Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 [nb 1] – February 4, 1951) [1] was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers" [2] were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll.

Cecil Gant was born in 1913 in Nashville, Tennessee and it was while in the Army during World War Two that he rose to sudden fame after asking to sing and play piano at a War Bond rally in Los Angeles.

Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers" were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll.

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A hard rocking boogie-woogie pianist with a voice that worked well with a Blues ballad, Cecil had his big hit while he was in the Army and his concerts, where he was billed as ‘Private Gant, the GI Sing-sation’, attracted an integrated audience.

Cecil Gant jumped into the R & B world's consciousness during a war bond rally in downtown Los Angeles in 1944. The 29 year old pianist / singer made a great impression on many in the …

Pianist Cecil Gant seemingly materialized out of the wartime mist to create one of the most enduring blues ballads of the 1940s. Gant was past age 30 when he burst onto the scene in a …

Cecil Gant. Soundtrack: Killer of Sheep. Blues singer/pianist Cecil Gant was born in Nashville, TN, in 1913. Although he learned to play piano and had secured in various roadhouses and clubs in the South, he wasn't a full-time musician.

Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers" were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll.

Pianist Cecil Gant seemingly materialized out of the wartime mist to create one of the most enduring blues ballads of the 1940s. Gant was past age 30 when he burst onto the scene in a most unusual way -- he popped up in military uniform at a Los Angeles war-bonds rally sponsored by the Treasury Department.