{"id":14446,"date":"2020-05-08T10:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=14446"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:02:01","slug":"eddy-grant-on-arriving-at-electric-avenue-by-events-that-included-heart-problems-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/eddy-grant-on-arriving-at-electric-avenue-by-events-that-included-heart-problems-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddy Grant on \u2018Electric Avenue,\u2019 Heart Problems, and Lost Luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Subhed: Eddy Grant -->\n<style>\n  \/* Prevent template\/theme from uppercasing subheads *\/\n  .subhed {\n    text-transform: none !important;\n    font-variant: normal;\n    letter-spacing: normal;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<h2 class=\"subhed\" style=\"text-transform:none; font-variant:normal; letter-spacing:normal;\">\n  How The Equals, Ringbang, and Genre-Defying Creativity Shaped Eddy Grant\u2019s Lasting Legacy\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14339762\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eddy Grant\u2019s musical life has lasted the better part of 50 years. 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