Gramps Morgan

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When GRAMMY® Award-winning reggae artist Roy “Gramps” Morgan and Scottish-born multi-platinum recording artist /producer Johnny Reid met accidentally at a Nashville sporting event, neither envisioned where their partnership might lead.
Nevertheless, their discovery of a shared love for songwriting and willingness to take risks has blossomed into a friendship and created one of the most innovative music projects of 2020-A country inspired, reggae infused audio cocktail full of good vibrations. Produced by Reid, and mixed by Grammy nominee Justin Cortelyou, Gramps’ new release represents his first solo outing in eight years.
“I grew up listening to soul and reggae music,” Gramps explained, “but when we would make Sunday dinner—we called it ‘rice and peas day’—all we listened to was old reggae and country songs. I developed a great appreciation for country music and always wanted to create music that celebrated both reggae and country.”
More importantly, Gramps and Reid want to show how two men from different musical and cultural backgrounds can stand united in brotherhood at a time when the world is again coming face-to-face with the harsh realities of racial injustice.
“Johnny and I came together in solidarity to create a soundtrack of positive vibes for all the good people out there,” Gramps said.
Reid added: “We want this album to celebrate the goodness that is possible when two people from different cultures stand together.”
Roy “Gramps” Morgan entered one of reggae’s royal families when was born on July 7, 1976. His father, Denroy Morgan, a Jamaican immigrant, helped form the Black Eagles, New York’s first reggae group. As a solo artist, Denroy scored a dance hit in 1981 with “I’d Do Anything for You” (Beckett), and was the first reggae artist signed to RCA. Denroy organized several of his children into a reggae band with Gramps joining the appropriately titled Morgan Heritage. Morgan Heritage debuted at Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash Festival in 1994 and signed a recording contract with MCA Records that same year. Their debut album, Miracles, featured Gramps on vocals and keyboards.
In 2009, after fifteen years of touring and recording with Morgan Heritage, the band decided to pursue solo careers. “Our group was at the top of the food chain among reggae bands,” he said. “We toured the world with all kinds of artists—from Lenny Kravitz to Jewel. But Dad said it was time for each of us to stand on our own, get in the studio and do solo work, so when we got back together, we would be stronger.”
Gramps’s first solo effort, 2 Sides of My Heart, Volume 1, came out that same year. It landed him on “Good Morning America” and on tour with India.Arie and John Legend. India.Arie invited Gramps to be the featured vocalist on her breezy 2009 single “Therapy.” The song hit No. 22 on Billboard’s R&B and Adult Contemporary charts and remains Gramps’ highest charting single. He returned the favor by asking the neo-soul songstress to contribute to his sophomore album, 2012’s Reggae Music Lives. She invited him to lend feature vocals to “Thy Will Be Done,” from her SongVersation album, also released in 2012.
Despite his solo career, Gramps continued to work with Morgan Heritage. The group’s 2015 Strictly Roots topped the Reggae Music charts and earned a GRAMMY® Award in 2016 for Best Reggae Album. Morgan Heritage garnered two more GRAMMY® nominations: for 2017’s Avrakedabra and for feature vocals on Shaggy and Sting’s “44/876” (A&M Records, 2018).
By 2012, Gramps had moved to Nashville, a city he fell in love with while on tour with India.Arie. Today, he and his wife, cell and developmental biologist Dr. Annabelle Morgan, are raising their children in Music City USA.
Released last year “People Like You” was a heart-warming first product of the Morgan-Reid collaboration. Gramps delivered a tribute to two men who lost their lives to COVID-19: a beloved uncle and Morgan Heritage producer Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon. It was also dedicated to the everyday heroes on the pandemic’s front lines.
On the heels of “People Like You,” Gramps released “Runaway Bay,” a love letter to Jamaica incorporating elements of 1950s-skaa, a precursor to reggae. Theses tracks as well as upcoming release, “A Woman Like You,” are offering fans an early taste of this new collection created to celebrate all that reggae and country music have to offer.
By flavoring reggae with dashes of country and soul crooning, Gramps hopes to appeal to fans of legendary artists like Ken Boothe, Toots Hibbert, Jimmy Buffet and Kenny Chesney.
“I want our music to transport listeners to the beach, sipping rum from a pineapple,” Gramps shared. “An album dedicated to the ‘Islander’ in all of us.”
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08
Coulda DJ (Dem Neva Know)
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
02:39
Composers: Gramps Morgan
01
People Like You
Gramps Morgan
People Like You
03:57
Composers: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
09
Feels So Right
Gramps Morgan
Reggae's Gone Country
04:03
Writer: Randy Yeuell Owen
01
A Woman Like You
Gramps Morgan
A Woman Like You
04:01
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Brent Maher
09
For One Night
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:12
Composers: Gramps Morgan
01
The World Must Change (Original Mix)
Iakopo
The World Must Change
04:30
01
Positive Vibration
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:16
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Tyler Douglas Cain - DENROY A MORGAN
05
Paradise
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:40
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Jodi Marr - Miku Tania Graham - Michael Arthur Shand
12
I Know Its Love
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
03:30
Composers: Gramps Morgan
01
Wash The Tears
Gramps Morgan
The Ultimate 2009
03:57
Writer: Gramps Morgan / Composers: Gramps Morgan
11
Darling Its You
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:10
Composers: Gramps Morgan
07
I Really Appreciate You
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:26
Composers: Gramps Morgan
01
A Moon to Remember
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
04:22
Writer: Brent Maher - John Kirkland Reid - Thom R Hardwell
13
Therapy remix (feat. India Arie)
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
03:46
Composers: Gramps Morgan
15
All About Love
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:12
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN
01
Be Free (J Vibe Remix)
Mojo Morgan
Be Free (J Vibe Remix)
04:20
Writer: Mojo Morgan / Composers: Mojo Morgan
15
One In A Million
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
03:58
Composers: Gramps Morgan
06
Lonely
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:03
Composers: Gramps Morgan
01
Life Too Short
Gramps Morgan
Life Too Short
04:37
Composers: Gramps Morgan
01
If You're Looking for Me
Gramps Morgan
If You're Looking for Me
03:35
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN - Larry Morlan Trent
01
Reggae Music Lives
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
03:48
Composers: Gramps Morgan
14
Conkytonk
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:08
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Jodi Marr - DENROY A MORGAN
04
Water in My Whiskey
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:22
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Jodi Marr - DENROY A MORGAN
05
The Life We Chose
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
02:15
Composers: Gramps Morgan
02
Want Fi Charge Mi (feat. India Arie)
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:12
Composers: Gramps Morgan
04
I Hear You Calling
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:33
Composers: Gramps Morgan
07
Come Back To Bed
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:27
Composers: Gramps Morgan
13
Islander
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:32
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Jodi Marr - DENROY A MORGAN - Miku Tania Graham
12
The Peacock
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:06
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN - Miku Tania Graham - Michael Arthur Shand
02
Have A Little Light
Louis York
Songs with Friends
03:16
Writer: Claude G. Kelly - Charles T. Harmon - Gramps Morgan / Composers: Claude G. Kelly - Charles T. Harmon
03
Float Ya Boat
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:46
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Tyler Douglas Cain - DENROY A MORGAN - Orville Burrell
03
Don't Cry For Jamaica
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:14
Composers: Gramps Morgan
07
Secret to Life
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:35
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN
12
Where Has Mama Gone
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:25
Composers: Gramps Morgan
10
Runaway Bay
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:33
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN - Miku Tania Graham - Michael Arthur Shand
02
Butterfly
Gramps Morgan
Butterfly (Glenn Morrison Remix)
03:30
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid / Composers: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
06
Find Myself Thinking Of
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
03:48
Composers: Gramps Morgan
02
So in Love with You
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
03:31
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
08
Money
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
02:57
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN

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Albums
2021 Halo Entertainment Group
23-07-2021
Positive Vibration
01
Positive Vibration
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:16
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Tyler Douglas Cain - DENROY A MORGAN
02
If You're Looking for Me
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:35
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN - Larry Morlan Trent
03
Float Ya Boat
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:46
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Tyler Douglas Cain - DENROY A MORGAN - Orville Burrell
04
Water in My Whiskey
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:22
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Jodi Marr - DENROY A MORGAN
05
Paradise
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:40
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Jodi Marr - Miku Tania Graham - Michael Arthur Shand
06
A Woman Like You
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
04:01
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Brent Maher
07
Secret to Life
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:35
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN
Access the complete album info (15 songs)
2012 Dada Son Entertainment
24-04-2012
Reggae Music Lives
01
Reggae Music Lives
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
03:48
Composers: Gramps Morgan
02
Want Fi Charge Mi (feat. India Arie)
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:12
Composers: Gramps Morgan
03
Life Too Short
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:39
Composers: Gramps Morgan
04
I Hear You Calling
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:33
Composers: Gramps Morgan
05
The Life We Chose
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
02:15
Composers: Gramps Morgan
06
Find Myself Thinking Of
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
03:48
Composers: Gramps Morgan
07
I Really Appreciate You
Gramps Morgan
Reggae Music Lives
04:26
Composers: Gramps Morgan
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
2011 Dada Son Entertainment
01-01-2009
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
01
Wash The Tears
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
03:59
Composers: Gramps Morgan
02
All Together
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:21
Composers: Gramps Morgan
03
Don't Cry For Jamaica
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:14
Composers: Gramps Morgan
04
Hold On
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:02
Composers: Gramps Morgan
05
Time
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:05
Composers: Gramps Morgan
06
Lonely
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:03
Composers: Gramps Morgan
07
Come Back To Bed
Gramps Morgan
2 Sides of My Heart - Vol. 1
04:27
Composers: Gramps Morgan
Access the complete album info (16 songs)
EPs
2022 Halo Entertainment Group
23-09-2022
Deeper
01
A Moon to Remember
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
04:22
Writer: Brent Maher - John Kirkland Reid - Thom R Hardwell
02
So in Love with You
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
03:31
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
03
Butterfly
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
03:30
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
04
Runaway Bay (Acoustic)
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
04:19
Writer: Roy Morgan - John Kirkland Reid - Michael Arthur Shand - Miku Tania Graham
05
People Like You (Acoustic)
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
03:56
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
06
Wash the Tears (Acoustic)
Gramps Morgan
Deeper
03:01
Writer: Roy Morgan
Singles
℗ 2024 A-Team Music/Dadason Entertainment
13-08-2024
Dream
01
Dream
Gramps Morgan
Dream
04:22
Writer: Stanley Hayden - Alberto Cruz Jr. - Roy Morgan / Composers: Stanley Hayden - Alberto Cruz Jr.
℗ 2024 Weirdo Workshop
26-07-2024
Have A Little Light
01
Have A Little Light
Louis York
Have A Little Light
03:16
Writer: Claude G. Kelly - Charles T. Harmon - Gramps Morgan / Composers: Claude G. Kelly - Charles T. Harmon
2023 Halo Entertainment Group
10-02-2023
Butterfly (Glenn Morrison Remix)
01
Butterfly (Glenn Morrison)
Gramps Morgan
Butterfly (Glenn Morrison Remix)
03:14
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid / Composers: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
02
Butterfly
Gramps Morgan
Butterfly (Glenn Morrison Remix)
03:30
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid / Composers: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid
2021 Halo Entertainment
02-12-2021
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
01
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Gramps Morgan
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
03:05
Writer: Roy Wood / Composers: Roy Wood
2021 Halo Entertainment Group
02-07-2021
If You're Looking for Me
01
If You're Looking for Me
Gramps Morgan
If You're Looking for Me
03:35
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN - Larry Morlan Trent
2021 Halo Entertainment Group
25-06-2021
Positive Vibration
01
Positive Vibration
Gramps Morgan
Positive Vibration
03:15
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Tyler Douglas Cain - DENROY A MORGAN
2021 Halo Entertainment Group
09-04-2021
A Woman Like You
01
A Woman Like You
Gramps Morgan
A Woman Like You
04:01
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - Brent Maher
2021 Halo Entertainment Group
19-03-2021
Wash the Tears (Acoustic)
01
Wash the Tears (Acoustic)
Gramps Morgan
Wash the Tears (Acoustic)
03:01
Writer: Roy Morgan / Composers: Roy Morgan
2021 Halo Entertainment Group
29-01-2021
Runaway Bay (Acoustic)
01
Runaway Bay (Acoustic)
Gramps Morgan
Runaway Bay (Acoustic)
04:20
Writer: Roy Morgan - John Kirkland Reid - Michael Arthur Shand - Miku Tania Graham / Composers: Roy Morgan - John Kirkland Reid - Michael Arthur Shand - Miku Tania Graham
2020 Halo Entertainment Group
01-12-2020
Fa La La La La
01
Fa La La La La
Gramps Morgan
Fa La La La La
03:23
Writer: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid - Stephony Smith / Composers: Jodi Marr - John Kirkland Reid - Stephony Smith
2020 Halo Entertainment Group
18-09-2020
Runaway Bay
01
Runaway Bay
Gramps Morgan
Runaway Bay
03:32
Composers: John Kirkland Reid - DENROY A MORGAN - Miku Tania Graham - Michael Arthur Shand