Rob Grill
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Robert Frank "Rob" Grill (born November 30, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, songwriter and bass guitarist best known as lead singer of the highly successful (between 1965 and 1975) rock and roll band, The Grass Roots.
He launched a solo career in 1979, assisted on his solo album by several members of Fleetwood Mac. When interest in bands of the '60s began to rise again in the '80s, Grill reformed The Grass Roots (now as The Grass Roots Starring Rob Grill) and tours the United States. He has continued to lead the band into the new millennium and is the voice of The Grass Roots, playing many live performances up to the present day.
Rob is a native of Hollywood, California where he attended Hollywood High School. Soon after graduation, Rob began working at American Recording Studios with some of his musician friends, Cory Wells and John Kay who later formed Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf, respectively. Convinced to start his own band, Rob and 3 others formed The Grass Roots. Teaming up with mega-hit producer Steve Barri (The Mamas & the Papas, Tommy Roe, Four Tops and Dusty Springfield), The Grass Roots went on to chart 29 singles, 13 of which went gold followed by 2 gold albums and 1 platinum album. Their CD, The Grass Roots Anthology on Rhino Records, was released in 1993 and remains a strong seller today.
