The Grass Roots

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The Grass Roots were a popular American rock band of the 1960s and 1970s known for their folk-rock and pop-rock hits such as "Let's Live for Today" and "Midnight Confessions."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American rock band
musical group
rock band
activeYearsStart 1965
associatedAct PF Sloan NERFINISHED
Steve Barri NERFINISHED
The Byrds NERFINISHED
The Mamas & the Papas NERFINISHED
chartSuccess multiple Billboard Hot 100 hits
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
founder PF Sloan NERFINISHED
Steve Barri NERFINISHED
genre blue-eyed soul
folk rock
pop rock
psychedelic rock
rock
hasCompilationAlbum Their 16 Greatest Hits NERFINISHED
instrumentation bass guitar
drums
guitars
keyboards
musicStyleCharacteristic catchy melodies
radio-friendly production
tight vocal arrangements
notableMember Creed Bratton NERFINISHED
Rick Coonce NERFINISHED
Rob Grill NERFINISHED
Warren Entner NERFINISHED
notableSongTheme romantic relationships
youthful idealism
notableWork Bella Linda NERFINISHED
Heaven Knows NERFINISHED
Let's Live for Today NERFINISHED
Midnight Confessions NERFINISHED
Sooner or Later NERFINISHED
Temptation Eyes NERFINISHED
Two Divided by Love NERFINISHED
Where Were You When I Needed You NERFINISHED
originCity Los Angeles NERFINISHED
originState California NERFINISHED
peakPopularityPeriod early 1970s
late 1960s
performanceContext AM radio era
recordLabel ABC Records NERFINISHED
Dunhill Records NERFINISHED
MCA Records
vocalist Rob Grill NERFINISHED
vocalStyle vocal harmonies

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Ballad of a Thin Man hasCoverVersionBy The Grass Roots
Andrew Hill notableWork The Grass Roots
this entity surface form: Grass Roots
The Wrecking Crew associatedWith The Grass Roots
California Sound associatedAct The Grass Roots