Robert Frank Grill

 Robert Frank Grill (November 30, 1943 – July 11, 2011)

He is best remembered as lead singer and bassist of the rock and roll group The Grass Roots. Though not a founding member, Grill was the longest-serving member of the band prior to his death. Grill joined The Grass Roots in 1967, soon after it was created by songwriters Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan, and soon scored a hit with the song "Let's Live for Today." The band's other hits with Grill as lead singer included "Midnight Confessions" and "Temptation Eyes." The Grass Roots has cycled through many band members over the years, but Grill was a constant force in the group as both a musician and songwriter. Grill launched a solo career in 1979, assisted on his solo album by several members of Fleetwood Mac. Responding to 1960s nostalgia, Grill then led The Grass Roots (billed "The Grass Roots Starring Rob Grill") and toured the United States. He wrote frequently with Warren Entner and they were considered a songwriting team. Grill played with The Grass Roots on 16 albums, seven of which charted. He took part in 32 Grass Roots singles released, 21 of which charted.

Grill sustained a head injury in a fall in June 2011. After suffering two strokes following the fall, each located in different parts of his brain, he fell into a coma. With his wife Nancy by his side, Grill died on July 11, 2011, in a hospital in Tavares, Florida, from complications after a stroke. He was 67 years old.