Arriving ten minutes late, Griffith Gryga creates a small sensation when she shows up at Zona's booth -- long, platinum blonde hair cascading over the faux leopard fur collar of her dress, diamond studs the size of peas poking through her ears.

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By 1960, she had signed with leading blues label, Chess Records, and had dyed her hair platinum blonde.

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