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Jimmy McGriff, Revered Jazz and Blues Organist, Dies at 72

Jimmy McGriff, a venerable jazz and blues organist, died May 24 in Voorhees N.J. He was 72. His death was caused by complications of multiple sclerosis. Born April 3, 1936 in Philadelphia, McGriff grew up with a pianist father, in an environment known as the jazz organ mecca of the 1950s and ’60’s. His principle instruments were the saxophone and bass, but he settled on the Hammond…