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28 May 98 - 01:56 PM (#29545) Subject: Looking for From: Eddie Does anyone how the whereabouts of "Leaven" a group with Ron Griffin based in San Pedro, CA in the late '70's and early '80's? Or how to get their tapes? Thanks. |
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29 May 98 - 01:51 PM (#29639) Subject: RE: Looking for From: giving you a boost back up to the top still in search of help |
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28 Jan 09 - 04:31 PM (#2551356) Subject: RE: Looking for From: GUEST,Tom in Long Beach I have also searched unsuccessfully for music and info on Ron Griffin. He gave a mission at our Church in Long Beach in the 70s and then stayed around to lead the music at our 11:30 mass for a year or so. I did find the following post by "Bryce" who writes that Ron Griffin was his father and passed away in 1990. http://www.recongress.org/2004/memories.htm |
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30 Jan 10 - 12:50 PM (#2825614) Subject: RE: Looking for "Leaven" - Ron Griffin From: GUEST,Jim I have his album, I was also looking for more information on Ron Griffin. did he do more then 1 album? |
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20 Nov 13 - 09:43 PM (#3577581) Subject: RE: Looking for "Leaven" - Ron Griffin From: GUEST Barbara Stam Ron used to play in the 1970's at Pomona Catholic High School. He was at our retreat for seniors and often played at our masses and graduations. He was a wonderful person. My favorite song was Reaching Out. |
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21 Nov 13 - 01:53 AM (#3577605) Subject: RE: Looking for "Leaven" - Ron Griffin From: GUEST "Name: Bryce Date: November 04, 2004 Comments Well, I've never been to one of these. But Ron Griffin was my father. He passed away when I was 2, and now I'm just a few weeks from my 16th birthday, and I have found this website." The post mentioned earlier. |
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11 Sep 14 - 09:01 AM (#3659297) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST,kevin I was a kid in Holy Trinity parish in San Pedro during the 70's when Ron Griffen did the music for the masses. He was fantastic. That was folk music for the novus ordinary at its best. I remember, even at that age, getting the hairs on my neck to stand up--he was so good. Looking back on it now, it seems clear that while the introduction of folk into the mass seemed like it would lead to more congregational participation, it did and it didn't. On one hand, when done well like Ron did, the congregation was really drawn into what was happening in the mass. On the other, the harmonies of folk were too complex for congregational singing. In the case of Ron's music, whether you tried to sing along or not didn't matter as he was such a great musician--a very spiritual musician that lead you into what the mass was about. So sorry to hear of his passing. A great loss to music and the Church. |
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04 Aug 18 - 07:29 PM (#3941646) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST I think the Ron Griffin they are looking for lived in San Pedro, and now lives in Las Vegas. He sang for our wedding in 1987, and I was one of the kids in the Leaven he graciously allowed to sing. |
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04 Aug 18 - 07:31 PM (#3941647) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST Oops, spelled his name wrong. It's Griffen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4nbrqP1vsI&feature=share&list=PLExsmwW-b0XdEn6MYFwj-fQ45xHx3SyxZ&index=2 |
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04 Aug 18 - 07:35 PM (#3941648) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST,Megan Here's Ron https://www.facebook.com/ron.griffen |
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11 Aug 18 - 09:48 AM (#3943108) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: FreddyHeadey discogs has three LPs for a "Griffen" though they are listed on a page for "Griffin" https://www.discogs.com/artist/542428-Ron-W-Griffin and there is a Dr Ron Griffen with a religious blog(Methodist though) here(most recent June 018) "I taught high school when I was a young man. And in the summers I worked on a commercial fishing boat out of San Pedro.... Learning how to steer that boat became a valuable life lesson for me. We are told to live in the moment, and that is true. Each moment is all we have. We can’t get those moments back. But the question is what exactly are we living in each of those moments? I believe we are living into a future. How we perceive the future gives direction to our present. When things had gotten really bad for the Israelites some twenty five hundred years ago a prophet named Jeremiah spoke to them about God’s plan for them" https://drgriffen.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/how-to-drive-a-boat/ (but he doesn't look much like Megan's RG!) |
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12 Aug 18 - 08:27 AM (#3943361) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: FreddyHeadey " ... It always amazes me that I’m even on anyone’s radar. I don’t know about Bryce and I haven’t died yet! The other site[discogs] has my albums, but spells my name incorrectly. FYI, I did re-release the In the Beginning album a couple of years ago under the name Awakenings in honor of the canonization of Pope John Paul II. The song Never be the Same was sung to him at a youth rally in 1987 by Tony Melendez. You can find the music on iTunes." https://drgriffen.wordpress.com/about/ |
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21 Nov 21 - 11:41 PM (#4126944) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST Ron Griffen, the Catholic mass musician and formed the Leaven, passed away in March 2021. |
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13 Oct 23 - 01:35 PM (#4183594) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST,Barbara I am so sorry to hear he passed away. He was awesome |
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13 Oct 23 - 01:35 PM (#4186964) Subject: RE: Looking for 'Leaven' - Ron Griffin From: GUEST,Barbara I am so sorry to hear he passed away. He was awesome |