Grayson Hugh
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Grayson Hugh Performing at Pomarańczowy Fortepian (The Orange Piano), Pila, Poland, 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Grayson Hugh |
| Born |
October 30, 1950 Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Origin | Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, organ |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | Betty Wright |
| Website | graysonhugh |
| Notable instruments | |
Grayson Hugh (born in Hartford, Connecticut on October 30, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, Hammond B3 organ player and composer. He is best known for his 1989 hit "Talk It Over", and his other blue-eyed soul hits "Bring It All Back" and "How Bout Us".
Hugh was the first generation of his family to be born in the United States, and grew up surrounded by classical music, his father being the classical music radio host Ivor Hugh (born in Hammersmith, England). His mother was born in Shanghai, the daughter of missionary, Dr. Frank Rawlinson (born in Bath, England). Dr. Rawlinson's nine books, including a life of Christ in Chinese, are in the Yale University Divinity Library.
Hugh began playing the piano at the age of three years. In his early teens, however, rock and roll and soul won out. He played for a year as the pianist in an African-American gospel church and studied African drumming. He also studied piano with jazz pianist Jaki Byard and avant garde pianist Ran Blake. Hugh would drop out of high school during his junior year to focus on his music.
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