1. James Arthur Griffin was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s soft rock band Bread.
14 Facts About Jimmy Griffin
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Jimmy Griffin won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1970 as co-writer of "For All We Know".
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Jimmy Griffin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Jimmy Griffin attended Kingsbury High School in Memphis and Dorsey and Johnny Burnette were his neighbors and role models.
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Jimmy Griffin had small roles in two films, For Those Who Think Young and None but the Brave.
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Jimmy Griffin met Robb Royer through Maria Yolanda Aguayo.
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Jimmy Griffin was a staff writer with Viva Publishing and managed to get them to hire Royer as his co-writer in 1967.
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Viva was resistant to hiring Royer and instead wanted Jimmy Griffin to write with another staff writer with the company.
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James Jimmy Griffin sang songs that were featured in a few episodes of the TV series Ironside in the late sixties.
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In 1977, Jimmy Griffin released a third solo album, James Jimmy Griffin, on Polydor, with tracks recorded in 1974 and 1975.
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In 1991 Jimmy Griffin formed The Remingtons with Richard Mainegra and Rick Yancey.
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In early 2004, Jimmy Griffin recorded a duet with Holly Cieri of his Oscar-winning song "For All We Know".
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Jimmy Griffin died of complications from cancer on January 11,2005, at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, after undergoing treatment for several months; he was 61 years old.
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Jimmy Griffin was survived by his wife Marti, daughters Katy and Alexis, sons Jamey and Jacob, granddaughters Laura and Lilli and grandsons Gryffyn and Max.