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Keith Grant Awarded



Hey all...saw this story & tried to determine
what recordings Keith had worked on...anyone
out there know?

Thanks!

- --Carolyn
"Take two hundred and seventy-six...."
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  By Jackie Burdon, Showbusiness Correspondent, PA News
   Veteran stars -- and some of the unsung backroom boys of pop -- will b=
e
recognised with gold badge awards today.
   Gary Glitter, Kiki Dee, Frankie Vaughan, Eddy Grant, and Radio 2
presenter Ken Bruce are among this year's recipients of Gold Badge awards=

from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
   But also honoured will be the Rolling Stones' engineer, harmonica play=
er
on Karma Chameleon and the composer of Eurovision winner Save All Your
Kisses For Me.
   The Basca awards have been running for 22 years and will be presented =
at
the Savoy Hotel in the Strand.
   The full list of this year's winners is:
   :: Deke Arlon, publisher and manager whose clients included Sheena
Easton, Gerry Rafferty and Mike and the Mechanics.
   :: Ken Bruce, presenter of BBC Radio 2's Morning Show.
   :: Peter Dadswell, Music Publishers' Association secretary.
   :: Kiki Dee, who helped Elton John to his first number one with a duet=

on Don't Go Breaking My Heart.
   :: Eric Delaney, percussionist.
   :: Gary Glitter, glam rock godfather.
   :: Eddy Grant, Equals singer who had solo hits including I Don't Wanna=

Dance.
   :: Keith Grant, Olympic studios manager and engineer for the Rolling
Stones and the Who.
   :: Tony Hillier, wrote Brotherhood of Man's Save All Your Kisses For M=
e.
   :: Judd Lander, plugger and harmonica player on Culture Club's Karma
Chameleon and hits for Paul McCartney, Tina Turner and the Beach Boys.
   :: David Mackay, composer and producer for Bonnie Tyler, Cliff Richard=
,
Jimmy Nail and Cliff Richard, among others.
   :: Stuart Newton, music publisher.
   :: Frankie Vaughan, singer for 40 years.
   :: Rick Wakeman, keyboard player with Yes.