Eric Bellinger: Pushing Forward

When it comes to the music of R&B star Eric Bellinger, there is a great deal of world-building, character crafting, and message delivery. In some ways, Bellinger is like a novelist, composing story arcs and wielding his pen-like punches, breaking through the proverbial blank page. To do so, Bellinger has been blessed with many significant inspirations. The first came from church and the second from his grandfather. Bellinger, who grew up singing in church services, didn’t think at the time that it would become his career. But it helped lead him to his first musical group and later to songwriting, before eventually going out as a solo artist. But Bellinger was buoyed by his own family in this way, too. Namely by his grandfather, Bobby Day, who blazed a trail with his own group in the 1950s, The Hollywood Flames, which Bellinger would later study and follow. Today, Bellinger has released a myriad of albums, earned Grammy nominations and award victories, and is set for much more as his career unfurls.