Johnny Griffith

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Aliases: Johnny Griffith, Inc.
The Johnny Griffith Trio
Real name: John Ellis Griffith, Jr.
Born: July 10, 1936
Died: November 10, 2002
Country: United States
IPI: 00012706911 1 work
00078124668 1 work
Comments: Pianist, keyboardist and songwriter. Griffith can be heard on classic Motown sides, as well as on recordings from other Detroit-area labels.
Member of: The Funk Brothers

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	I Did REL	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Originally by Paula Greer REC

Covers by Johnny Griffith

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	i	Yesterdays	The Johnny Griffith Trio	December 18, 2012	Unverified
	i	Willow Weep for Me	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
	i	Wiggling	Johnny Griffith	1974	Unverified
	i	Who Killed Cock Robin?	Johnny Griffith	1974	Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean
	i	Time to Smile	Johnny Griffith	1974	Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean
	i	This Could Be the Start of Something	The Johnny Griffith Trio	December 18, 2012	Unverified
	i	They Didn't Believe Me	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Julia Sanderson and Donald Brian
	i	Theme for Sister Salvation	Johnny Griffith	1974	Unverified
	i	Summertime	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
		Satisfaction	Johnny Griffith	1972	Unverified
	i	Old Folks	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
	i	O.D. (Over Dose)	Johnny Griffith	1974	Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean
	i	Music Forever	Johnny Griffith	1974	Unverified
	i	Moment's Notice	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	John Coltrane
	i	Love Walked In	The Johnny Griffith Trio	December 18, 2012	Unverified
	i	Jim Dunn's Dilemma	Johnny Griffith	1974	Unverified
	i	Ill Wind	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Harold Arlen - Piano Accompaniment by Arthur Schutt
	i	George's Dilemma	The Johnny Griffith Trio	December 18, 2012	Unverified
	i	All the Things You Are	Johnny Griffith meets Dexter Gordon (Johnny Griffith, Dexter Gordon)	June 25, 1977	Unverified

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	The Grand Central Shuttle	Johnny Griffith, Inc.	April 29, 1972	Sampled by Big Daddy Kane

Songs written by Johnny Griffith

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
I Did	Johnny Griffith, Jay Jordan	Paula Greer REC, The Johnny Griffith Trio REL	August 25, 1962

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Jazz	The Johnny Griffith Trio	January 1963	Workshop Jazz
	The Geneva Connection	Johnny Griffith	1974	GeNEVA

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Grand Central Shuttle	Johnny Griffith, Inc.	April 29, 1972	GeNEVA