Education
Beloit College.
Beloit College.
The East Orange, New Jersey native started college as a pre-medical student at Rutgers, but he transferred to Beloit College in Wisconsin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music in 1975. He was the guitar playing lead tenor with the group from 1981 to 1991. His songs teach human values including truthfulness, gratitude, integrity, kindness and fairness.
His album Be Bop Your Best was nominated in the 2005 Grammy Awards for Best Musical Album for Children.
"Teaching Peace," named by The All Music Guide as “one of the top five children's recordings of all time,” was the recipient of a rare Parents" Choice Classic Award. Other albums for children include: "Circle of Life: Songs for Bucket Fillers", Hello World, Down the Do-Re-Mi, Grammer has performed in every state in the United States. as well as in 22 other countries around the world, including China, Russia, Ukraine, and Israel.
He is often a keynote speaker and performer at national and regional educational conferences in the United States and Canada. They have 2 children, including popular singer Andy Grammer.
After several years of performing as a solo artist, he became a member of the folk group The Limeliters, replacing Glenn Yarborough. Grammer is a member of the Bahá"í Faith.