Hugh Grundy

Hugh Grundy
File:HughGrundy2015.jpg Grundy in 2015
Background information
Born	(1945-03-06) 6 March 1945 Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums percussion
Years active	1961–present
Associated acts	The Zombies

Hugh Grundy, (born 6 March 1945), is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Grundy came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the drummer of the English rock band The Zombies.

Early years

Hugh Grundy was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England. While attending St Albans School in Hertfordshire, he met Paul Atkinson, and Rod Argent. Argent, Atkinson and Grundy first played together at a jam on Easter 1961 in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Argent wanted to form a band and Colin Blunstone and Paul Arnold joined in early 1961, while all five members were still at school. Arnold left not long afterward and was replaced by Chris White. The band started life as the Mustangs, but after discovering other bands using the name, they changed it to the Zombies. After the band won a local contest, they recorded a demo as their prize. Argent's song "She's Not There" got them a recording contract with Decca.

Later career

The Zombies had several hits and continued to record through the 1960s, but they broke-up in December 1967, reportedly over management disagreements. After the band's break-up, Grundy went to work as an A&R man for Columbia Records. In the 1980s, Grundy also operated a horse-transport business in England and worked as a professional driver.

In 1990, Blunstone, Grundy, and White briefly reunited as the Zombies with keyboardist and guitarist Sebastian Santa Maria to recorded the studio album New World (1991). To mark the 40th anniversary of the album Odessey and Oracle, the four surviving original members of the Zombies participated in a three-night series of concerts at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre between 7 and 9 March 2008.