Paul Griffin (musician)

Paul Griffin Born in Harlem, New York (1937-2000) was an American session musician and pianist, who has recorded with hundreds of artists from the late 1950s to the 1990s. He began as the touring pianist in the backing band for King Curtis and eventually worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Don McLean, The Isley Brothers, Van Morrison, The Shirelles, and Dionne Warwick. He may be best known for playing on the critically acclaimed albums Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, and Aja. Griffin died at age 62 at his home in New York.

Recordings Griffin Played On

*B.J. Thomas
**"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
*Bob Dylan
**"Like a Rolling Stone" (Gospel Piano).
**"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Tack Piano).
**"Positively Fourth Street" (Piano)
**"Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence" (Piano)
**"Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" (Piano)
**One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Piano)
*Chuck Jackson
**"Any Day Now"
*Dionne Warwick
**"Walk on By"
*Don McLean
**"American Pie"
*Paul Simon
**"Tenderness"

External links

* [http://www.steelydan.com/griffin.html Letter Regarding Griffin's Achievements]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E0DE1430F936A15755C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon= New York Times Obituary]