Gary Grainger

Gary Grainger
Grainger in 2010
Background information
Born	Kilburn, London, England
Genres	Rock, pop, blues rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1972–present
Associated acts	Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Jess Roden, Ringo Starr, Nick Lowe, Paul Young, B.A. Robertson, Kenney Jones, John Entwistle
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul, Fender , Zemaitis Custom

Gary Grainger (born 20th century) is an English rock, blues, jazz and pop songwriter and guitarist, most known for his work with Rod Stewart.

Gary Grainger's professional career took off with the formation of Strider. After two albums – Misunderstood and Exposed and two extensive tours with The Faces in 1974, Grainger got his big break with Rod Stewart in 1976. The formation of the Rod Stewart group, including Jim Cregan, Phil Chen, Carmine Appice and Billy Peek, saw Grainger write key songs for the albums Foot Loose & Fancy Free, Blondes Have More Fun, and Foolish Behaviour.

Throughout 1986 and 1987, Grainger worked with Roger Daltrey, with UK TV appearances on Number 73 and Saturday Live. He played on Daltrey's 1987 album, Can't Wait to See the Movie. When Daltrey resumed activity with The Who and suspended solo work, Grainger formed a band with Jimmy Copley and Jaz Lochrie.

Grainger performed live and on TV appearances with Nick Lowe in support of Lowe's Party of One album in 1990. He also appeared on Lowe's 1994 album The Impossible Bird.

In 1991, Grainger formed The Humans with Jess Roden, Jim Capaldi, Bill Burke and Nick Graham. The Humans recorded their first batch of songs at John Entwistle's Hammerhead studios, with Bob Pridden as producer and engineer, with Steve Winwood on Hammond Organ. Only "Railroad of Desire" was released from these recordings on 1995's self-titled album. The band performed regularly throughout the UK and Europe until the late 1990s.

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