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The Griffin Brothers

Located in Washington, DC, around Jimmy and Ernest ‘Buddy’ Griffin from Norfolk, Virginia, the Griffin Brothers Orchestra comprised Jimmy on trombone, Buddy on piano, Wilbur Dyer and Virgil Wilson on saxophone, with Jimmy Reeves and Emmett ‘Nab’ Shields on bass and drums. Introduced to Randy Hardwood in 1950, the music …

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