Biography
1909, Columbia, Missouri, USA, d. 11 March 1956, USA. After becoming proficient on the violin early in his life, Griffin taught himself to play the organ and accompanied silent films in the Rocky Mountains during the 20s. He switched to a portable organ in the 30s, and played hotels in the Midwest. After military service during World War II, he resumed his career and began recording mostly waltzes and sentimental, nostalgic tunes, many of which were played to accompany skaters at public ice rinks. One of them, a 1935 German melody entitled "Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein" ("You Can't Be True, Dear"), composed by Hans Otten, was picked up by music publisher Dave Reyer, who arranged for an English lyric to be written by Hal Cotton. This was dubbed onto Griffin's original recording by actor-singer Jerry Wayne. The result, one of the first successful examples of over-dubbing, became a US number 1 in 1948, and reputedly sold over three million copies. Although he had no more...
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