Red Grammer

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::summary American singer and songwriter (born 1952) ::

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Field	Value
name	Red Grammer
image	Red Grammer Childrens Singer Songwriter.jpg
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alt	Red Grammer
caption	Grammer in 2007
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Robert Crane Grammer
birth_date
birth_place	East Orange, New Jersey, United States
death_date
genre	Children's, folk
spouse	Kathy Willoughby
occupation	{{flatlist
instrument	Guitar • vocals
years_active	1981–present
label	{{flatlist
associated_acts	The Limeliters
website
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| name = Red Grammer | image = Red Grammer Childrens Singer Songwriter.jpg | image_size = | landscape = yes | alt = Red Grammer | caption = Grammer in 2007 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Robert Crane Grammer | birth_date = | birth_place = East Orange, New Jersey, United States | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Children's, folk | spouse = Kathy Willoughby | occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• songwriter | instrument = Guitar • vocals | years_active = 1981–present | label = {{flatlist|
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Robert Crane "Red" Grammer (born November 28, 1952) is an American singer and songwriter.

Life and career

The East Orange, New Jersey native started college as a pre-med student at Rutgers, but he transferred to Beloit College in Wisconsin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music in 1975. After several years of performing as a solo artist, he became a member of the folk group The Limeliters, replacing Glenn Yarborough. He was the guitar-playing lead tenor with the group from 1981 to 1988.

Grammer is best known for his music for children, having recorded songs made up for his young sons. His songs teach human values including truthfulness, gratitude, integrity, kindness, and fairness. His album Be Bop Your Best was nominated in the 2005 Grammy Awards for Best Musical Album for Children. cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins, won a Grammy Award on which Red was a featured performer.

Teaching Peace, named by the All Music Guide as “one of the top five children's recordings of all time”, was the recipient of a rare Parents' Choice Classic Award. Though it did not win any awards the year it was released, it is now considered one of Grammer's best albums.

Other albums for children include: "Circle of Light: Songs for Bucket Fillers", Hello World, Down the Do-Re-Mi, Can You Sound Just Like Me? and "Red Grammer's Favorite Sing-along Songs." Albums for adults are Soul Man in a Techno World and Free Falling.

Grammer has performed in every state in the U.S. as well as in 22 other countries around the world, including China, Russia, Ukraine, and Israel.

He is often a keynote speaker and performer at national and regional educational conferences in the United States and Canada.

Grammer is a member of the Baháʼí Faith.

He met his first wife, Kathy, when they were students at Beloit College. They have two children, including pop singer Andy Grammer.

Discography

Children

• Can You Sound Just Like Me? (1983)
• Teaching Peace (1986) One of the top five children's recordings of all time by All Music Guide
• Down the Do Re Mi (1991) Best Children's Recording of 1991 Pulse Magazine
• Red Grammer's Favorite Sing-Along Songs (1993) Early Childhood News Director's Choice Award
• Hello World (1995) USA Today Kid Pick, Early Childhood News Director's Choice Award, NAIRD Award
• Bebop Your Best (2005) Grammy Nominated
• cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins (2005) (Featured artist) Grammy Award for Best Musical Album For Children, 2005
• "Circle of Light: Songs for Bucket Fillers" (2014)

Adult

• Free Falling (1993)
• Soul Man in a Techno World (2001)
• Alive in Concert Vols. 1 and 2 (recorded with The Limeliters)
• Harmony (recorded with The Limeliters)
• Singing for the Fun (recorded with The Limeliters)

Children's DVD

• Red Grammer Live in Concert: Hooray for the World (2003)

Books

• Everybody Up and Stars ESL series-(Oxford University Press Music)
• Teaching Peace Songbook and Teacher's Guide (Red Note Records)
• Great Railway Adventure Series (Learning Curve Co.- read-along books: music)
• Rainforest, Antarctica, Beaver at Long Pond, Box Turtle at Long Pond-(Soundprints- read-along books: music and narration)

References

References

1. "Rolling along, singing a song. By Robert Crane Grammer (Red Grammer) & Kathryn Willoughby Grammer".
2. [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-250054-bio--Red-Grammer Biography at Yahoo! Music], undated, Access date: October 8, 2007
3. [https://www.redgrammer.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=84 Reprint of ''Wall Street Journal'' article: "Red Grammer: He's No Raffi Redux"], published January 26, 2006, Access date: October 8, 2007
4. [http://www.limeliters.net/about.html The Limeliters – Their Musical Career], January 12, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2012
5. [http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Annual_Show/48_nominees/ 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List] January 12, 2004, Access date: October 10, 2012
6. [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/red-grammer/2767389 iTunes Biography of Red Grammer], undated. Retrieved October 16, 2012
7. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/red-grammer-mn0000380701 P.F. Swift's Biography of Red Grammer], undated. Retrieved October 24, 2012
8. [http://www.parenthood.com/article-topics/family_music_reviews_by_john_wood.html Family Music Reviews by John Wood], undated, Access date: October 16, 2012

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