The book contains extensive passages from Bobby's diary, where he bared his fears and hopes, joy and self-loathing, convictions and confusion. But like all his other releases to that point, he found it hard to get any airplay, and again drifted around the lounge b-circuit for the next couple of years. The film takes us inside the Griffith home, exploring the love, angst and self-doubt of mother and son. Canadian label MTCC folded soon after it released Bobby G. Griffith's debut, Living on a Wishbone. Read Full Biography. In 1995, as a junior at Las Lomas High School, I wrote a cover story for the school paper about the Griffiths: Bobby's death and Mary's extraordinary transformation. Not to be deterred, Griffith simply went to the U.S. and negotiated with Polydor to release his single…. An all-American boy.... and he was gay. It was the only book he ever wrote before dying of cancer in October 2004 at the age of 70. Following Aarons' death, his life partner, Joshua Boneh, worked to bring the Griffiths' story to the screen. But shortly after its release, that label too went bankrupt, and the 45 disappeared into obscurity, although it was also licensed out to Buddha Records a couple of years later. Eventually signing a deal with MTCCC Records, it resulted in the 1970 single, "Living On A Wishbone," b/w "Simplicity." The Griffiths are from Walnut Creek, California, a suburb of San Francisco. Aarons follows her on that journey, tracing her transformation from gay opponent to gay activist. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Warren “Bobby” Griffith (24 Jun 1963–27 Aug 1983), Find a Grave Memorial no. Today she is one of the nation's foremost advocates for gay youths and their families. He formed his own Badger Records in '75, and went into the studios with producers Paul Zaza and Jerry Toth. Miller went on to play with Stevie Wonder, Paul Shaffer, and Bruce Palmer before moving to the Seattle area. No push from the label meant no singles were released, and the record came and went without anyone noticing. I had broken the silence. Griffith passed away in the mid '80s from liver and kidney problems. Bobby Griffith dropped out of high school just before graduation. His self-titled album was in the stores and in selected radio stations later that year, which featured covers of Jim Croce's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown," Ray Price's "The Most Beautiful Girl," Lloyd Price's "Personality," and Stevie Wonder's "You Are The Sunshine of My Life," none of which were released as singles. Retson-Spalding Griffith's final days, where they played top 40 hits the first set, and Griffith came out for the second and third. The film is based on the book of the same name by Leroy F. Aarons, which is itself based on the true story of the life and legacy of Bobby Griffith, a gay teen who killed himself in 1983 due to his mother's homophobia. He was signed to Welk's label, Ranwood Records, and began re-releasing his material as singles. Carver moved to Colorado Springs and formed VinTrin Productions. Aarons, an acclaimed reporter who had worked for the Washington Post and Oakland Tribune, contacted Mary Griffith and began the work of telling her son's story. He continued playing the smaller clubs throughout North America for the next few years, until releasing the album STILL TOGETHER in 1982 on Quality. It was the first article I'd ever written that actually made a difference, that shaped the world for the better. Unable to mount any sort of marketing campaign, the label folded soon after the 45's release, and the band found itself on another indie label, AM-Can Records, shortly after.