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    • Aug 10, 1943
    Guitarist Jimmy Griffin is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He joins the 1970s pop band Bread and spends the early-1990s as a member of The Remingtons, who earn a country hit with "A Long Time Ago"
    Jul 3, 1964
    Glen Campbell and drummer Hal Blaine anchor the house band for a two-day "Million Dollar Party" at the Honolulu International Center Arena. On the bill: The Beach Boys, Jimmy Griffin, Jan & Dean, Jody Miller, The Kingsmen and Peter & Gordon
    Feb 24, 1965
    The Frank Sinatra-directed "None But The Brave" opens in theaters, with Jimmy Griffin--a future member of Bread and The Remingtons--playing a World War II soldier
    Mar 9, 1972
    The pop group Bread rises to gold status as the RIAA certifies the album "Baby I'm-A Want You." It contains the original version of Joe Stampley's future country hit "Everything I Own"
    Jun 21, 1973
    The pop band Bread plays its last concert, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Group members David Gates, Jimmy Griffin and Robb Royer all subsequently earn country hits as songwriters, with Griffin joining the 1990s group The Remingtons
    Jun 3, 1977
    Eddie Rabbitt performs "Rocky Mountain Music" on NBC's late-night concert program "The Midnight Special." The episode also features Bread, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Rivers and a salute to Kenny Rogers
    Jan 11, 2005
    Guitarist James Griffin dies of lung cancer at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. A founding member of the pop group Bread, he also performed with the early-'90s country band The Remingtons
    Nov 6, 2008
    Former country Grammy winners The Pointer Sisters are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Youngstown, Ohio, with Fleetwood Mac, Sam & Dave, Queen, Bread and The Righteous Brothers
    May 23, 2009
    The voice of the late Jimmy Griffin, a founder of The Remingtons, is heard singing "For All We Know" when his daughter, Alexis Griffin, marries Travis Roman at Woodmont Baptist Church in Nashville
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