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| name = Ray Griff | image = Ray Griff.png | caption = Ray Griff in 1969 | image_size = 250px | background = solo_singer | alias = | birth_name = John Raymond David Griff | birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|04|22}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|3|9|1940|04|22}} | instrument = Vocals | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1964 – 2016 | label = Dot, Capitol | associated_acts = George Hamilton IV, Jerry Lee Lewis | website = }}John Raymond David Griff[1] (April 22, 1940 – March 9, 2016)[2][3] was a Canadian country music singer and songwriter, born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His songwriting credits reached over 2500 songs, many of which were recorded by Nashville's top recording artists.[4] Early life and careerJohn Raymond David Griff was born in 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was raised in Winfield, Alberta.[4] Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time. His first records as a singer were released in the late 1960s and Griff had his first hit, "Patches", a remake of the Clarence Carter soul hit in 1970 which peaked at No. 26 in Billboard. Griff recorded for the small country label Royal American and later moved on to Dot Records without much success. His stint at Capitol Records from 1975-1979 proved more successful, racking up eight more country top 40 hits, the most successful being 1976's "If I Let Her Come In" which peaked at No. 11.[2]Griff's success as a songwriter, however, always overshadowed his recording work with over 700 songs recorded, including the major hits "Canadian Pacific" for George Hamilton IV, "Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano" for Jerry Lee Lewis, and "Baby" for Wilma Burgess. Others who had major hit records with Griff songs include Faron Young, Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, Bob Luman, Gene Watson, and Johnny Duncan. Griff returned to Canada in the late 1970s and remained active on the country music scene there as an artist, songwriter, and record producer. He lived a quiet life in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, occasionally performing at country venues with musicians from the area, most notably the Ranchman's Club. Later yearsIn 2008, Griff was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by SOCAN at the annual SOCAN Awards in Toronto.[5] Griff had battled throat cancer in his recent years,[4] and he died on March 9, 2016, from pneumonia following surgery. He was 75.[1][6][7] DiscographyAlbums
Singles
References1. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?pid=178108618 |last=|first=|title= John Griff obituary|date= March 19, 2016 |publisher=Calgary Herald|accessdate=October 17, 2016}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p187400|pure_url=yes}} |title=Ray Griff biography |accessdate=2008-09-25 |last=Demalon |first=Tom |work=Allmusic}} 3. ^"John Raymond David Griff" 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |url= http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/03/11/rip-canadian-country-star-ray-griff |last= Delaney |first= Larry |title= RIP: Canadian Country Star Ray Griff |date= March 11, 2016 |publisher=FYI Music News|accessdate=October 17, 2016}} 5. ^http://www.socan.ca/about/awards/2008-socan-awards 6. ^"Ray Griff, dead at age 75", Rodeo Country Radio, March 10, 2016 7. ^{{cite news |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/legendary-calgary-country-gentleman-ray-griff-dies-at-the-age-of-75 |last=Bell|first=Mike |title= Legendary Calgary 'country gentleman' Ray Griff dies at the age of 75|date= March 11, 2016 |publisher=Calgary Herald|accessdate=June 10, 2016}} External links
7 : 1940 births|2016 deaths|Canadian male singer-songwriters|Canadian country singer-songwriters|Groove Records artists|Musicians from Vancouver|Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee |
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