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The Dearly Beloved
The Dearly Beloved
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The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate
American musical group
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The Music Machine
The Music Machine
band that plays garage rock
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Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
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The Northwest Company
The Northwest Company
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The Outsiders
The Outsiders
US band
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Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer
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The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen
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The Chocolate Watchband
The Chocolate Watchband
band
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The Daughters of Eve
The Daughters of Eve
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The Litter
The Litter
1960s psychedelic rock band
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Milan the Leather Boy
Milan the Leather Boy
American musician
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The Myddle Class
The Myddle Class
American garage rock band
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The Magic Mushrooms
The Magic Mushrooms
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The Movin' Morfomen
The Movin' Morfomen
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The Shadows of Knight
The Shadows of Knight
band
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The Choir
The Choir
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The Aardvarks
The Aardvarks
American garage rock band active in the 1960s
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The Nightcrawlers
The Nightcrawlers
band that plays garage rock
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Bert Berns
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
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The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
American pop girl group
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The Chesterfield Kings
The Chesterfield Kings
American punk rock band
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The Rockin' Ramrods
The Rockin' Ramrods
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Bloodrock
Bloodrock
American hard rock band
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Kenny And The Kasuals
Kenny And The Kasuals
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J. J. Jackson
J. J. Jackson
American singer
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The Bluestars
The Bluestars
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The McCoys
The McCoys
American rock group
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The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle
The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle
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The Baroques
The Baroques
musical artist
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Q65
Q65
Dutch band
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The Knack
The Knack
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Vic Mizzy
Vic Mizzy
American composer for television and movies (1916-2009)
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Gary Usher
Gary Usher
American musician
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The Barbarians
The Barbarians
band
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Dr. Spec's Optical Illusion
Dr. Spec's Optical Illusion
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Mouse and the Traps
Mouse and the Traps
US band
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The Shags
The Shags
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The Troggs
The Troggs
English band
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Jo Armstead
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
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Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
American singer and songwriter
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The Humane Society
The Humane Society
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The Outsiders
The Outsiders
Dutch band from Amsterdam
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Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
English session musician; pianist and organist
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The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
English band
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The Hombres
The Hombres
American rock band
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The Kings Ransom
The Kings Ransom
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P. F. Sloan
P. F. Sloan
American singer-songwriter
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The Gaunga Dyns
The Gaunga Dyns
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Paul Revere and the Raiders
Paul Revere and the Raiders
American band
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GONN
GONN
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Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
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R. Dean Taylor
R. Dean Taylor
Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
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The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders
band that plays beat music
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Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
American saxophonist
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Harvey Brooks
Harvey Brooks
American bass guitarist
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The Crusaders
The Crusaders
American 1960s garage band
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The Serendipity Singers
The Serendipity Singers
1960s American folk group
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The Little Boy Blues
The Little Boy Blues
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The Grodes, sometimes known as The Tongues of Truth, were an American garage rock band from Tucson, Arizona, that featured lead singer and songwriter Manny Freiser, and were active between 1965 and 1968. They are best remembered for two Manny Freiser written songs, the original version of “Let’s Talk about Girls" (recorded as The Tongues of Truth, later covered by The Chocolate Watchband) and Cry A Little Longer, recorded by The Grodes, the #46 single on the All-Time Garage Rock singles chart. (Note: The Tongues of Truth WERE The Grodes, renamed The Tongues of Truth ONLY on single, Let's Talk vAbout Girls.)

The band was founded in 1965 in Tucson, Arizona. They were led by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Manny Freiser. The band's original lineup consisted of Freiser and Dale Smith on guitar, Rick Cota-Robles on bass, Rick Lust on keyboards, John Lee White III on drums. They released their first single, "Uh Huh Girl" on the Tri-M label in August 1965. Later in the year, Rick Mellinger (aka Cable Von Mar) replaced White on drums.They followed it up in December with another Tri-M release, the protopunk "Cry a Little Longer" b/w "She Got What it Takes." Their next single was issued in 1966 on Rally Records, "Love is a Sad Song" b/w "I've Lost My Way." They cut a single on the Current label in October under the name The Tongues of Truth, which featured an A-Side of a song written by many Freiser that would later be covered by the Chocolate Watchband, "Let's Talk About Girls," backed with "You Can't Come Back." Freiser also wrote several songs for fellow Tucson band, The Dearly Beloved. Again as The Grodes, the group released the single It's True What They Say (About Love) b/w Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too) on the Impression Label in July, 1967. Give Me Some Time, no B-Side, was released on the Splitsound Label in December of 1967. After Patti McCarron joined in Spring of 1968, the group renamed itself Spring Fever, and released the single, Sand, no B-Side, in June, 1968. The band broke up in August, 1968, when Patti McCarron and Manny Freiser became a duet, later recording as Fire & Rain in the 1970's. In 1967, drummer Rick Mellinger departed and was replaced by Pete Peterson. Keith Craig came in on keyboards after Rick Lust left the band. In 1968, the band brought in Patti McCarron on vocals, but broke up shortly thereafter.

In the intervening years the band's work has come to the attention of garage rock collectors and enthusiasts. Many of the songs recorded by both The Grodes are included on the CD compilation Let's Talk About Girls! Music From Tucson 1964-1968. The songs "Let's Talk about Girls" and "Cry a Little Longer" appear on the Trash Box 5-CD compilation, put out by Hit Records, and "Cry a Little Longer" is included on its 5-disc LP counterpart, the Pebbles Box. Both Let's Talk About Girls and Cry A Little Longer have been covered by several artists. Let's Talk About Girls was covered by The Undertones, The Pretty Things, The Hypstrz -- and German girl group The Brood (who appropriately renamed it Let's Tslk About Boys). Cry A Little longer has been released as video by groups including Imperial State Electric, Yard Trauma and Better Men Than You.