Skip Groff
Skip Groff | |
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Born | |
Died | February 18, 2019 | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | music producer, DJ, record store owner |
Known for | Yesterday and Today Records |
Frank "Skip" Groff (November 20, 1948 – February 18, 2019) was an American
Groff was born in Waltham, Massachusetts and moved to Suitland, Maryland, as a child.[1] He attended the University of Maryland and was a disc jockey at WMUC, the campus radio station.[3]
Groff operated the independent record label Limp Records from 1978 to 1982.[4] Called "a respected guru" of the DC punk and indie music scene, Groff was a radio DJ for WINX, WAVA, and WPGC, and did promotional work for RCA, before opening Yesterday and Today in September 1977.[1][5] Groff was credited with helping Dischord Records get started, and his record store was an early retail outlet for their titles.[6]
The store, which was named for the Beatles album
Groff produced albums for many of the DC area's punk bands including
He died at Maryland's MedStar Montgomery Medical Center at the age of 70.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Augenstein, Neal (February 19, 2019). "Record store owner, early DC punk producer Skip Groff dies at 70". WTOP. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c Wartofsky, Alona (February 27, 2019). "Skip Groff, 1948-2019". Washington City Paper. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- hdl:1903.1/42189. Collection 0298-SCPA-GROFF.
- ^ "Limp Records > Discography page 1". 30 Under DC. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Smith, Harrison (February 21, 2019). "Skip Groff, record store owner who presided over a D.C. punk paradise, dies at 70". Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ a b John Gentile (February 20, 2019). "Skip Groff passes away". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Nader, Elisa (September 12, 1997). "Yesterday and Today Once More". Washington City Paper. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Augenstein, Neal (July 21, 2017). "Yesterday & Today: Early DC punks shopped, worked at record store". WTOP. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "Skip Groff: Production". Discogs. Retrieved February 27, 2019.