Grant Serpell

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Grant Serpell
Birth name	Stephen Grant Serpell
Born	February 4, 1944 (1944-02-04) (age 64)
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, Teacher
Instrument(s)	Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Years active	1968-1979, 1990-Present
Associated acts	Affinity, Geno Washington, Mike D'Abo, Sailor

Grant Serpell was a member of several bands during the 60s' and 70s' including Affinity and Sailor, and was an encouraging influence over two of the members of The Hoosiers whilst being their chemistry teacher^[1] at Waingels College.

Grant is currently enjoying a revival of Sailors success which started in the early 1990s' and is touring the UK and Europe with the band^[2].

1 Personal Life
2 Career
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums with Affinity
- 3.2 Albums with Sailor
4 External Links
5 References

[edit] Personal Life

Grant married to Michelle Kingsland on the 1st of October 1966. In 1967 Michelle gave birth to the couple's first child Edmund Charles, followed nearly two years later by their second child Charlotte Anna.

[edit] Career

Whilst studying for a degree in Chemistry from the University of Sussex Grant became involved with the musical scene and founded The Jazz Quartet and played with the University of Sussex Jazz Trio (known as The U.S. Jazz Trio).

After graduating Grant joined a band called Ice, and then joined the Jazz-Rock band Affinity, before joining the band which has provided him with the most fame Sailor.

In 1985, during Sailors quieter times, Grant became a Chemistry teacher at Waingels Copse Comprehensive School (now Waingels College) where he became a head of department. He was an excellent teacher and well liked for his friendly teaching style and for several years entertained students by making Christmas trees using a metal stand and various chemical mixtures to form different coloured decorations.

Whilst at Waingels College he taught Irwin Sparkes of The Hoosiers and, after hearing a demo from Irwin and Alphonso Sharland, encouraged them to experience life a little more to help provide inspiration for their songs^[3].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums with Affinity

Affinity (1970)

[edit] Albums with Sailor

Sailor (1974)
Trouble (1975)
The Third Step (1976)
Checkpoint (1977)
Greatest Hits Vol.1 (1978)
Hideaway (1978)
Girls,Girls,Girls - The Very Best Of (1990)
Sailor (1991)
Street Lamp (1992)
Hits And Highlights (1994)
Greatest Hits - Best of the Best -2xCD- (1995)
Greatest Hits - Best of the Best (1995)
Legacy: Greatest and Latest (1996) – compilation with some new songs, including a version of Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon", which Pickett co-wrote
The Very Best of Sailor (1997) – new studio versions of back-catalogue songs
Live In Berlin (1998)
Girls Girls Girls (1999)
Girls Girls Girls - The Very Best of (2001)
Greatest and Latest (2001)
Live in Berlin (2002) – re-released as A Glass of Champagne (2003)
Sailor (2002)
Girls Girls Girls - The Very Best of (2003)
A Glass of Champagne (2003)
Live Piracy Copy - DVD - (2003)
Live In Consert - DVD - (2004)
Down By The Docks (2005)
Greatest Hits - Live (2005)
Sailor Live (2005)
Sailor Live - One Drink Too Many - double album - (2005)
Sailor: Buried Treasure - double album - (2006)
A Glass of Champagne - Live (2006)
Buried Treasure - The Sailor Anthology (2007)