Marzette Griffith

CTL-E-0529 · Person · 1980–2026

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Marzette Griffith is a Chicago steppers-community vocalist, songwriter, and the first winner of the World's Largest Steppers' Contest.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-person-061; source research type(s): person. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass.

Sources

Marzette Griffith official bio (https://www.marzettegriffith.com/_files/ugd/9d8324_37173b953e1142cc9ae528250a68f967.pdf) (primary source)
Old Town School of Folk Music (https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2018/02-09-2018-gdp-black-history-month/)

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