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Jan 18, 1936 New York City, New York, United States Died on 12 Apr 2012 (aged 76)
Jazz pianist and composer
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About Rodgers Grant
- Rodgers Grant (January 18, 1936 – April 12, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist.
- After working with saxophonist Hugo Dickens in the 1950s, he became pianist for Mongo Santamaría in the 1960s.
- In 1963, Grant wrote the hit "Yeh! Yeh!" with Pat Patrick.
- Jon Hendricks wrote lyrics for the song and recorded it with Lambert and Bavan at the Newport Jazz Festival of 1963.
- Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames had a hit with the song in 1965.Trombonist Scott Whitfield recorded two of Grant's compositions on Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East – Live at Birdland (2004).Grant moved to Paulding, Ohio in 2006 and died on April 12, 2012 at the age of 76 in Defiance, Ohio.
