The Griffin Brothers
The Griffin Brothers
Latest Release
- What She Doesn't Know
- January 2024
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | What She Doesn't Know | ||
| 2 | Safe Pair Of Hands | ||
| 3 | Full Stop | ||
| 4 | Beer Happy | ||
| 5 | She Might Be the One |
Albums
Aug 2023 • 1 song
Jul 2022 • 1 song
Sep 2020 • 1 song
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About
Biography
Based in Washington, DC, around Jimmy and Ernest ‘Buddy' Griffin from Norfolk, Virginia, the Griffin Brothers Orchestra comprised Jimmy on trombone, Buddy on piano, Wilbur Dyer and Virgil Wilson on saxophone, with Jimmy Reeves and Emmett ‘Nab' Shields on bass and drums. Introduced to Randy Wood in 1950, the band began recording for his label Dot Records; their biggest hits were the songs of their vocalists Margie Day - ‘Street-Walkin' Daddy' and ‘Little Red Rooster', among others - and Tommy Brown - ‘Tra-La-La' and ‘Weepin' & Cryin''. During a tour of the south in April 1950, ...