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Creed Bratton was heard around the world as a member of The Grass Roots. He was born in Los Angeles, California on February 8th 1943. He grew up in Coarsegold, a small town near Yosemite. His grandparents were both musicians and he took a liking to music at a very early age. When he was 13, he received his first guitar from a Sears mail order catalogue. He became a professional musician during his high school and college years.

Creed decided to try life as a traveling musician and made his way on a global excursion. He traveled through Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Appearing with his group The Young Californians, he played guitar at a large folk festival in Isreal. Fellow American Warren Entner witnessed Creed's performance and asked him to give him a call when he got back to the states. They formed a partnership and recruited the remaining members needed for their group, The 13th Floor. Rick Coonce played drums, Creed Bratton played lead guitar, Warren Entner played rythum guitar and Kenny Fukomoto played bass. They recorded a demo and sent it to a new record company, Dunhill headed by Lou Adler.

P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri heard the demo and liked it. They needed new band members for a folk rock group they had formed in 1965. The group lost their bass player to the draft during this time and quickly recruited Rob Grill. They changed their name to The Grass Roots for name recognition and went straight to the top ten with their first recording Let's Live For Today. The group continued in their hit making vein and toured all over the United States. With the help of their record company and producers, they created a unique sound. They had top songwriters requesting their work to be covered by The Grass Roots and wrote many songs themselves. Iconic songs such as Midnight Confessions cemented their standing as major contributors to the rock music scene.

Creed Bratton left the group in 1970 to pursue an acting career and has performed in movies such as Mask and Heart Like A Wheel. He is a current cast member on NBC's The Office.

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