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The Grass Roots

The Grass Roots is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Emitt Rhodes, Bob Dylan and Lucio Battisti. Those roots explain a lot about how The Grass Roots arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Three Dog Night, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman's Hermits, The Young Rascals and Johnny Rivers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Player, The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire, Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around The Grass Roots, reaching back through Emitt Rhodes and forward to Player. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In their career, they achieved two gold albums and two gold singles, and charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100 a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles, they achieved Top 10 three times, Top 20 six times and Top 40 14 times. They have sold over 20 million records worldwide.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Grass RootsEmitt RhodesBob DylanLucio BattistiPlayerThe Mamas & the PapasBarry McGuireJim MorrisonRay ManzarekChicagoRage Against the Mac…Quiet RiotThree Dog NightPaul Revere & The Ra…Herman's HermitsThe Young RascalsJohnny RiversHamilton, Joe Frank …The RascalsJay & The Americans

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The Grass Roots connections

The Grass Roots grew out of Emitt Rhodes, Bob Dylan and Lucio Battisti, shares an orbit with Three Dog Night, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman's Hermits and The Young Rascals, went on to shape Player, The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire and Jim Morrison. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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