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Jimmy Griffin
American musician (1943–2005)
This article is about the musician. For other people with the same name, see James Griffin (disambiguation).
Musical artist
James Arthur Griffin (August 10, 1943 – January 11, 2005) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s soft rock band Bread.
He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1970 as co-writer of "For All We Know".
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Early life
Griffin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. His musical training began when his parents signed him up for accordion lessons. He attended Kingsbury High School in Memphis and Dorsey and Johnny Burnette were his neighbors and role models.
After the Burnette brothers moved to Los Angeles, California to further their music careers, Griffin went there to visit them, and managed to secure a recording contract with Reprise Records.
Career
Solo performing and songwriting
His first album, Summer Holiday, wa