Kelli Grant, the Queen of Swing

About Kelli Grant, the Queen of Swing

2025
"Blue Is the Night" This is a first for the award-winning SINGER, an entire album focusing on her creative talent as a songwriter. Kelli received a BILLBOARD SONGWRITERS "Honorable Mention" for her R&B original, "The Way Love Use to Be" which is included.

All 16 original songs are written in a BLUES format: R&B, Pop, Swing, Ballad including a very unique Blues Waltz, carry the listener on a crusade in the pursuit of love and happiness.

“Blue Is the Night” takes the listener on a roller coaster ride of life’s ups and downs with song titles arranged in a semi-storyline scoring every page turning event into a musical novel filled with; joy, laughter, love, romance and … MURDER!

Check out, “Somewhere In Chicago”

“I Don’t Give A …”, the first song which is actually the last song of the journey, stops with “A ..”. (G rating ;o)
Although a somewhat provocative title, it is a fun upbeat tempo song that clearly states an innocent declaration of independence, “I’ve got to be FREE!”.

This musical journey of life is a pilgrimage mastered through profound lyrics and climatic musical crescendos with one song reflecting that revelation more succinctly, "South Side of Life". The album ends with a song that is actually the beginning pledging undying love,
‘If You Were the One”.

As the story begins with the end …

Now available on 150 music platforms
International Recording Artist Kelli Grant, The Queen of Swing™ is an award winning : Singer, Songwriter and Musician who writes, plays, sings and swings the Blues. Kelli has scored: EIGHT #1 hits, charted 9 top 10 Singles; 4 top 10 Albums, won Female Artist of the Year, 2 time Female Artist of the Year Nominee, the only female nominated for RMA Artist of the Year, and received a Billboard Songwriting "Honorable Mention". She is a Texas State Musician Nominee, a Swing Hall of Fame Inductee, is in the Heritage Who’s Who – Library of Congress, Washington, (expired link). and the World Who's Who Jazz Cabaret Singers - Federation of American Musicians, New York, NY. She has 12 CD's on the market with most receiving 4 & 5 star reviews from around the world. Kelli was one of only 209 artists selected to be on the Texas Touring Roster the Texas Commission for the arts nominated and sponsored her for inclusion in the Mid-America Arts Alliance Touring Roster which covered 7 states with subsidized funding by the National Endowment for the Arts. She was a Table Top Speaker for the Texas Arts & Exchange Conference and has headlined in the biggest venues being listed in the Isle of Capri Casino Blue Book as “One of their BEST SHOWS”. Kelli has appeared with some of the biggest stars in the biz, and, although not nominated was one of only 36 CD’s placed by the Grammy™ reviewing board for consideration in “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” and one of 48 for consideration in the category, “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” and has one CD on music critic, Henri Woode’s list of Top Jazz Album, that same album was also on the Grammy voting list for "Best Jazz Album."

Kelli worked 3rd seasons at the Branson Hot Hits Theatre in Branson, MO, was at the Majestik Theatre in Las Vegas before taking residence at the Kokomo Theatre.

With 12 CD’s now on the market, Kelli’s career began on Warner Bros. German label, Eagle Records with the release of her self-titled CD which topped charts at #4 in Belgium and #7 in Holland making her an International Recording Artist.

“Swing-a-Billy” solidified her legacy with fans coming in from all corners of the world receiving 4 STAR reviews with French critic, Bernard Boyat exclaiming it, “SUPERBES!” Set in the 50’s Jump, Swing & Rhythm & Blues style, this music graduate: Sings, Swings, Writes, arranges and plays all instruments except guitar. It is an amazing feat that very few artists would be able to accomplish and one the Queen of Swing™ says she is not likely to do again. From now own it will be her "BAND OF FIVE", (a line from one of the songs) “The Swing Kings”. (Kelli performs a One Woman show or has charts for the back line) 4 Songs were placed by the Grammy® reviewing board for consideration in “Best Pop Vocal Performance” for the 2013 award ceremonies but not nominated. Her vocals can be low and sultry and, almost mesmerizing or she can raise the roof with captivating excitement. The award-winning Singer, was inducted into the World Who's Who Jazz Cabaret Singers, Federation of American Musicians, New York, NY and the Heritage Registry of Who’s Who - Library of Congress, Washington, (expired link).

Jean Bennett, the driving force and success of “The Platters” & their 16 Gold records personally endorses Kelli. Jean declares Kelli; “a consummate entertainer”, A TRIPLE THREAT: Singer, Songwriter and Musician and she is also very funny and, pretty.

After her first CD for Warner Bros. German label, Eagle records of jazz standards which topped Belgium charts ar #4 and Holland #7, she started working & recording the Blues receiving an “Honorable Mention” from Billboard for her R&B original, “The Way Love Use to Be” from the CD, “Honky Tonk Swing”. The CD received 4 STAR reviews in magazines around the world. Kelli is a licensed BMI songwriter.

The CD, “Swing ‘n Blues”, listed as one of the industries Top Jazz Album by music critic Henri Woode focused on the joining of her R&B / Blues accolades with her now Swing title and signature piano style. Her own blues tune, “Loose Woman Blues” captured the attention of the Grammy® Reviewing Board and although not nominated it was placed in contention for “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals”. Other notable hits include: “Jump, Jive & Wail” from the great Louie Prima and a wonderful cover of “The Blues Brothers”, “All My Money Back.”

She incorporated that CD and from her extensive research, into an original musical review “Swingin’ the Blues”. As her name and notoriety continued to grow she was one of only 209 Texas artists selected to be on the Texas Touring Roster. The Texas Commission on the Arts solicited her help to stop funding cuts to the arts with Public Service Announcements. With required nomination and sponsorship, Kelli was included in the Mid-America Arts Alliance Touring roster with her performance fees subsidized by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The highly acclaimed original revue, designed as a clever way to showcase her CD’s, takes the audience down a musical highway of Blues, Jazz & Swing as the Swing Queen follows the BEAT from New Orleans to New York City, Chicago to Kansas City, Memphis to Vegas and to the GREAT state of Texas. Telling little known facts and funny anecdotes Kelli demonstrates “Swings” evolution into a musical revolution, "Rock 'n Roll". (psst, don’t tell anyone but the show is very educational) Her new show "SWING DOO ROCK" is a derivative of that show focusing on the 50’s SWING era, Doo Wop & Rock 'n Roll. The show began with the original artist of Doo Wop & Rock 'n Roll: The Crystals, Danny & the Juniors, The Coasters and many more. The show features her original hits and magnificent covers of some of the greatest music ever recorded performed as only the Queen of Swing can bring.