Gary Griffin (musician)

American musician (born 1951) Gary GriffinBorn (1951-10-26) October 26, 1951 (age 74)Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.OccupationmusicianInstrumentsKeyboard, vocalsYears active1977–presentMusical artist Gary Griffin (born October 26, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician, best known for performing as a keyboardist and vocalist with The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean and The Surf City Allstars. Early career Griffin grew up in Cincinnati and attended Miami University and the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, where he majored in piano and music theory. In 1977, Griffin moved to Los Angeles where he was hired as an organist by The Beach Boys, joining them for the recording of their Warner Brothers album M.I.U., as well as several other related productions, Almost Summer by spin-off group Celebration and Weavings by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd. Griffin toured and recorded with Jan and Dean throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and has appeared as a regular on several television shows, most notably General Hospital and Full House. In 2000, Griffin served as music director, alongside producer John Stamos, for the Emmy-nominated television mini-series, The