Paul Griffin was an American pianist who recorded with numerous artists from the ’50s through the ’90s. He was born on August 6, 1937, and died on June 14, 2000.
He began his career as a New York native touring as the pianist for King Curtis’s backing band and went on to collaborate with such artists as Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Don McLean, the Isley Brothers, Van Morrison, the Shirelles, and Dionne Warwick. Perhaps his most well-known work is on the Bob Dylan albums Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde, as well as Steely Dan’s Aja, where his colorful and unusual playing stands out. He plays gospel piano with virtuosic skill on Don McLean’s single “American Pie,” and he is listed as a co-writer of Steely Dan’s “The Fez” from their album The Royal Scam.
He also appeared in On Location: Robert Klein at Yale (1982) and on the Blue Sunshine (1982) soundtrack, and he was the arranger for the films The Warriors (1979) and Four Friends (1981). (1976).
Due to diabetes-related issues, he had a heart attack and passed away at his New York apartment at age 62. His death came when he was in the process of getting a new liver.
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