Warren Entner
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Warren Entner was an American
singer, songwriter, organist and guitarist for the rock and roll
band, The Grass Roots
. He then became a manager for several successful heavy metal rock groups.
and the Middle 8 of the song Midnight Confessions
.
Entner and his group The Grass Roots played at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival on Sunday June 11, 1967 in the "summer of love" as their top ten hit "Let's Live For Today" was hitting the airwaves. This music festival is important because it occurred before the Monterey Pop Festival
but did not have a movie to document it for the ages (see List of electronic music festivals). On Sunday October 27, 1968 they played at the San Francisco Pop Festival
and then played at the Los Angeles Pop Festival
and Miami Pop Festival
in December of that year as their top ten hit "Midnight Confessions" was hitting the airwaves.
Entner and his group The Grass Roots played at Newport Pop Festival
1969 at Devonshire Downs which was a racetrack at the time but now is part of the North Campus for California State University at Northridge. They played on Sunday June 22 which was the final day of the festival as their top twenty hit "Wait A Million Years" was hitting the airwaves. In Canada, they played at the Vancouver Pop Festival
at the Paradise Valley Resort in British Columbia in August 1969 (see List of electronic music festivals).
Entner had the opportunity to network with many famous groups and musicians playing these large festivals. This helped him fine tune his skills as a group manager. It was with The Grass Roots that Entner practiced his first efforts as band manager that he would fine tune to become a professional manager for other groups after 1974. Entner identified several songs written by other composers that proved successful when The Grass Roots covered them. He was instrumental in identifying "Let's Live For Today", "Midnight Confessions" and "Lovin' Things" (written by Artie Schroeck
) to name a few.
and they were considered a songwriting team. Entner played with the group on their first nine albums – seven of which charted. He took part in the first twenty five singles released, twenty of which charted.
, Quiet Riot
, Faith No More
, and Rage Against the Machine
.
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superstar Lucio Battisti
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United States
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singer, songwriter, organist and guitarist for the rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band, The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots is an American rock band that charted between 1966 and 1975 as the brainchild of songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri.In their career, The Grass Roots achieved two gold albums, one gold single and charted singles a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles, they...
. He then became a manager for several successful heavy metal rock groups.
Overview
Entner is best known for his vocal contributions on some of The Grass Roots' best known hits, most notably the memorable "1-2-3-4" count-in to the chorus of Let's Live for TodayLet's Live for Today
Let's Live for Today is the second studio album by The Grass Roots. Released in 1967, it features their first top-ten hit by the same name, "Let's Live for Today".-Track listing:All songs written by P.F...
and the Middle 8 of the song Midnight Confessions
Midnight Confessions
"Midnight Confessions" is a song written by Lou T. Josie and originally performed by the Evergreen Blues Band. It was later made famous by American rock band The Grass Roots, who released the song as a single in 1968...
.
Entner and his group The Grass Roots played at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival on Sunday June 11, 1967 in the "summer of love" as their top ten hit "Let's Live For Today" was hitting the airwaves. This music festival is important because it occurred before the Monterey Pop Festival
Monterey Pop Festival
The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California...
but did not have a movie to document it for the ages (see List of electronic music festivals). On Sunday October 27, 1968 they played at the San Francisco Pop Festival
San Francisco Pop Festival
The San Francisco Pop Festival was held at Alameda County Fairgrounds. The dates of the festival were Saturday October 26 & Sunday October 27, 1968...
and then played at the Los Angeles Pop Festival
Los Angeles Pop Festival
The Los Angeles Pop Festival was held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in California. The dates of the festival were December 22 and 23, 1968. It was also called a "Christmas Happening"...
and Miami Pop Festival
Miami Pop Festival
The Miami Pop Festival was the name of two different music festivals that took place in 1968 at Gulfstream Park, a horse racing track in Hallandale, Florida , just north of Miami....
in December of that year as their top ten hit "Midnight Confessions" was hitting the airwaves.
Entner and his group The Grass Roots played at Newport Pop Festival
Newport Pop Festival
The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, August 3–4, 1968, was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees....
1969 at Devonshire Downs which was a racetrack at the time but now is part of the North Campus for California State University at Northridge. They played on Sunday June 22 which was the final day of the festival as their top twenty hit "Wait A Million Years" was hitting the airwaves. In Canada, they played at the Vancouver Pop Festival
Vancouver Pop Festival
The Vancouver Pop Festival was held at Paradise Valley Resort in Squamish, BC Canada. The dates of the festival were August 22, 23 and 24, 1969. It was produced by Candi Promotions...
at the Paradise Valley Resort in British Columbia in August 1969 (see List of electronic music festivals).
Entner had the opportunity to network with many famous groups and musicians playing these large festivals. This helped him fine tune his skills as a group manager. It was with The Grass Roots that Entner practiced his first efforts as band manager that he would fine tune to become a professional manager for other groups after 1974. Entner identified several songs written by other composers that proved successful when The Grass Roots covered them. He was instrumental in identifying "Let's Live For Today", "Midnight Confessions" and "Lovin' Things" (written by Artie Schroeck
Artie Schroeck
Arthur "Artie" Bruce Schroeck is an American musician, best known for arranging and composing popular songs and jingles. He has won multiple Clio Awards, such as when he composed the music for the 1981 ABC-TV promo "Now is the time, ABC is the place". He also composed the 1982 promo "Come on...
) to name a few.
Compositions and musical release performance
Entner composed twenty one songs for The Grass Roots. Two of these appeared as single "A" sides. They are "Feelings" and "Come On And Say It". His other nineteen compositions appeared on single "B" sides and albums. He wrote frequently with Rob GrillRob Grill
Robert Frank "Rob" Grill was an American lead singer, songwriter and bass guitarist of the rock and roll band, The Grass Roots.-Career:Rob was a native of Hollywood, California where he attended Hollywood High School...
and they were considered a songwriting team. Entner played with the group on their first nine albums – seven of which charted. He took part in the first twenty five singles released, twenty of which charted.
Group management
After departing from The Grass Roots in the mid 70s, Entner continued to stay in the music business. In the late 70's, 80's and 90's he managed a number of successful hard rock artists including AngelAngel (band)
Angel is a glam rock and heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in the mid-70s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.-History:...
, Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
, Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
, and Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
.
Singles
| Release date | Title | Flip side | Record Label | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Cashbox | UK | ||||
| 1967 | Let's Live for Today Let's Live for Today (song) "Let's Live for Today" is a song written by David Shapiro, Ivan Mogull, and Michael Julian, and initially recorded by the English band the Rokes in 1966. The song was later popularized by the American rock band The Grass Roots, who released it as a single on May 13, 1967... |
Depressed Feeling | Dunhill | 8 | 5 | |
| Things I Should Have Said | Tip Of My Tongue | Dunhill | 23 | 36 | ||
| Wake Up, Wake Up | No Exit | Dunhill | 68 | 61 | ||
| 1968 | Melody For You | Hey Friend | Dunhill | 123 | ||
| Feelings | Here's Where You Belong | Dunhill | ||||
| Midnight Confessions Midnight Confessions "Midnight Confessions" is a song written by Lou T. Josie and originally performed by the Evergreen Blues Band. It was later made famous by American rock band The Grass Roots, who released the song as a single in 1968... ++ |
Who Will You Be Tomorrow | Dunhill | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1969 | Bella Linda+++ | Hot Bright Lights | Dunhill | 28 | 20 | |
| Melody For You | All Good Things Come To An End | Dunhill | ||||
| Lovin' Things | You And Love Are The Same | Dunhill | 49 | 35 | ||
| River Is Wide, The | (You Gotta) Live For Love | Dunhill | 31 | 16 | ||
| I'd Wait A Million Years | Fly Me To Havana | Dunhill | 15 | 12 | ||
| Heaven Knows | Don't Remind Me | Dunhill | 24 | 13 | ||
| 1970 | Walking Through The Country | Truck Drivin' Man | Dunhill | 44 | 30 | |
| Baby Hold On | Get It Together | Dunhill | 35 | 25 | ||
| Come On And Say It | Something's Comin' Over Me | Dunhill | 61 | 39 | ||
| Temptation Eyes | Keepin' Me Down | Dunhill | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1971 | Sooner Or Later | I Can Turn Off The Rain | Dunhill | 9 | 12 | |
| Two Divided By Love | Let It Go | Dunhill | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1972 | Glory Bound | Only One | Dunhill | 34 | 22 | |
| Runway, The | Move Along | Dunhill | 39 | 29 | ||
| Anyway The Wind Blows | Monday Love | Dunhill | 107 | |||
| 1973 | Love Is What You Make It | Someone To Love | Dunhill | 55 | ||
| Where There's Smoke There's Fire | Look But Don't Touch | Dunhill | ||||
| We Can't Dance To Your Music | Look But Don't Touch | Dunhill | ||||
| Stealin' Love (In The Night) | We Almost Made It Together | Dunhill | ||||
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RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
+++ - Composed by Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
superstar Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti was an Italian singer-songwriter . He is considered to be one of the best-known and most influential musicians and authors in Italian pop/rock music history....
)
Albums
| Release date | Title | Record Label | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Cashbox | UK | |||
| 1967 | Let's Live for Today Let's Live for Today Let's Live for Today is the second studio album by The Grass Roots. Released in 1967, it features their first top-ten hit by the same name, "Let's Live for Today".-Track listing:All songs written by P.F... |
Dunhill | 75 | ||
| 1968 | Feelings | Dunhill | |||
| Golden Grass ++ | Dunhill | 25 | |||
| 1969 | Lovin' Things | Dunhill | 73 | ||
| Leavin' It All Behind | Dunhill | 36 | |||
| 1970 | More Golden Grass | Dunhill | 152 | ||
| 1971 | Their 16 Greatest Hits Their 16 Greatest Hits Their 16 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits collection by American pop group The Grass Roots. The album was originally released by Dunhill Records in September 1971, shortly after the success of "Sooner or Later" earlier in the year... ++ |
Dunhill | 58 | ||
| 1972 | Move Along | Dunhill | 86 | ||
| 1973 | Alotta' Mileage | Dunhill | |||
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RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...