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Grant McLennan
McLennan in 1994
Background information
Birth nameGrant William McLennan
Born(1958-02-12)12 February 1958
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died6 May 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 48)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
GenresRock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, percussion, bass guitar
Years active1977–2006
LabelsMushroom, Postcard, Rough Trade, Beggars Banquet, Atlantic

Grant William McLennan (12 February 1958 – 6 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens (1977–89, 2000–06) with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977 and issued four solo albums: Watershed (1991), Fireboy (1992), Horsebreaker Star (1994) and In Your Bright Ray (1997). He collaborated with other artists on side projects. In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association called his "Cattle and Cane" (1983) one of its top 30 Australian songs of all time.

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second solo album by Grant McLennan, a member of the Go-Betweens. It was released in 1993. In the album's liner notes McLennan said the songs were for...

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the album, bass player Robert Vickers had joined the group, enabling Grant McLennan to move to lead guitar. The original release consisted of ten songs...

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after their sixth, 16 Lovers Lane. For this album, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan were joined by all members of American indie rock bands Sleater-Kinney...

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Horsebreaker Star

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Horsebreaker Star is the third solo album by Grant McLennan, a member of The Go-Betweens. McLennan recorded the album in Athens, Georgia with American...

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commercial momentum. However, it only peaked at No. 82. Written by Grant McLennan, the sunny, upbeat music is contrasted with darker lyrics: "Don't the...

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Go-Betweens broke up in 1989 and would produce no other material until Grant McLennan and Robert Forster reformed the band, with a completely different line-up...

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pop-rock band active since 1998 Watershed (Grant McLennan album), the debut solo album by Grant McLennan Watershed (k.d. lang album), the fifth solo...

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by The Go-Betweens, released in 2005. All the songs were written by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster. The album was recorded at the Good Luck Studios...

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In Your Bright Ray

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Bright Ray is the fourth and final solo album, released in 1997, by Grant McLennan. The album features Brett Myers of Died Pretty and Wayne Connolly of...

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Halos 1990. In 1990, Kilbey formed Jack Frost as a collaboration with Grant McLennan of Brisbane band The Go-Betweens. Jack Frost released a debut self-titled...

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female-led punk band Zero in 1978 and then joined Robert Forster and Grant McLennan to became the third member of the Go-Betweens in 1980. She recorded...

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Cattle and Cane

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quality and their distribution limited. Vocalist and bass guitarist Grant McLennan wrote the lyrics for his mother as an autobiographical description of...

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Queensland Music Awards

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Year - "Songbird" by Bernard Fanning Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award – "Cattle and Cane" by Grant McLennan QMusic Encouragement Award - "Don't...

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