Question: Read the bio below and try to give details on paul griggs 's: - years active - genre - birth date - name - background - birth place - associated acts Bio: paul griggs -lrb- born 20 november 1944 , st. albans , hertfordshire , england -rrb- is a british musician . he first played professionally in the band '' the cortinas '' , formed in 1963 . the cortinas released one single in 1968 on polydor records called '' phoebe 's flower shop '' and were renamed '' octopus '' the same year . '' octopus '' , which included griggs ' brother nigel , supported many well-known groups including '' cream '' and '' yes '' and they released one lp -lrb- '' restless night '' , penny farthing , april 1971 -rrb- and several singles . during its existence , '' octopus '' had several members who later joined famous groups : drummer brian glascock , john cook and tim reeves of mungo jerry , and brother nigel griggs and malcolm green , both later of new zealand group , split enz . according to the '' nottinghan post '' , '' there was a point -- when octopus cut a single and album -- when it looked like fame would be theirs ... but it did n't happen . '' when octopus disbanded , griggs joined vocal group guys 'n' dolls and their first single '' there 's a whole lot of loving '' reached number two in the uk singles chart . griggs did not feature on this recording . it had been pre-recorded by session musicians . this was followed by other chart placements . in september 1978 , guys 'n' dolls supported frank sinatra for a week of concerts at the royal festival hall in london and in the same year they took part in the yamaha song festival in tokyo . guys 'n' dolls spent their last years in the netherlands and during that time griggs released two solo singles , the first a medley of shadows instrumentals under the title of '' guitar collection '' for emi holland . the second a cover of the beatles song '' you wo n't see me '' for '' dureco '' . after the group disbanded in 1985 griggs assumed responsibility for everyday music ltd in england , and concentrated on writing and producing . in 1986 he was a finalist in a song for europe with his composition , '' i 'm sorry '' which was performed...
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- years active is 1963 -- present- genre is pop music- birth date is 20 november 1944- name is paul griggs- background is solo_singer- birth place is st. albans , hertfordshire , england- associated acts is the cortinas octopus guys 'n' dolls kincade