Johnny Griffith (musician)
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Johnny Griffith (July 10, 1936 – November 10, 2002) was an African-American musician.
He was born John Ellis Griffith Jnr. in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Griffith played piano and keyboards for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers studio band. Among the hundreds of Motown recordings Griffith played on are "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" by Four Tops, and "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes.
Griffith played the Steinway grand piano, the Hammond B-3 organ, the Wurlitzer electric piano, the Fender Rhodes, and the celeste and harpsichord. His musical influences included Bud Powell, Glenn Gould, and Oscar Peterson.
He died in November 2002 in Detroit, aged 66.
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