Record executive, record producer, concert promoter, songwriter, talent coordinator
Years active
1962–2010
Spouse
Carrie Lucas
(m. 1974)
[1]
Children
4[1]
Richard Gilbert Griffey (November 16, 1938 – September 24, 2010) was an American record producer and music promoter who founded SOLAR Records, a RAS acronym for "Sound of Los Angeles Records". The label played a major role in developing a funk-oriented blend of disco, R&B and soul music during the 1970s and 1980s. As a concert promoter, Griffey arranged bookings for artists such as James Brown, The Sylvers, Aretha Franklin, Jon Gibson,[2] Stevie Wonder and the Jacksons.[3]
^ abPaul Cantor (October 5, 2010). "Music Executive Dick Griffey Dies At 71". MTV News. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^"Jon Gibson". SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews. 2007-05-07.
^Nelson, Valerie J. (September 29, 2010). "Richard Griffey dies at 71; founder of R&B record label Solar". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
series on DickGriffey and Solar Records. The episode aired on November 6 2022. Paul Cantor (October 5, 2010). "Music Executive DickGriffey Dies At 71"...
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led to Cornelius spinning off the record label to his talent booker, DickGriffey, who transformed the label into Solar Records, itself a prominent soul...
Shalamar after they were chosen by Soul Train talent booker/record promoter DickGriffey and Cornelius to replace the group's original session singers in 1978...
Television and Radio Announcers (NATRA) in 1971. Willis' fiancé, promoter DickGriffey, traveled with them on the road and handled their finances. Further chart...
But they became the Soul Train Dancers in 1975, when Cornelius and DickGriffey co-founded Soul Train Records (later SOLAR Records), home to Lakeside...
last album on Don Cornelius and DickGriffey's Soul Train Records before transitioning over to manager DickGriffey's SOLAR Records. The single "I'm Gonna...
the group, disagreements about the artistic direction of Shalamar with DickGriffey, and lack of payment from Solar Records, she finally left the group in...
Rock" (DickGriffey, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, Ricky Sylvers) 8:03 "I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)" (DickGriffey, Leon Sylvers...
time in 1980, beginning in February with Shalamar. The act assembled by DickGriffey, booking agent for TV's Soul Train, topped the chart for a single week...
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