Binky Griptite
American musician and DJ
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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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Binky Griptite | |
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Griptite with the Dap-Kings in 2012. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Franklin Stribling Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Origin | New York City |
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| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label | Daptone Records |
| Presenting career | |
| Show | The Boogie Down |
| Station | WFUV |
| Time slot | Saturday, 8-11 pm |
| Website | wfuv |
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]
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Dap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (2002)
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Naturally (2005)
- Amy Winehouse – Back to Black (2006); 6 tracks, including "Back to Black" and "Rehab"
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007)
- Mark Ronson – Version (2007); 2 tracks including "Valerie"
- Daniel Merriweather – Love & War (2009)
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – I Learned the Hard Way (2010)
- Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011); 2 tracks
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Give the People What They Want (2014)
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – It's a Holiday Soul Party (2015)
- Saun & Starr – Look Closer (2015)
- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Soul of a Woman (2017)
- Deva Mahal – Run Deep (2018); 2 tracks
- Nicole Atkins – Italian Ice (2020)
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) (2020)