▁Category : American ▁business ▁execut ives ▁Category : W omen ▁company ▁found ers ▁Category : W omen ▁cook book ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁women ▁non - f iction ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Kenneth ▁W . ▁" K en " ▁Griff in ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ), ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁organ ist . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Griff in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Columbia , ▁Missouri . ▁His ▁biggest ▁hit ▁was ▁" You ▁Can ' t ▁Be ▁True , ▁D ear " ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁as ▁an ▁instrument al , ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁re - re leased ▁with ▁a ▁vocal ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Wayne ▁dub bed ▁in . ▁Both ▁versions ▁became ▁popular , ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁copies . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 4 - 5 5 ▁synd ic ated ▁television ▁series , ▁ 6 7 ▁Mel ody ▁Lane . ▁He ▁recorded ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁recording ▁labels , ▁especially ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁Illinois , ▁that ▁Griff in ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁night club ▁circuit , ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁Riv oli ▁Ca fe ▁night ly . ▁The ▁sessions ▁at ▁the ▁Riv oli ▁ca fe ▁were ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁station , ▁WM RO , ▁and ▁the ▁program ▁became ▁popular . ▁ ▁Griff in ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1