A Grass Roots classic that has definitely withstood the test of time...enjoyed it just as much today as I did the first time I heard it over thirty-five years ago. The classics are truly timeless. The Grass Roots have never received the adulation they deserve. A heartfelt "Thank you!!" to that super group.
A Grass Roots classic that has definitely withstood the test of time...enjoyed it just as much today as I did the first time I heard it over thirty-five years ago. The classics are truly timeless. The Grass Roots have never received the adulation they deserve. A heartfelt "Thank you!!" to that super group.
Timeless classics that will endure forever.
The Grass Roots, get little respect historically, despite having 29 Billboard Chart Hot 100 Hits, 14 in the top 40. Their original LPs and hits were produced by Steve Barri for on ABC/Dunhill beginning in 1967 and the hits were oft composed by outside writers like Lambert & Potter or PF Sloan. Rob Grill, one of rock's most memorable voices, was the original bassist & vocalist and only consistent member. The initial run for the group ended with a final studio LP in 1975. Rob Grill released a solo album in 1979 called Uprooted and eventually resumed activity under the Grass Roots name in the early 1980's. Grill kept the name & a band touring for many years after the original 60's & early 70's lineups dissolved and a few recordings from those latter years of his career are on eMusic with a newer lineup that actually lasted way longer than the original group. He died unexpectedly in July 2011 after suffering a stroke in an Orlando FL
