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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.
4. Okt. 2010 · Dick Griffey, the founder of the Solar record label known for bringing a funky, laid back, California sound to soul, R&B and disco in the ’70s and ’80s died on Sept. 24 in Los...
Dick Griffey. American record executive, producer and songwriter. Founder of the Funk/Soul/Disco labels Soul Train and Solar . Owner of Dick Griffey Productions and Cornelius-Griffey Entertainment Co. . Died: September 24, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
29. Sept. 2010 · NEW YORK, N.Y. - Dick Griffey, a key figure in black music whose record label SOLAR churned out classic R&B hits including “Fantastic Voyage” and “Rock Steady,” has died.
Dick Griffey was the talent co-ordinator for US hit show Soul Train when he decided to set up his own record label – SOLAR. He took session musicians and created a hit record – Uptown Festival - which was credited to a faceless artist “Shalamar” in 1977.
28. Sept. 2010 · Dick Griffey, founder of SOLAR Records, died Sept. 24 in Los Angeles of complications arising from a prior quadruple bypass surgery. He was 72.
30. Sept. 2010 · Dick Griffey, a key figure in black music whose record label SOLAR churned out classic R&B hits including "Fantastic Voyage" and "Rock Steady," has died. He was 71.
