Grant Young
Grant Young (born January 5, 1964) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum from 1984–1995. He replaced Pat Morley shortly after the release of Soul Asylum's debut album, Say What You Will, Clarence..Karl Sold the Truck in 1984. Young's last appearance on a Soul Asylum record album was the breakthrough album, Grave Dancers Union.
Grant Young
- Name
- Grant Young
- Born
- 5 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- alternative rock
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He was replaced in the middle of the recording sessions by Sterling Campbell, who has also since left the band and is primarily associated with David Bowie, as part of his touring bands. Young has said that he played on five or six of the songs on the album. He did not, however, record on the band's biggest hit, "Runaway Train" (recorded by Campbell) but did initially play it with Soul Asylum in concerts. After his departure from the band, he and his wife Catherine owned and operated a resort in the Boundary Waters region near Ely, Minnesota, close to the Canada–US border.
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• Name — Grant Young • Birth Name — Grant Young • Born — 5 January 1964 • Birthplace — Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. • Instrument — Drums, percussion • Genre — Alternative rock, Rock • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 1984–1995 • Label — Twin/Tone, A&M • Past Member Of — Soul Asylum
Discography with Soul Asylum
• Made to Be Broken (Twin/Tone 1986) • Time's Incinerator (Twin/Tone 1986) • While You Were Out (Twin/Tone 1986) • Hang Time (A&M 1988) • And the Horse They Rode in On (A&M 1990) • Grave Dancers Union (Columbia 1992)
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- 1.Sullivan, Denise. Biography: Soul Asylum. Allmusic.
- 2.Grant Young. Lodi News-Sentinel. July 15, 1996.
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