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Ray Griff
John Raymond David Griff (April 22, 1940 – March 9, 2016) was a Canadian country music singer and songwriter, born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto. His songwriting credits reached over 2500 songs,
John Raymond David Griff (April 22, 1940 – March 9, 2016) was a Canadian country music singer and songwriter, born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto. His songwriting credits reached over 2500 songs, many of which were recorded by Nashville’s top recording artists. and raised in Winfield, Alberta. He began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff had battled throat cancer in his later years, Discography Albums Singles * A “Weeping Willow Tree” also peaked at number 39 on the Canadian RPM Top 40 chart. References External links *Ray Griff website
- Era
- Post-War
- Lived
- 1940–2016
- From
- Canada, United States
- Born in
- Vancouver
- Known as
- singer, songwriter, composer
- Instruments
- voice
- Genres
- country music