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Topic: Rick A & the Grass Roots |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2012 4:33 am |
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I was at an oldies concert Saturday night and saw the remaining member perform from the Grass Roots. I was curious about them and googled the band. To my surprise, I found Rick Alexander listed as a lead guitarist with them after 1971. WOW!!! What a talented guy he was. Maybe other members know this fact, but I had to share.
Ron
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Ron Brennan
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA; Formerly, Edison, NJ
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 8:02 am
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Ron,
Thank you for this post...........like you, I was pleasantly surprised to learn of this news about Rick Alexander (RIP).
Many of us who were fortunate to get to know Rick, his fantastic passion and his facility for music, miss him dearly here on SGF. TX
Rgds,
Ron
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 6 Aug 2012 8:19 am
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Founding member Dave Stensen lives here in Portland now. It is interesting that the band that achieved the most success as "The Grass Roots" was actually the third entirely different act to carry the name, created by the label to capitalize on the money spent promoting the earlier groups  |
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Lynn Stafford
From:
Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2012 10:42 am The Grass Roots
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This is a very interesting topic, as the original drummer, Joel Larson and I were class mates at South San Francisco High, class of '66. We were both involved in the music scene around the SF Bay Area at the time. I was going through some of my vinal records the other day and discoverd an album titled "The Grass Roots" with Joel listed among the members. I had forgotten I had it! Whew...brings back so many fond memories 
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