GUYANESE superstar musician Eddy Grant was inducted into the Camden Music Walk of Fame on September 7, another reminder of the contributions he has made to music and culture.

The Plaisance native moved to Camden from Guyana in the 1960s and has enjoyed a successful career which spans several decades.

He began pioneering multi-racial British group, The Equal, in the 1990s and later found solo success with his hit song, “Electric Avenue”, which was a response to the 1981 Brixton riots.”

Among his notable accomplishments was his role in the freeing of Nelson Mandela with the release of his seminal hit, “Give me Hope Joanna”.

Since the start of his singing career, Eddy Grant has amassed a sizeable following across the globe, released 15 studio albums, 13 compilation albums and 19 singles.

Aside from the aforementioned songs, “Mash in Guyana”, “Living on the Frontline”, “Romancing the Stone” and “Walking on Sunshine” are also popular hits.

His album “Killer on the Rampage” peaked at Number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States of America and was certified as gold. His single “Electric Avenue” received Platinum accreditations and “I don’t wanna dance” topped the charts in five countries including Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2000, his Ring Bang remix of “Electric Avenue” reached Number Five on the UK Singles Chart.