Carl Graves

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Carl Graves
OriginAlberta, Canada
Occupation(s)Vocals, keyboard, percussion
Instrument(s)Music
Years active1960s–present
Labels A&M Records, Sterling Silver Pro
Formerly ofSoul Unlimited, Skylark, Oingo Boingo

Carl Graves is a musician from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He has been a member of various groups in his career and had a number of hits in the 1970s.

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Early life and education

Graves is from Alberta, Canada, [1] and has been in bands since high school. [2] Graves studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and completed his studies in jazz music. [3]

Career

Achieving a degree of local fame in Canada, he was a member of the group Soul Unlimited. [3] He later played percussion for Skylark and was also their third lead singer. [4] [5]

His hits during the 1970s include "Baby Hang Up the Phone", [4] "Heart Be Still" [6] [7] and “Hey Radio. [4] "Heart Be Still", written by Lee Garrett and Robert Taylor, [7] debuted at no. 84 on the Billboard Hot Soul Hits singles chart on January 3, 1976. [8] At week eight, it reached its peak position of 26 on February 21. [9] [7] It debuted on the Cashbox Top 100 R&B chart at no. 83 for the week of January 17, 1976. [10] It peaked at no. 33 on the chart for the week of February 28, 1976. [11] [12] He also recorded the single "Sad Girl", which eventually peaked at no. 46 in the Record World R&B Singles chart on May 28, 1977. [13] [14] [15]

From 1988 until 1994, he played keyboards and sang background vocals in the band Oingo Boingo. [16] He currently performs with the group Oingo Boingo Former Members. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cash Box R&B News Report". Cashbox . November 29, 1975. p. 34.
  2. ↑ "New on the Charts" (PDF). Billboard . December 14, 1974. p. 16.
  3. 1 2 "Who We Are - Carl Graves". Sterling Silver Productions.
  4. 1 2 3 "Skylark". Canadian Bands. April 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Soul Unlimited". Pacific Northwest Bands.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Hot Soul Singles, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/21/76" (PDF). Billboard . February 21, 1976. p. 24.
  7. 1 2 3 "Carl Graves by Carl Graves". MusicVF.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Hot Soul Singles, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 1/3/76" (PDF). Billboard . January 3, 1976. p. 22.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Hot Soul Singles, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 2/21/76" (PDF). Billboard . February 21, 1976. p. 24.
  10. ↑ "CASH BOX TOP 100 R&B 83, 1/10" (PDF). Cashbox . January 17, 1976. p. 29.
  11. ↑ "CASH BOX TOP 100 R&B 33, 2/21 34" (PDF). Cashbox . February 28, 1976. p. 43.
  12. ↑ "CASH BOX TOP 100 R&B 41, 2/28 33" (PDF). Cashbox . March 6, 1976. p. 39.
  13. ↑ "THE R&B SINGLES CHART" (PDF). Record World . May 21, 1977. p. 62.
  14. ↑ "THE R&B SINGLES CHART" (PDF). Record World . May 28, 1977. p. 60.
  15. ↑ "THE R&B SINGLES CHART" (PDF). Record World . June 4, 1977. p. 84.
  16. ↑ "Carl Graves - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Oingo Boingo Former Members". Oingo Boingo Former Members. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  18. ↑ Abbey, John (May 27, 1975). "B&S debut feature: Carl Graves". Blues & Soul .
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