Rob Grill, the lead singer of 1960s rock band The Grass Roots, has died near Orlando, an official with the medical examiner’s office said Tuesday. He was 67.
Grill sang on such hits as “Midnight Confessions,” ”Temptation Eyes,” and “Let’s Live for Today.” He died Monday at a hospice facility in Lake County, Fla., a suburb of Orlando, said Michael Hensley, director of the medical examiner’s office.
A woman who answered the phone at Cornerstone Hospice confirmed Grill was a patient but wouldn’t release further information, citing privacy concerns.
The Grass Roots were a Los Angeles-based band with roots in San Francisco’s music scene. They formed in the mid-1960s and went through three incarnations, with band members leaving and others joining, before they recorded a series of hits. Grill joined in 1967 and the group disbanded in 1975. Read more…
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The six members of Royal Teeth are familiar with Interstate 10, as some live in New Orleans, some in Lafayette.
Royal Teeth, a new world-pop ensemble whose members live in New Orleans and Lafayette, celebrate a new EP at Republic New Orleans on Friday, July 15.
When they come together, it is to make exhilarating world-beat pop.
The collaboration between bassist Joshua Wells, vocalist/guitarist Gary Larsen, singer Nora Patterson, percussionist Josh Hefner, guitarist/ keyboardist Stevie Billeaud and vocalist/ guitarist/keyboardist Andrew Poe is relatively new, but productive.
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TheLifeFiles take you behind-the-scenes of Cassies super-sexy Summer photo shoot for the July issue of Blank magazine. Her previously leaked song Make You A Believer featuring Jadakiss is playing throughout the video, and is expected to be on her forthcoming album.
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There’s a new Baby Spice in the world!
David Beckham and wife Victoria welcomed a baby girl to their brood Sunday morning, PEOPLE reports.
The baby girl, whose name has not been revealed, was born at 7:55 a.m. this morning at Cedars-Sinai, weighing in at 7 lbs., 10 oz.
No other details have been released, but one thing’s for sure: this little girl has some excited big brothers.
“Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz are excited to welcome their new baby sister to the family,” says Beckham spokesperson Jo Milloy.
The happy couple announced they were expecting their first girl back in March.
“We’re still in shock. Obviously, having three boys, you kind of expect another one, so finding out a little girl is in there is surprising, but, obviously, we are over the moon,” David said at the time. Read more…
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THERE are some very tired, very lucky little monsters in Sydney this morning after Lady Gaga surprised her local fans by performing at two clubs last night.
Fans got their first hint that the singer would be putting in appearances at a couple of Oxford Street’s better-known nightclubs after Gaga posted the following cryptic message on Twitter.
Within hours, hundreds of fans were reportedly queuing outside the venues. B
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