Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band recently found out their new songs “Tropical Runner” and “I Know You’re the One” are being considered for the 67th annual Grammy Awards. The category for Tropical Runner is Best Global Music Performance and I Know You’re the One is under consideration for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance and Song of the Year.
Tropical Runner is a new version of the Band’s song “Runner,” the official song of the Long Beach Marathon. It introduces Steel Drum as the primary melody and solo instrument. With the Steel Drum originating in Trinidad and Tobago, it brings a more unique and global sound to the song, making it a great fit for the Best Global Music Performance category.
In contrast, I Know You’re the One has a Creedence Clearwater Revival feel with a touch of a Ray Charles call and response. It is a rockin’, Blues, Americana song with deep love lyrics.
Gregg shared, “I’m thrilled and excited that we’re being considered for a Grammy in a variety of categories!”
Catch Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band live on Sunday, September 8th from 9am to 2pm at the Belmont Shore Car Show on 2nd and Corona in Belmont Shore, Long Beach. It is a free public performance.
The lineup includes Gregg Young/Guitar and Vocals, Viva Vinson/Vocals, Grammy-nominated Kirkwood Coakley/Bass and Vocals, Casey Jones/Drums and Vocals, PanMan Ross Harper/Steel Drum and Percussion, and Austin Bach/Hammond Organ and Keys.
For full details about Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band, visit their website.
Young is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, owner/founder of Shore Records, ASCAP composer/publisher, Grammy® voting member, advocate, mentor and was the Music Director at the iconic Dome Arclight Entertainment Center in Hollywood for 17 years.
Young leads international award-winning Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band, a band with over 20 musicians and vocalists on its roster. The Band won Unanimous Choice, Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year at the LA Music Awards, Best Blues and Best Funk/Groove at The Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMAs).
They are honored to have received several more nominations at the HMMAs, including Best Jazz, Best Pop, and Best Latin. Young and the Band have been considered for Grammys® for Best Contemporary Instrumental, Best Americana/Folk/Acoustic Song and Best American Roots Song. The Band’s single “Together (Hk)” was also considered for a Grammy® in the Best Remixed Recording category. Their song “Rain Cried Softly” won two Gold Awards at the One Earth Awards (India) for Best Jazz Single and Best Music Video (Narrative/Montage based). Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band released “Funk Fusion,” a Hollywood Music In Media Awards Best Jazz Nominee and “Runner,” official song of the Long Beach Marathon that was also Grammy®-considered for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.
Currently, their two new songs “Tropical Runner” and “I Know You’re the One” are being considered for a Grammy® for the upcoming year! “Tropical Runner” is in the Best Global Music Performance category and “I Know You’re the One” is under consideration for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Song of the Year. They have over 398,000 streams on Pandora for their international award-winning music.