Dick Griffey

Richard Gilbert Dick Griffey was an American record producer and music promoter who founded SOLAR Records, an acronym for Sound of Los Angeles Records. The label played a major role in developing a funkoriented blend of disco, RampB and soul music during the 1970s and 1980s. As a concert promoter, Griffey arranged bookings for artists including James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Jon Gibson, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.

Richard Gilbert Griffey was born on November 16, 1938, and grew up in the housing projects of Nashville, Tennessee, where he was a drummer in local clubs in his teens. After briefly attending Tennessee State University, he enlisted in the United States Navy at age 17. He served as a medic and worked as a privateduty nurse after completing his military service.

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