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'''Grace Ethel Knight''' (born 23 December 1955, [[Manchester]])<ref name="Knight Auto">{{cite book |last=Knight |first=Grace |authorlink= |title=Pink Suit for a Blue Day |url=https://books.google.com/?id=5pFrPWK6aeAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Pink+Suit+for+a+Blue+Day#v=onepage&q=Pink%20Suit%20for%20a%20Blue%20Day&f=false |accessdate=25 September 2013 |year=2010 |publisher=[[New Holland Publishers]] |location=[[Chatswood, New South Wales|Chatswood, NSW]] |isbn=978-1-92165-594-4 |page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgX_TOK9xa4C&pg=PA85&dq=%22Grace+Knight%22|title=The Bibliography of Australian Literature|last=Arnold|first=John|author2=John Hay |author3=Kerry Kilner |author4=Terence O'Neill |page=85|year=2007|publisher=Australian Scholarly Publishing|location=[[Kew, Victoria|Kew, Vic]]|volume=3|isbn=978-0-7022-3598-6|accessdate=5 July 2009}} NOTE: On-line version has limited access</ref> is an English-born, Australian [[vocals|vocalist]], [[saxophone]] player, and [[songwriter]]. She was a mainstay of [[Indie pop]] group [[Eurogliders]] during the 1980s which formed in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].<ref name="McF">{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders' |url=//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=327 |accessdate=26 June 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |location=[[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803170050/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=327 |archivedate=3 August 2004 }}</ref><ref name="ARDb">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131127164354/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/e/eurogliders.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/e/eurogliders.html | title = Eurogliders | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | first2 = Stefan | last2 = Warnqvist | first3 = Ron | last3 = Francois | authorlink3 = Ron François | first4 = Don | last4 = Meharry | archivedate = 27 November 2013 | accessdate = 9 March 2014 }}</ref> Knight later became a solo [[jazz music|jazz]] singer and musician based in [[Sydney]].<ref name="McFGN">{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Grace Knight' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=993 |accessdate=26 June 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803170623/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=993 |archivedate=3 August 2004 }}</ref> In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, ''[[This Island (Eurogliders album)|This Island]]'',<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> which spawned their No. 2 hit single, "[[Heaven (Must Be There)]]".<ref name="Kent"/> "Heaven" also peaked at No. 21 on the United States' ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] charts and appeared on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].<ref name="Billofficial">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eurogliders|chart=all}}| title=Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders|work=[[Billboard (magazine)]]|publisher=Neilson Business Media|accessdate=17 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="BillSingl">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25201|pure_url=yes}} |title=Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles |work=[[allmusic]] |publisher=[[Macrovision]] |accessdate=17 June 2009}}</ref> The song, written by Euroglider's [[guitar]]ist, Bernie Lynch,<ref name="APRA Heaven">{{cite web|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA)|title="Heaven Must Be There" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Heaven%20Must%20Be%20There|accessdate=26 June 2009}}</ref> and vocals by Knight, was their only hit in United States.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25201|pure_url=yes}} |title=Eurogliders > Biography|last=Sutton|first=Michael|work=allmusic|publisher=Macrovision|accessdate=29 June 2009}}</ref> Knight and Lynch married in 1985 but separated soon after.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="McFGN"/> Another Australian top ten album, ''[[Absolutely (Eurogliders album)|Absolutely]]'',<ref name="Kent"/> followed for Eurogliders in 1985, which provided three further local top ten singles, "We Will Together", "The City of Soul" and "Can't Wait to See You".<ref name="Kent"/>
'''Grace Ethel Knight''' (born 23 December 1955, [[Manchester]])<ref name="Knight Auto">{{cite book |last=Knight |first=Grace |authorlink= |title=Pink Suit for a Blue Day |url=https://books.google.com/?id=5pFrPWK6aeAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Pink+Suit+for+a+Blue+Day#v=onepage&q=Pink%20Suit%20for%20a%20Blue%20Day&f=false |accessdate=25 September 2013 |year=2010 |publisher=[[New Holland Publishers]] |location=[[Chatswood, New South Wales|Chatswood, NSW]] |isbn=978-1-92165-594-4 |page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgX_TOK9xa4C&pg=PA85&dq=%22Grace+Knight%22|title=The Bibliography of Australian Literature|last=Arnold|first=John|author2=John Hay |author3=Kerry Kilner |author4=Terence O'Neill |page=85|year=2007|publisher=Australian Scholarly Publishing|location=[[Kew, Victoria|Kew, Vic]]|volume=3|isbn=978-0-7022-3598-6|accessdate=5 July 2009}} NOTE: On-line version has limited access</ref> is an English-born, Australian [[vocals|vocalist]], [[saxophone]] player, and [[songwriter]]. She was a mainstay of [[Indie pop]] group [[Eurogliders]] during the 1980s which formed in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]].<ref name="McF">{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders' |url=//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=327 |accessdate=26 June 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |location=[[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803170050/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=327 |archivedate=3 August 2004 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="ARDb">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131127164354/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/e/eurogliders.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/e/eurogliders.html | title = Eurogliders | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | first2 = Stefan | last2 = Warnqvist | first3 = Ron | last3 = Francois | authorlink3 = Ron François | first4 = Don | last4 = Meharry | archivedate = 27 November 2013 | accessdate = 9 March 2014 }}</ref> Knight later became a solo [[jazz music|jazz]] singer and musician based in [[Sydney]].<ref name="McFGN">{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Grace Knight' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=993 |accessdate=26 June 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803170623/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=993 |archivedate=3 August 2004 }}</ref> In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, ''[[This Island (Eurogliders album)|This Island]]'',<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> which spawned their No. 2 hit single, "[[Heaven (Must Be There)]]".<ref name="Kent"/> "Heaven" also peaked at No. 21 on the United States' ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] charts and appeared on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].<ref name="Billofficial">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eurogliders|chart=all}}| title=Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders|work=[[Billboard (magazine)]]|publisher=Neilson Business Media|accessdate=17 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="BillSingl">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25201|pure_url=yes}} |title=Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles |work=[[allmusic]] |publisher=[[Macrovision]] |accessdate=17 June 2009}}</ref> The song, written by Euroglider's [[guitar]]ist, Bernie Lynch,<ref name="APRA Heaven">{{cite web|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA)|title="Heaven Must Be There" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Heaven%20Must%20Be%20There|accessdate=26 June 2009}}</ref> and vocals by Knight, was their only hit in United States.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25201|pure_url=yes}} |title=Eurogliders > Biography|last=Sutton|first=Michael|work=allmusic|publisher=Macrovision|accessdate=29 June 2009}}</ref> Knight and Lynch married in 1985 but separated soon after.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="McFGN"/> Another Australian top ten album, ''[[Absolutely (Eurogliders album)|Absolutely]]'',<ref name="Kent"/> followed for Eurogliders in 1985, which provided three further local top ten singles, "We Will Together", "The City of Soul" and "Can't Wait to See You".<ref name="Kent"/>


Since Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight has had a successful career as a jazz singer.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="McFGN"/> Knight made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 1990 TV series ''[[Come In Spinner]]'' and sang on its [[soundtrack album|soundtrack]], ''Come in Spinner'', recorded with jazz artist [[Vince Jones]],<ref name="McFGN"/> which peaked at No. 4 on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)]] [[ARIA Charts|albums charts]].<ref name="AusChartsGK">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Grace+Knight|title=Discography Grace Knight|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=19 June 2009}}</ref> This launched a new career for Knight, with her first solo album, ''Stormy Weather'',<ref name="McFGN"/> which peaked at No. 16 in 1991.<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> Other solo albums followed,<ref name="McFGN"/> ''Gracious'' in 1993, ''Live'' in 1996 and ''Zeitgeist'' in 2000. Eurogliders briefly reformed with Lynch and Knight in 2005 to release two additional albums by 2007, Knight returned to her solo career and released ''Willow'' in 2008.
Since Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight has had a successful career as a jazz singer.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="McFGN"/> Knight made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 1990 TV series ''[[Come In Spinner]]'' and sang on its [[soundtrack album|soundtrack]], ''Come in Spinner'', recorded with jazz artist [[Vince Jones]],<ref name="McFGN"/> which peaked at No. 4 on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)]] [[ARIA Charts|albums charts]].<ref name="AusChartsGK">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Grace+Knight|title=Discography Grace Knight|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=19 June 2009}}</ref> This launched a new career for Knight, with her first solo album, ''Stormy Weather'',<ref name="McFGN"/> which peaked at No. 16 in 1991.<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> Other solo albums followed,<ref name="McFGN"/> ''Gracious'' in 1993, ''Live'' in 1996 and ''Zeitgeist'' in 2000. Eurogliders briefly reformed with Lynch and Knight in 2005 to release two additional albums by 2007, Knight returned to her solo career and released ''Willow'' in 2008.
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===Solo career (1990&ndash;current)===
===Solo career (1990&ndash;current)===
After Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight initially sang [[backing vocal]]s in the [[Tania Bowra Band]].<ref name="McFGN"/> She made a [[cameo appearance]] as Lola, a 1940s night club singer,<ref name="EarlyBio"/> in the 1990 TV series ''[[Come In Spinner]]'' and sang on its [[soundtrack album|soundtrack]], ''Come in Spinner'', recorded with [[jazz music|jazz]] artist [[Vince Jones]], which peaked at No. 4 on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)]] [[ARIA Charts|albums charts]].<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> The soundtrack featured jazz standards with half the tracks having lead vocals by Jones, including a single, "I've Got You Under My Skin";<ref name="McFGN"/> two singles with lead vocals by Knight were also released, "The Man I Love" and "Sophisticated Lady".<ref name="McFGN"/> This launched a new career for Knight as a jazz singer, her first solo album, ''Stormy Weather'', produced by Larry Muhoberac was released in October 1991, which peaked at No. 16.<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> Her debut solo single, "Fever", was released in September, which did not peak into the top 50 singles charts.<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1992|1992]] [[ARIA Music Awards]], ''Stormy Weather'' was nominated for "[[ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album|Best Adult Contemporary Album]]" and Peter Cobbin was nominated for "Engineer of the Year" for his work on four of its tracks.<ref name="arialist">{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=G&artist=Grace%20Knight|title=ARIA Awards 2008: History: Winners by Artist search result for Grace Knight|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="ARIA1992">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992|title=ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 1992: 6th Annual ARIA Awards|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)|accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref>
After Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight initially sang [[backing vocal]]s in the [[Tania Bowra Band]].<ref name="McFGN"/> She made a [[cameo appearance]] as Lola, a 1940s night club singer,<ref name="EarlyBio"/> in the 1990 TV series ''[[Come In Spinner]]'' and sang on its [[soundtrack album|soundtrack]], ''Come in Spinner'', recorded with [[jazz music|jazz]] artist [[Vince Jones]], which peaked at No. 4 on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)]] [[ARIA Charts|albums charts]].<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> The soundtrack featured jazz standards with half the tracks having lead vocals by Jones, including a single, "I've Got You Under My Skin";<ref name="McFGN"/> two singles with lead vocals by Knight were also released, "The Man I Love" and "Sophisticated Lady".<ref name="McFGN"/> This launched a new career for Knight as a jazz singer, her first solo album, ''Stormy Weather'', produced by Larry Muhoberac was released in October 1991, which peaked at No. 16.<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> Her debut solo single, "Fever", was released in September, which did not peak into the top 50 singles charts.<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1992|1992]] [[ARIA Music Awards]], ''Stormy Weather'' was nominated for "[[ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album|Best Adult Contemporary Album]]" and Peter Cobbin was nominated for "Engineer of the Year" for his work on four of its tracks.<ref name="arialist">{{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=G&artist=Grace%20Knight|title=ARIA Awards 2008: History: Winners by Artist search result for Grace Knight|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="ARIA1992">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992 |title=ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 1992: 6th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |accessdate=27 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235813/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1992 |archivedate=26 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


Knight's second solo album, ''Gracious'' appeared in November 1993.<ref name="McFGN"/> It contained "big, brassy and busy arrangements of standards" and included work by 43 session musicians.<ref name="McFGN"/> The album did not peak into the ARIA top 50,<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> but was nominated for "Best Adult Contemporary Album" in [[ARIA Music Awards of 1994|1994]].<ref name="arialist"/><ref name="ARIA1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1994|title=ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 1994: 8th Annual ARIA Awards|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref> Other solo albums followed with, ''Live'' in 1996 and ''Zeitgeist'' in 2000.
Knight's second solo album, ''Gracious'' appeared in November 1993.<ref name="McFGN"/> It contained "big, brassy and busy arrangements of standards" and included work by 43 session musicians.<ref name="McFGN"/> The album did not peak into the ARIA top 50,<ref name="AusChartsGK"/> but was nominated for "Best Adult Contemporary Album" in [[ARIA Music Awards of 1994|1994]].<ref name="arialist"/><ref name="ARIA1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1994 |title=ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 1994: 8th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=27 June 2009 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Other solo albums followed with, ''Live'' in 1996 and ''Zeitgeist'' in 2000.


In November 2002, women of [[Marin County, California]] spelled out the words "No War" with their nude bodies,<ref name="NoWar">{{cite news|url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0112-09.htm|title=A Cheeky Protest: Bay Area Anti-War Activists Go Nude in Surge of Creative Vigils|last=Garofoli|first=Joe|date=12 January 2003|work=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=CommonDreams.org|accessdate=30 June 2009}}</ref> they were protesting against the proposed invasion of Iraq by a coalition which included Australian troops.<ref name="NoWar"/> This inspired Knight to organise a similar protest in a paddock outside her hometown of Federal near [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]] on 8 February 2003.<ref name="DtD">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/04/1044318604628.html|title=Disrobe to disarm|last=Kingston|first=Margo|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=4 February 2003|accessdate=30 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.echonews.com/906/index.html |title= All Nudes is Good News |work= The Northern Rivers Echo |publisher= TAOW P/L |accessdate= 5 July 2009}}</ref> Knight justified the protest:
In November 2002, women of [[Marin County, California]] spelled out the words "No War" with their nude bodies,<ref name="NoWar">{{cite news|url=http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0112-09.htm|title=A Cheeky Protest: Bay Area Anti-War Activists Go Nude in Surge of Creative Vigils|last=Garofoli|first=Joe|date=12 January 2003|work=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=CommonDreams.org|accessdate=30 June 2009}}</ref> they were protesting against the proposed invasion of Iraq by a coalition which included Australian troops.<ref name="NoWar"/> This inspired Knight to organise a similar protest in a paddock outside her hometown of Federal near [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]] on 8 February 2003.<ref name="DtD">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/04/1044318604628.html|title=Disrobe to disarm|last=Kingston|first=Margo|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=4 February 2003|accessdate=30 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.echonews.com/906/index.html |title= All Nudes is Good News |work= The Northern Rivers Echo |publisher= TAOW P/L |accessdate= 5 July 2009}}</ref> Knight justified the protest:
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Eurogliders reformed in October 2005, with Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch using session musicians and they released their fifth studio album, simply called ''Eurogliders'' but the album did not peak into the ARIA top 50 charts.<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Eurogliders|title=Discography Eurogliders|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=19 June 2009}} NOTE: Information supplied by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] shows that Eurogliders has no Top 50 charting albums or singles since they started their [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> Eurogliders started touring again in April 2006 and performed on the [[Countdown Spectacular]] during June to August, which was a nostalgic tour of Australian bands from the 1970s and 1980s, as featured on the pop television show ''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' with its host [[Ian Meldrum|Ian "Molly" Meldrum]]. The Eurogliders' sixth album ''Blue Kiss'' was recorded during the same sessions as the previous and was released in 2007, it also had no top 50 charting.<ref name="AusCharts"/>
Eurogliders reformed in October 2005, with Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch using session musicians and they released their fifth studio album, simply called ''Eurogliders'' but the album did not peak into the ARIA top 50 charts.<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Eurogliders|title=Discography Eurogliders|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=19 June 2009}} NOTE: Information supplied by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] shows that Eurogliders has no Top 50 charting albums or singles since they started their [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> Eurogliders started touring again in April 2006 and performed on the [[Countdown Spectacular]] during June to August, which was a nostalgic tour of Australian bands from the 1970s and 1980s, as featured on the pop television show ''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' with its host [[Ian Meldrum|Ian "Molly" Meldrum]]. The Eurogliders' sixth album ''Blue Kiss'' was recorded during the same sessions as the previous and was released in 2007, it also had no top 50 charting.<ref name="AusCharts"/>


Knight returned to her solo career and released ''Willow'' in April 2008, which was nominated for "Best Jazz Album" at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008|2008]] ARIA Music Awards.<ref name="arialist"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008|title=2008: 22nd Annual ARIA Awards|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref> On 17 July 2009, Knight performed at the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball attended by federal politicians, including [[Australian Prime Minister]], [[Kevin Rudd]], and by Canberra [[journalism|journalists]].<ref name="PressGallery">{{cite news|url=http://www.lifechangingexperiences.org/pdf/media/18_6_Can_Times.pdf?z1834684655&z=950239683 |title=Fair dinkum, we're crossing the party line |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |last=Nordfeldt |first=Geraldine |date=19 June 2009 |page=2 |accessdate=25 July 2009 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/now-dinner-with-oz-pm-for-20000-dollars_100206106.html|title=Now, dinner with Oz PM for 20,000 dollars|work=Thaindian News|publisher=Indians in Thailand|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref> Patrons of the function paid up to $20,000 each and raised $250,000 for various charities.<ref name="PressGallery"/>
Knight returned to her solo career and released ''Willow'' in April 2008, which was nominated for "Best Jazz Album" at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008|2008]] ARIA Music Awards.<ref name="arialist"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008 |title=2008: 22nd Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=27 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813152819/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008 |archivedate=13 August 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 17 July 2009, Knight performed at the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball attended by federal politicians, including [[Australian Prime Minister]], [[Kevin Rudd]], and by Canberra [[journalism|journalists]].<ref name="PressGallery">{{cite news|url=http://www.lifechangingexperiences.org/pdf/media/18_6_Can_Times.pdf?z1834684655&z=950239683 |title=Fair dinkum, we're crossing the party line |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |last=Nordfeldt |first=Geraldine |date=19 June 2009 |page=2 |accessdate=25 July 2009 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/now-dinner-with-oz-pm-for-20000-dollars_100206106.html|title=Now, dinner with Oz PM for 20,000 dollars|work=Thaindian News|publisher=Indians in Thailand|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref> Patrons of the function paid up to $20,000 each and raised $250,000 for various charities.<ref name="PressGallery"/>


''Keep Cool Fool'' was released by ABC Music on 20 April 2012.
''Keep Cool Fool'' was released by ABC Music on 20 April 2012.

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Grace Knight
Birth nameGrace Ethel Knight
Born (1955-12-23) 23 December 1955 (age 68)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
GenresIndie pop, new wave, jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
InstrumentVoice
Years active1976–present
LabelsCBS, Mercury, Polygram, Universal, MGM, Sony, Columbia, Deluxe
Websitegraceknight.com.au

Grace Ethel Knight (born 23 December 1955, Manchester)[1][2] is an English-born, Australian vocalist, saxophone player, and songwriter. She was a mainstay of Indie pop group Eurogliders during the 1980s which formed in Perth.[3][4] Knight later became a solo jazz singer and musician based in Sydney.[5] In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, This Island,[6] which spawned their No. 2 hit single, "Heaven (Must Be There)".[6] "Heaven" also peaked at No. 21 on the United States' Billboard Mainstream Rock charts and appeared on the Hot 100.[7][8] The song, written by Euroglider's guitarist, Bernie Lynch,[9] and vocals by Knight, was their only hit in United States.[10] Knight and Lynch married in 1985 but separated soon after.[3][5] Another Australian top ten album, Absolutely,[6] followed for Eurogliders in 1985, which provided three further local top ten singles, "We Will Together", "The City of Soul" and "Can't Wait to See You".[6]

Since Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight has had a successful career as a jazz singer.[3][5] Knight made a cameo appearance in the 1990 TV series Come In Spinner and sang on its soundtrack, Come in Spinner, recorded with jazz artist Vince Jones,[5] which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums charts.[11] This launched a new career for Knight, with her first solo album, Stormy Weather,[5] which peaked at No. 16 in 1991.[11] Other solo albums followed,[5] Gracious in 1993, Live in 1996 and Zeitgeist in 2000. Eurogliders briefly reformed with Lynch and Knight in 2005 to release two additional albums by 2007, Knight returned to her solo career and released Willow in 2008.

Biography

Grace Knight was born in 1955 in the UK, and performed as a cabaret singer in folk clubs from 1976.[12] She competed in a semi-final of a national talent quest as a duo and consequently travelled to Dubai to perform, where she met Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.[13] In 1977, she obtained a gig on a cruise ship to Perth, Western Australia,[12] her set included covering Harry Nilsson's A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night and performed twice a night for six weeks.[13]

Eurogliders (1980–1989)

Main article: Eurogliders

Knight relocated to Perth, Western Australia in 1977, where she performed in a number of local bands.[13] She met guitarist and singer, Bernie Lynch, who fronted a new wave band, The Stockings, in the late 1970s.[3] They became domestic partners and together formed the band, Living Single, in 1980 with Crispin Akerman on guitar, Don Meharry on bass guitar, Guy Slingerland on drums and Amanda Vincent on keyboards.[4][14] By 1981, drummer John Bennetts replaced Slingerland and the band changed their name to Eurogliders; domestically, Knight and Lynch had separated.[3][4][14] Eurogliders' second album, This Island, was released in May 1984 and peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.[6] The single, "Heaven (Must Be There)", written by Lynch,[9] also released in May, reached No. 2 on the Australian singles charts,[6] and No. 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 21 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[7][8] The album peaked at No. 140 on the Billboard 200 chart.[15][16]

At the height of the band's success, Knight and Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985 but the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years. In Australia, "Heaven" was followed by three more top 10 hits.[6] Between 1984 and 1986, Eurogliders toured Australia, the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan and New Zealand.[14] Further albums followed, but late in 1989, the Eurogliders disbanded.[3][14]

Solo career (1990–current)

After Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight initially sang backing vocals in the Tania Bowra Band.[5] She made a cameo appearance as Lola, a 1940s night club singer,[13] in the 1990 TV series Come In Spinner and sang on its soundtrack, Come in Spinner, recorded with jazz artist Vince Jones, which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums charts.[11] The soundtrack featured jazz standards with half the tracks having lead vocals by Jones, including a single, "I've Got You Under My Skin";[5] two singles with lead vocals by Knight were also released, "The Man I Love" and "Sophisticated Lady".[5] This launched a new career for Knight as a jazz singer, her first solo album, Stormy Weather, produced by Larry Muhoberac was released in October 1991, which peaked at No. 16.[11] Her debut solo single, "Fever", was released in September, which did not peak into the top 50 singles charts.[11] At the 1992 ARIA Music Awards, Stormy Weather was nominated for "Best Adult Contemporary Album" and Peter Cobbin was nominated for "Engineer of the Year" for his work on four of its tracks.[17][18]

Knight's second solo album, Gracious appeared in November 1993.[5] It contained "big, brassy and busy arrangements of standards" and included work by 43 session musicians.[5] The album did not peak into the ARIA top 50,[11] but was nominated for "Best Adult Contemporary Album" in 1994.[17][19] Other solo albums followed with, Live in 1996 and Zeitgeist in 2000.

In November 2002, women of Marin County, California spelled out the words "No War" with their nude bodies,[20] they were protesting against the proposed invasion of Iraq by a coalition which included Australian troops.[20] This inspired Knight to organise a similar protest in a paddock outside her hometown of Federal near Byron Bay on 8 February 2003.[21][22] Knight justified the protest:

These women came here today because they feel they are being lied to by our Government, and they feel their dissent is not being heard [...] We want to let John Howard know that we are not happy, and if it takes lying naked in a paddock to get the message across so be it.[23]

— Grace Knight, 9 February 2003

Knight indicated that she had been writing lyrics for a forthcoming album with Lynch, when her frustration at the Howard Government's plans to invade Iraq interrupted her concentration.[23] Knight rallied female friends via chain e-mails, needing 67 women for the wording of "No War" ultimately 750 showed up.[23]

Eurogliders reformed in October 2005, with Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch using session musicians and they released their fifth studio album, simply called Eurogliders but the album did not peak into the ARIA top 50 charts.[24] Eurogliders started touring again in April 2006 and performed on the Countdown Spectacular during June to August, which was a nostalgic tour of Australian bands from the 1970s and 1980s, as featured on the pop television show Countdown with its host Ian "Molly" Meldrum. The Eurogliders' sixth album Blue Kiss was recorded during the same sessions as the previous and was released in 2007, it also had no top 50 charting.[24]

Knight returned to her solo career and released Willow in April 2008, which was nominated for "Best Jazz Album" at the 2008 ARIA Music Awards.[17][25] On 17 July 2009, Knight performed at the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball attended by federal politicians, including Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and by Canberra journalists.[26][27] Patrons of the function paid up to $20,000 each and raised $250,000 for various charities.[26]

Keep Cool Fool was released by ABC Music on 20 April 2012.

Personal life

Knight's 1977 gig on a cruise ship from London, UK, was to visit her sister, who was living in Perth, Western Australia. Her sister introduced Knight to future bandmate, domestic partner and husband, Bernie Lynch. Knight separated from Lynch in 1986 and has been married two further times. She has a son, Jackie Knight born in 1987.

Bibliography

  • Knight, Grace (2010). Pink Suit for a Blue Day. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92165-594-4. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

Discography

See also: Eurogliders

Albums

with Vince Jones

  • Come in Spinner — ABC Contemporary Music 838 984-2 (11 December 1989)AUS No. 4

solo

  • Stormy Weather — Sony BMG 469029 2 (23 September 1991) AUS No. 16
  • Gracious — Dino Music DIN 286D (November 1993) AUS No. 90
  • Live — ABC Jazz/EMI 4835832 Classics (22 February 1996)
  • Zeitgeist — Mirage/MGM Distribution 301001 (17 July 2000)
  • Willow — ABC Classics 4766306 (5 April 2008)
  • Keep Cool Fool — ABC Music 2799478 (20 April 2012)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[24]
1990 "The Man I Love" — Come in Spinner
"Sophisticated Lady" —
1991 "Fever" 64 Stormy Weather
"Stormy Weather" —
1993 "Ability to Swing" — Gracious
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

DVDs

  • Grace Knight: Live At The Basement — Warner Music (November 2001)

References

  1. ^ Knight, Grace (2010). Pink Suit for a Blue Day. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92165-594-4. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ Arnold, John; John Hay; Kerry Kilner; Terence O'Neill (2007). The Bibliography of Australian Literature. Vol. 3. Kew, Vic: Australian Scholarly Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7022-3598-6. Retrieved 5 July 2009. NOTE: On-line version has limited access
  3. ^ a b c d e f McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2009. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Grace Knight'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2009. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  7. ^ a b "Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard (magazine). Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  9. ^ a b ""Heaven Must Be There" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  10. ^ Sutton, Michael. "Eurogliders > Biography". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Discography Grace Knight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Grace Knight bio". Grace Knight. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
  13. ^ a b c d Knight, Grace. "Innerview". yoni.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  14. ^ a b c d "eurogliders". Australian Jazz Agency. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  15. ^ "Artist Album Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard. Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  16. ^ "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  17. ^ a b c "ARIA Awards 2008: History: Winners by Artist search result for Grace Knight". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 27 June 2009.
  18. ^ "ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 1992: 6th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 1994: 8th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 27 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ a b Garofoli, Joe (12 January 2003). "A Cheeky Protest: Bay Area Anti-War Activists Go Nude in Surge of Creative Vigils". San Francisco Chronicle. CommonDreams.org. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  21. ^ Kingston, Margo (4 February 2003). "Disrobe to disarm". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  22. ^ "All Nudes is Good News". The Northern Rivers Echo. TAOW P/L. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  23. ^ a b c Browne, Rachel (9 February 2003). "Anti-war feelings laid bare in a stark message to Howard". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  24. ^ a b c "Discography Eurogliders". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009. NOTE: Information supplied by ARIA shows that Eurogliders has no Top 50 charting albums or singles since they started their charts in mid-1988.
  25. ^ "2008: 22nd Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ a b Nordfeldt, Geraldine (19 June 2009). "Fair dinkum, we're crossing the party line" (PDF). The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2009.[dead link]
  27. ^ "Now, dinner with Oz PM for 20,000 dollars". Thaindian News. Indians in Thailand. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
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