Paul Griffin Session Musician Paul Griffin, 62, an organist and pianist who played for the albums of several music stars including Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, died June 14 2000 at his home in New York. He had diabetes and was awaiting a liver transplant. He played for thousands of recording sessions and was a keyboardist on albums by Dylan and Franklin as well as Steely Dan, Don McLean, the Isley Brothers, the Shirelles and all the albums that Burt Bacharach and Hal David made with Dionne Warwick. His piano is also heard in "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head." Mr. Griffin, who was known for his gospel-charged style, learned to play as a youth by watching the organist at his Harlem church. He later studied classical music and was an occasional accompanist at the Apollo Theater, where saxophone player King Curtis heard him and offered him his first professional tour and recording dates. (Washington Post)