Binky Griptite | |
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![]() Griptite with the Dap-Kings in 2012. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Franklin Stribling |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Origin | New York City |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Daptone Records |
Presenting career | |
Show | The Boogie Down |
Station | WFUV |
Time slot | Saturday, 8-11 pm |
Website |
wfuv |
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.
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]
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]
Selected album discography. Adapted from Discogs. [10]
Binky Griptite | |
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![]() Griptite with the Dap-Kings in 2012. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Franklin Stribling |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Origin | New York City |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Daptone Records |
Presenting career | |
Show | The Boogie Down |
Station | WFUV |
Time slot | Saturday, 8-11 pm |
Website |
wfuv |
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.
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]
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]
Selected album discography. Adapted from Discogs. [10]