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Griffin, Curley

Real name Howard Griffin. Born in 1918. Co-writer with Carl Perkins of "Dixie Fried" and "Boppin' The
Blues".

References:
   Feature article in issue 62 (1994) of American Music Magazine.


Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1955/Oct. or earlier
(BMI est.)
Atomic 300   Gotta Whip This Bear {i}
Just For Me
1
1
AT-1
AT-2
1955/Nov.
BMI clear.
Atomic 302 I've Seen It All {a,i}
Magic Of The Moon
1
1
AT-12
AT-13
1956
(BMI est.)
Atomic 303 You Gotta Play Fair {e,f,g,i}
Love Is A Wonderful Thing
1
1
45-2
45-1
1957/Jan.
BMI clear.
Atomic 305 Got Rockin' On My Mind {c,d,e,h,i}
Rock Bottom Blues {c,d}
1
1
24
25
Additional Tracks on Comps
 
 
[unissued]   Got Rockin' On My Mind [alt. vers.] {b}    

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Curley Griffin

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Bark Log Bl 6 (lp) Country Hicks, Vol. 6
b. Bear Family BCD 16311 (cd) That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 16: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of Sun Record
c. Bison Bop Bb-LP 2029 (lp) The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 25
d. Buffalo Bop Bb-LP 2029 (lp) The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 25
e. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55026 (cd) Mean Mean Daddy
f. Dusty LP 100 (lp) Hillbilly & Rockabilly Special, Vol. 1
g. El Toro ETCD 1011 (cd) Tennessee Rock'n Billy 1955
h. Esoldun RR 2002 (lp) Rockabilly Bop, Vol. 1
i. Stomper Time STCD 22 (cd) Hot Rockin' Music From Tennessee, Vol. 2: The Westwood Recording Company Story


Acknowledgments:   Bo Berglind, CMF Library, Stéphane Chatain, Udo Frank, Neil Scott

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 08/31/2008

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