Lately i've been playing solo but most recently i've been rehearsing with Raky Sastri on drums and Miguel Mateus on bass. As soon as we are ready we will gig togehter! Look for it!
Personnel on "A Room Called Home"
BILL GRADY sings, and plays piano & acoustic guitar...
ALLISON MILLER plays percussion and kit...
BOB HART plays acoustic & electric bass...
DENNIS GRADY plays electric guitar...
HEATH AIKEN gets it all on tape...
Influences
natasha alexandra, the allman brothers band, laurie anderson, a tribe called quest, the authority
basia, the beatles, samuel beckett, harry belafonte, brook benton, big audio dynamite, art blakey, blondie, booker t & the mgs, the brand new heavies, arthur brown, james brown, dave brubeck, charles bukowski, ken burns
orson scott card, the cardigans, mariah carey, george carlin, hoagy carmichael, johnny cash, ray charles, caryl churchill, city high, george clinton, bruce cockburn, the coen brothers, phil collins, john coltrane, the commodores, tuey connell, harry connick jr, noel coward, cream
olu dara, bobby darin, robertson davies, ani difranco, digital underground, the discobiscuits, thomas dolby, the doors, dr. john, duende
the economist, enoch light & the light brigade, ekova
faithless, kendra flowers, kinky friedman
gabrielle roth & the mirrors, marvin gaye, natalie gelman, genesis, george gershwin, bayne gibby, georgia gibbs, brooke gladstone, malcolm gladwell, ira glass, nadine goellner, goodfoot, benny goodman, gothamist
hall & oates, ben harper, joel harrison, caroline harvey, bill hicks, the huffington post
janis ian, ice cube, indigo girls, inxs
michael jackson, the jealous girlfriends, billy joel, norah jones, scott joplin
katrina & the waves, stacey kent, diana krall
led zeppelin, peggy lee, tom lehrer, john lennon, living color, mariano lofaro, los aterciopelados, rachel loshak, laura love, lyle lovett, shelby lynne, lyrics born
wynton marsalis, delbert mcclinton, bobby mcferrin, george michael, allison miller, glenn miller, steve miller, holly miranda, mos def
the nation, willie nelson, the new deal, nirvana, nysmc&i
oasis, orishas, outkast
dorothy parker, maceo parker, parliment, pearl jam, the pharcyde, phish, pink floyd, harold pinter, the pointer sisters, the police, portishead, perez prado, prince
queen, ellery queen, jose quintero, q-tip
rachels, bonnie raitt, redefine, francine reed, kim richey, chris rock, the roots
martin sexton, shirley scott, fiona shaw, paul simon, simon & garfunkel, frank sinatra, sirsy, slick rick, jimmy soul, soul coughing, soundgarden, spearhead, sting, donna summer
take 6, talking heads, susan tedeschi, they might be giants, bobby timmons, tlc
ulali, urban dance squad, u2
loudon wainwright III, walela, wham, david wilcox, aaron wilkinson, tennessee williams, stevie wonder
young mc
natalia zukerman
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In the fourth grade, Bill Grady was forced to take piano lessons from an elderly lady in his neighborhood who had bad breath. While teaching him the basics of how to read notes off the page, she loudly chewed on a variety of smelly sandwiches, and when each lesson was mastered to her satisfaction, she would retire the exercise with an adhesive gold star. Bill pleaded with his parents to allow him to quit. It was decided he would be excused from taking lessons provided he played the instrument for 30 minutes a day.
He did.
Bill grew up.
Bill went to college.
In school, sheer necessity brought Bill to playing the guitar. While involved in the theatre, Bill claimed he could play guitar in an effort to get a role. It worked, and having only two weeks to convince the world he had an understanding of the instrument, he applied his pianist’s hands to the strings, and, quite literally, cut his fingers.
After graduation, he went on walkabout. This lasted for a few years. He met a lot of great people, tested his physical and emotional limits, and made some incredible friends.
Over the years, he lost many people he loves.
You can hear all of this in his songs.
Sometimes Folk, sometimes R&B, and sometimes an amalgam of Jazz and Rap; critics have said his sound “has a rapid-fire lyrical style reminiscent of Ani (DiFranco) and a melodic sense reminiscent of (Jason) Mraz.”
Bill’s album, “A Room Called Home” is available nationwide at Borders Books & Music and on iTunes.
Bill Grady lives in Brooklyn, NY, the city he adores and cannot do without.
Thank you so much for the add. I would like to let you know that my new CD called “Have Faith” has been released and is now available at www.cdbaby.com/elizabethsouth and on iTunes. Stop by and leave me a comment any time.
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