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Kenneth W. "Ken" Griffin (December 28, 1909 – March 11, 1956), was an American organist.

Griffin was born in Columbia, Missouri. His biggest hit was "You Can't Be True, Dear" (1948), which was first released as an instrumental, and later that year re-released with a vocal by Jerry Wayne dubbed in. Both versions became popular, selling over 3.5 million copies.[1] He also starred in a 1954-55 syndicated television series, 67 Melody Lane. He recorded on a variety of recording labels, especially Columbia.

It was in the 1940s in Aurora, Illinois, that Griffin broke into the nightclub circuit, playing at the Rivoli Cafe nightly. The sessions at the Rivoli cafe were broadcast on the radio station, WMRO, and the program became popular. Griffin died on March 11, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 46, of a heart attack and was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Aurora. Columbia had many hours of Griffin's unreleased recordings on tape, and continued to release "new" recordings of Griffin's music for a number of years after his death. His version of Ebb Tide was played in the fifth-season premiere of the TV drama Mad Men.

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Kenneth W. "Ken" Griffin (28 de diciembre de 1909 – 11 de marzo de 1956) fue un organista estadunidense.

Griffin nació en Columbia (Misuri). Su mayor éxito fue "You Can't Be True, Dear" (1948), que inicialmente fue lanzado como instrumental, posteriormente se le agregó la voz de Jerry Wayne en la grabación. Ambas versions ganaron polularidad vendiendo más de 3.5 millones de copias.1​

Protagonizó entre 1954 y 1955 el programa de televisión 67 Melody Lane.Grabó en varias companies discográficas, incluyendo Columbia Records y Rondo.

En la década de 1940 en Aurora (Illinois), Griffin entró en el ambiente de los centros nocturnos al tocar en el Rivoli Cafe por la noches. Las sesiones del Rivoli cafe fueron transmitidas por la estación de radio, WMRO, ganando popularidad. Griffin falleció el 11 de marzo de 1956 en Chicago, Illinoisa los 46 años de edad de un infarto agudo de miocardio y fue sepultado en el Lincoln Memorial Park en Aurora. Columbia Records tenía muchas horas de música del organista grabadas en cinta pero no lanzadas por lo que continuo sacando muchos temas “nuevos” de Griffin en años posteriores a su muerte.

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