Binky Griptite

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Binky Griptite
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Griptite with the Dap-Kings in 2012.
Background information
Birth nameFranklin Stribling
Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Origin New York City
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • producer
  • DJ
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1996–present
Labels Daptone Records
Presenting career
ShowThe Boogie Down
Station WFUV
Time slotSaturday, 8-11 pm
Website wfuv.org/content/boogie-down

Franklin Stribling, [1] professionally known as Binky Griptite, is an American guitarist, record producer, and radio DJ. He is best known as a founding member and guitarist of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Soul Providers, and Antibalas, among other Daptone Records-related projects. From 2017 to 2021, he hosted the weekly radio program The Boogie Down on WFUV.

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Childhood

Griptite was born (1966) and raised in Milwaukee, the youngest of 7 children. He lived in Minneapolis before moving to New York City in 1996. [2]

Career

Following a break in his music career he connected with musician Gabe Roth, who would co-found Daptone Records, and was recruited to play in Roth's Desco Records house band, Soul Providers. Some of the first records he played on were those of Lee Fields. [3] He adopted the stage name Binky Griptite in 1999. [4]

In late 1998, he joined the first incarnation of the Brooklyn afrobeat ensemble Antibalas with then-roommate Martín Perna as a bassist, touring and recording with them in their early years. [5] Following the dissolution of Desco and the Soul Providers in 1999–2000, he formed The Dap-Kings with other former members as a band for Sharon Jones. They recorded their debut album Dap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings in 2001. In total, the group released eight studio albums, concluding with 2017's Soul of a Woman . Their 2014 album Give the People What They Want was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. [6] Following a twenty-year tenure, Griptite departed from The Dap-Kings in September 2018. [7]

In addition to playing with the Dap-Kings, Binky has played on records for artists such as Janet Jackson and Amy Winehouse, with whom he toured extensively in 2007. As a producer, he has worked with artists such as The Impressions. [3] He also leads the R&B band The Mellomatics [4] and The Binky Griptite Orchestra. [2]

In July 2017, Griptite began hosting The Boogie Down on WFUV. The all-vinyl radio show airs weekly on Saturday nights and highlights vintage soul and R&B tracks. [8]

In July 2021, WFUV announced that Griptite and the station have amicably agreed to end the program, saying that Griptite hopes to revive the program at some future point, on a station or stations to be determined. [9]

Discography

Selected album discography. Adapted from Discogs. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Franklin Stribling a/k/a Binky Griptite – Defend Music" . Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  2. 1 2 Lipsky, Jessica (15 March 2018). "Binky Griptite". Dust and Grooves. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Binky Griptite". The Dap-Kings. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. 1 2 "Speaker of the House: Binky Griptite Interview". 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Bio". Antibalas. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ↑ "Binky Griptite". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Guitarist Binky Griptite Announces Departure From The Dap-Kings After 20 Years". L4LM. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  8. ↑ BWW News Desk. "WFuV Introduces THE BOOGIE DOWN with Binky Griptite". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  9. ↑ WFUV Staff. "THE BOOGIE DOWN 2017-2021" . Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  10. ↑ "Binky Griptite". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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