on September 26, 2006. In addition to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, media appearances included write-ups in ''CCM Magazine'', and a performance on The View.

In a February 2007 web chat on her web site, Amy discussed a book she was working on entitled ''Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far'': "It's not an autobiography, but more a collection of memories, song lyrics, poetry and a few pictures." The book was released on October 16, 2007. In November, it debuted at #35 on the New York Times Best Seller list. In the same web chat, Amy noted that she is "anxious to get back in the studio after the book is finished, and reinvent myself as an almost-50 performing woman."

2007 was Grant's 30th year in music. She left Word/Warner, and contracted with EMI CMG who re-released her regular studio albums as remastered versions on August 14, 2007. Marking the start of Grant's new contract is a career-spanning greatest hits album, with all the songs digitally remastered. The album was released as both a single-disc CD edition, and a 2-Disc CD/DVD Special Edition, the DVD featuring music videos and interviews.

Grant appeared with Gill on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' for a holiday special in December 2007. Grant has plans to appear on CMT, a Food Network special, the Gospel Music Channel, and The Hour of Power.

In February 2008, Grant joined the writing team from Compassionart as a guest vocalist at the Abbey Road studios, London, to record a song called "Highly Favoured", which was included on the album ''CompassionArt''.

On June 24, 2008, Grant re-released her 1988 album, ''Lead Me On'', in honor of its 20th anniversary. The two-disc release includes the original album and a second disc with new acoustic recordings, live performances from 1989, and interviews with Amy. Grant recreated the ''Lead Me On'' tour in the fall of 2008.

On June 27, 2008, Grant surprised everyone at the Creation Northeast Festival by being the special guest. She performed "Lead Me On" and a few other songs backed with the Hawk Nelson band. At the end of the concert, Grant returned to the stage and sang "Thy Word". She appeared on the 2008 album ''Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends'' singing "Could I Have This Dance".

In May 2009 for Mother's Day, Amy released an EP on iTunes containing two new songs, "She Colors My Day," and "Unafraid," as well as the older songs "Baby Baby" and "Oh How The Years Go By."

During Disney's D23 Expo in September 2009, Imagineer Steven Davison announced Amy Grant as the "signature voice" for the ''World of Color'' hydrotechnic show at Disney's California Adventure theme park.

In 2010, Grant released ''Somewhere Down the Road'', featuring the hit single "Better Than a Hallelujah", which peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Top Christian Songs chart. When asked about the new album during an interview with CBN.com, Grant says, "...my hope is just for those songs to provide companionship, remind myself and whoever else is listening what’s important. I feel like songs have the ability to connect us to ourselves and to each other, and to our faith, to the love of Jesus, in a way that conversation doesn’t do. Songs kind of slip in and move you before you realize it."

Personal life

Grant married fellow Christian musician Gary Chapman on June 19, 1982. Their marriage produced three children: Matthew Garrison Chapman (born 1987), Gloria Mills Chapman (called "Millie", born 1989), and Sarah Cannon Chapman (born 1992), who was named after country legend Minnie Pearl, a family friend. (Pearl's real name was Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon.) Citing "irreconcilable differences", Grant filed for divorce from Chapman in March 1999, and the divorce was final in June 1999.

On March 10, 2000, Grant married Vince Gill, who had been previously married to country singer Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Grant and Gill have a daughter together, Corinna Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001.

In the December 1999 ''Baptist Standard'', Grant explained why she left Chapman and married Gill:

"I didn't get a divorce because I had a great marriage and then along came Vince Gill. Gary and I had a rocky road from day one. I think what was so hard—and this is (what) one of our counselors said—sometimes an innocent party can come into a situation, and they're like a big spotlight. What they do is reveal, by comparison, the painful dynamics that are already in existence."

Public views and perception

Among praise for her contributions to the Contemporary Christian genre, Amy Grant has also generated controversy within the Christian community, from "complaints that she was too worldly and too sexy" to a "barrage of condemnation" following her divorce and remarriage.

In an interview early in her career, Grant stated "I have a healthy sense of right and wrong, but sometimes, for example, using foul, exclamation-point words among friends can be good for a laugh." Within the same article, Grant expressed an opinion that those most opposed to premarital sex and rock music often base their views in part on having experienced emotional distress. "'It seems to me,' she says as an after-thought, 'that people who are most adamantly against premarital sex have experienced some kind of pain in their own lives. Like the people who say absolutely no to rock 'n' roll. Chances are it has something to do with a past sadness.'"

Discography

Studio Albums

1977 ''Amy Grant''

1979 ''My Father's Eyes''

1980 ''Never Alone''

1982 ''Age to Age''

1984 ''Straight Ahead''

1985 ''Unguarded''

1988 ''Lead Me On''

1991 ''Heart in Motion''

1994 ''House of Love''

1997 ''Behind the Eyes''

2002 ''Legacy...Hymns and Faith''

2003 ''Simple Things''

2005 ''Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith''

2010 ''Somewhere Down The Road''

Live Albums

1981 ''In Concert''

1981 ''In Concert Volume Two''

2006 ''Time Again...Amy Grant Live'' (CD/DVD)

Holiday Albums

1983 ''A Christmas Album''

1992 ''Home for Christmas''

1999 ''A Christmas to Remember''

Bibliography

Grant is the author of several books, including a memoir, ''Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far'', and a book based on the popular Christmas song ''Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song).''

Popular culture

The cover for the comic book ''Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #15'' (March 1990) featured an unauthorized image of Grant, leading to a lawsuit against publisher Marvel Comics.

In 2001, Grant sang God Bless America in front of a sellout crowd at the Owen County Fair Grounds in Spencer, Indiana. She dedicated her performance to the victims of 9/11, and officially started the Demolition Derby.

Following the 9/11 attacks, Grant's "I Will Remember You" saw a resurgence in popularity as many radio DJs mixed a special tribute version of the song.

In 2001, Grant won $125,000 for charity on the "Rock Star Edition" of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".

Propagandhi's song "Back To The Motor League" refers to Grant in its lyrics, saying, "Take back your Amy Grant mosh crews, your fair weather politics."

Awards and achievements

Grammy Awards

Wins

1982 – Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational ''Age to Age''

1983 – Best Gospel Performance, Female "Ageless Medley"

1984 – Best Gospel Performance, Female "Angels"

1985 – Best Gospel Performance, Female ''Unguarded''

1988 – Best Gospel Performance, Female ''Lead Me On''

2006 – Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album '' Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith''

Nominations

1992 – Album of the Year ''Heart in Motion'' (lost to ''Unforgettable... with Love'' by Natalie Cole) 1992 – Song of the Year "Baby Baby" 1992 – Record of the Year "Baby Baby" (both lost to "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole) 1992 – Pop Performance Female "Baby Baby" (lost to "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt) 1994 – Children Spoken Word ''Lion & the Lamb'' 2011 – Best Gospel Song ''Better Than A Hallelujah''

GMA Dove Awards

*Inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003

1983 Artist of the Year

1983 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ''Age to Age''

1983 Recorded Music Packaging ''Age to Age''

1984 Recorded Music Packaging ''A Christmas Album''

1985 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ''Straight Ahead''

1986 Artist of the Year

1986 Recorded Music Packaging ''Unguarded''

1988 Short Form Music Video of the Year "Stay For a While"

1989 Artist of the Year

1989 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ''Lead Me On''

1989 Short Form Music Video of the Year "Lead Me On"

1990 Country Song of the Year "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"

1992 Song of the Year "Place in This World"

1992 Artist of the Year

1994 Praise and Worship Album of the Year ''Songs from the Loft''

1996 Special Event Album of the Year ''My Utmost for His Highest''

1998 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ''Behind the Eyes''

2000 Special Event Album of the Year ''Streams''

2003 Inspirational Album of the Year ''Legacy...Hymns & Faith''

2003 Song of the Year "The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling"

2006 Inspirational Album of the Year ''Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith''

2007 Long Form Music Video of the Year ''Time Again...Amy Grant Live''

Special awards and recognitions

1992 ''Young Tennessean of the Year'' — Junior Chamber of Commerce

1994 ''Pax Christi Award'' — St. John University

1994 ''Harmony Award'' – Nashville Symphony

1996 ''Sarah Cannon Humanitarian Award'' – TNN Awards

1996 ''Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award'' – Columbia Hospital

1996 ''Voice of America Award'' – ASCAP

1996 ''Golden Plate Award'' – Academy of Achievement

1999 '' “An Evening with the Arts” Honor'' — The Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Symphony and Tennessee Performing Arts Center

1999 ''The Amy Grant Room for Music and Entertainment'' — The Target House at St. Jude's Children's Hospital

2001 ''Nashvillian of the Year'' — Easter Seals

2003 ''Summit Award'' — Seminar in the Rockies

2005 Inducted in the Hollywood walk of fame

2006 ''Amy Grant Performance Platform'' — Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony Center

2007 ''Charter member of Tiffany Circle'' — Red Cross

2007 Inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame

References

External links

Official Amy Grant website

Amy Grant Media Gallery

Amy Grant Partners with Compassion International

German/English Amy Grant archive website

Billboard's '6 Questions with Amy Grant'

Amy Grant, "Somewhere Down the Road" by Billboard

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Grant Taylor (1917-1971) was an English actor best known as the abrasive General Henderson in the Gerry Anderson science fiction series ''UFO''.

Australian work

Early work took Taylor to Australia where he starred in the war films ''Forty Thousand Horsemen'' and ''The Rats of Tobruk'' alongside Chips Rafferty. During World War II he served in the Australian Army as a military policeman and in the Australian Army Entertainment Unit alongside Smoky Dawson.

In 1955 he co-starred as Patch behind Robert Newton in Australian television's (and the World's) first ever colour television series ''Long John Silver''. His son Kit played Jim Hawkins. In 1959 he appeared in a brief role in Stanley Kramer's ''On the Beach''. In 1964 he appeared in the ABC-TV children's adventure serial ''The Stranger'', Australia's first locally-produced science fiction TV series, which was also sold to the BBC.

UK work

Returning to the United Kingdom, he worked on the long-running medical drama ''Emergency Ward 10''. This led to plenty of work in character roles, from Anglia TV's soap opera ''Weavers Green'' and several Lew Grade-backed projects, including ''The Avengers'', ''The Champions'' and ''The Troubleshooters''. He was a Scots border chieftain in the BBC's 1968 colour costume drama ''The Borderers''. His most fondly-remembered role was in the Gerry Anderson science fiction series ''UFO'', where he played sometime-ally, sometime-antagonist General Henderson, with wild eyebrows! His last appearance in the series was in the penultimate episode 'Mindbender', where he also appears as himself, acting the role of Henderson in the studio.

On the movie side he appeared in the big-screen adaptation of ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967) and opposite the kids in ''Calamity the Cow'' (with Phil Collins).

He died of cancer in 1971 aged 54.

References

External Links

Grant Taylor at IMDB

Grant Taylor Australian theatre credits at Ausstage

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