The Grass Roots Singer Rob Grill Dies

07/13/2011
. (Gibson) Rob Grill, the singer and bassist for '60s and '70s pop/rockers The Grass Roots died on Monday. According to CBS News, Grill had been in a coma in a hospice facility after suffering a recent fall. He had also had a stroke. Grill was 67.

Grill was from Hollywood, California, and started his career working at a studio with Cory Wells (who would go on to form Three Dog Night) and John Kay (who would start Steppenwolf). He was tapped for The Grass Roots when songwriting/producing team P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri were putting the band together.

The band, which also featured future Office actor Creed Bratton, went on to have more than a dozen hits, including "Let's Live for Today" and "Midnight Confessions," which both feature Grill on lead vocals. more on this story

Gibson.com is an official news provider for the Day in Rock.

Grass Roots Music

Grass Roots T-shirts and Posters

Share this article