Died On This Date (February 26, 2011) Rick Coonce / Drummer For The Grass Roots
themusicsover Rick Coonce
August 1, 1946 – February 26, 2011
Rick Coonce is perhaps best remembered as a long time drummer for popular Los Angeles rock band, the Grass Roots. The Grass Roots sold millions of albums and charted several times on both sales and radio charts during the late ’60s and early ’70s. Records like “Lets Live For Today,” “Midnight Confessions,” and “Temptation Eyes” are considered staples from the era. Coonce provided the back beat for the band during their hit period of 1967 to 1971. After leaving the group in 1971, he moved to Canada where he continued to record and perform with other bands. Rick Coonce was 64 when he passed away on February 26, 2011. Cause of death was not immediately released.
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