Creed Bratton - wikipedia Creed Bratton This article is about the musician and actor. For the character he plays on The Office, see Creed Bratton ( character ). This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2013 ) Creed Bratton Bratton in March 2009 William Charles Schneider ( 1943 - 02 - 08 ) February 8, 1943 ( age 75 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, musician Years active 1965 -- present Awards Best Ensemble - Comedy Series 2006 The Office 2007 The Office Creed Bratton ( born William Charles Schneider ; February 8, 1943 ) is an American actor and musician. He is a former member of the band The Grass Roots. He is more recently known for playing a fictional version of himself on The Office on NBC. Contents 1 Background and education 2 Musical career 2.1 Early years 2.2 The Grass Roots 2.3 Solo years 3 Acting career 4 Filmography 5 Discography 5.1 Singles 5.2 Albums 6 References 7 External links Background and education He was born William Charles Schneider in Los Angeles, and he grew up in Coarsegold, California, a small town near Yosemite National Park. His father died when he was two years old after an airplane he was working on exploded while he was stationed in Hawaii. His grandparents, mother, and father were musicians, and he took a liking to music at a very early age. At 13, he ordered his first guitar from a Sears mail order catalog. He became a professional musician during his high school and college years. Musical career Early years He decided to try life as a traveling musician and made his way on a global excursion, during which he changed his name to Creed Bratton. He traveled through Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He played guitar at a large folk festival in Israel, appearing with his group the Young Californians. Fellow American and guitarist Warren Entner witnessed Bratton 's performance and asked him to give him a call when he got back to the United States. In 1966, they formed a partnership and recruited the remaining members needed for their group, the 13th Floor. Bratton played lead guitar, Rick Coonce played drums, Entner played rhythm guitar, and Kenny Fukomoto played bass. They ( ( who date = October 2018 ) ( the Young Californians, as clearly stated just a few lines above ) recorded a demo and sent it to Dunhill, a new record company headed by Lou Adler. The Grass Roots Bratton playing at The Office Convention in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 2007 Producers / songwriters P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri heard the demo and liked it. They needed new band members for a folk rock group that they had created in 1965. The 13th Floor lost its bass player to the draft during this time, and quickly recruited Rob Grill, changing its name to The Grass Roots for prior name recognition. The group went straight to the top 10 with the song `` Let 's Live for Today '' in 1967. The group continued in its hit - making vein and toured the United States. Iconic hit songs such as `` Midnight Confessions '' cemented the group 's standing as major contributors to the rock music scene. The Grass Roots had top songwriters offering their best songs to them and wrote many songs themselves. On its major songs, music on the recordings was played by LA studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew. Bratton co-wrote the songs `` Beatin ' Round the Bush '', `` No Exit '', and `` Hot Bright Lights '', and self - composed `` Dinner for Eight '' and `` House of Stone ''. He sang lead vocals on `` This Precious Time '' and `` Dinner for Eight ''. Bratton played with the group on its albums Let 's Live for Today, Feelings, Golden Grass ( a compilation ), and Lovin ' Things. Three of the albums charted, and Golden Grass received a gold record certification. He took part in ten of the group 's singles, eight of which charted ; `` Midnight Confessions '' received a gold record certification. The Grass Roots played at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival on Sunday, June 11, 1967 during the `` Summer of Love '' as their top ten hit `` Let 's Live for Today '' was hitting the airwaves. This music festival 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, the group 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 top ten hit `` Midnight Confessions '' was hitting the airwaves. In April 1969, Bratton became frustrated by Dunhill 's refusal to allow the band to write its own songs and play the instruments on its records ( although the members did play alone at concerts ). After a disastrous appearance at the Fillmore West in April 1969, Bratton was asked to leave the band. Solo years In 2001 and 2002, Bratton released three albums showcasing his solo recordings since the 1960s with the assistance of Peter White. In 2007, he presented an induction award to The Wrecking Crew at the Musicians ' Hall of Fame. In 2008, he released another album of new music with producer Jon Tiven. In 2010, Bratton released another new album titled `` Bounce Back '' with producer Dave Way. In 2011, Bratton released an album of greatest hits from his first three solo albums titled `` Demo ''. In 2010 & 2012, Bratton performed live at the SXSW festival. In 2013, Bratton released an original work in three acts, as an audio biography, titled ' Tell Me About It '. Songs ranged from recently written to pieces he had written decades ago. Bratton cites that he listens to lots of jazz and classical music. On January 18, 2014, Bratton joined his friend Zachary Scot Johnson for a duet for the 500th consecutive day of thesongadayproject on YouTube. The video was recorded in Bratton 's home and has received over 300,000 views. Acting career Bratton began to pursue an acting career in 1979. He has appeared in films such as Mask and Heart Like a Wheel. He was a cast member ( playing a fictional version of himself ) on NBC 's Emmy and SAG award - winning The Office. In the `` Booze Cruise '' episode ( Season Two deleted scenes DVD ) he speaks about his time with the Grass Roots. In 2008, he appeared in a short film with Kyle Gass titled Just One Of The Gynos, which won an award for best short film at the 2008 Malibu International Film Festival. He appeared in the feature film Labor Pains in 2009. His recent film projects are The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, written, produced and directed by Paul Bunnell ; I Am Ben, written, produced and directed by Mathew Brady and Gaelan Connell ; and Terri produced by David Guy Levy. Terri was selected by the Sundance Film Festival 2011 to appear in the US dramatic competition. It was one of only 16 films selected from 1,102 submissions to the US dramatic category. In 2012, he appeared as special guest star in Staged with Brandon Olive who appeared with him in Just One Of The Gynos. Bratton 's latest film project is Saving Lincoln, a biography set in the civil war period. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1967 -- 1969 American Bandstand Himself 1967 The Hollywood Palace Himself 1968 With Six You Get Eggroll Himself 1968 -- 1969 It 's Happening Himself 1969 Playboy After Dark Himself Kolchak : The Night Stalker Man Entering Lab Episode `` Primal Scream '' 1977 Quincy M.E. Young Man Episode `` No Deadly Secret '' 1977 Eight is Enough Episode `` Mortgage Burnin ' Blues '' Heart Like a Wheel Photographer 1985 Mask Carnival Ticket Taker 1986 A Fighting Choice Court Clerk U.S. Marshals : Waco & Rhinehart Agent Jones The Wild Pair Dalton Seven Hours To Judgement Subway Worker 1991 Neon City Guard at Neon He was also a grip Secret Sins Of The Father Gas Station Worker 2005 The War Of Gene Captain Clark 2005 -- 2013 The Office Creed Bratton ( fictitious version of himself ) 2006 The Bernie Mac Show Funeral Home Employee Episode `` Bernie 's Angels '' 2006 The Manual Major. Edwards 2007 -- 2008 Today Himself Episodes dated 10 / 26 / 07, 6 / 24 / 08 2008 Just One Of The Gynos Dr. Gus Callery 2008 6th Annual TV Land Awards Himself 2008 Celebrity Family Feud Himself 2009 Labor Pains John Abbotts In Gayle We Trust Denny Potter Two episodes Funny or Die Presents Himself Four episodes The Forgotten Guy Episode `` Double Doe '' 2012 The Ghastly Love of Johnny X Mickey O'Flynn ( the Man with the Grin ) 2012 Liz & Dick Darryl Zanuck TV movie 2011 I Am Ben Dr. Cobb 2011 Terri Uncle James 2013 Saving Lincoln Senator Charles Sumner 2014 Adventure Time Phlannel Boxingday 2015 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Grandfather Episode : `` Ty Burrell Wears a Chambray Shirt & Clear Frame Glasses '' 2015 Grace and Frankie Seth Episode : `` The Bachelor Party '' 2015 Band of Robbers Dobbins 2018 The Sisters Brothers Quarrel Saloon Guy Town 2 Discography Singles Release date Title Flip side Record Label Chart Positions US Billboard US Cashbox UK 1967 Let 's Live for Today 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 + + 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 + + - Gold Record - RIAA Certification + + + - Composed by Lucio Battisti Albums Release date Title Record Label Chart Positions US Billboard US Cashbox UK 1967 Let 's Live for Today Dunhill 75 1968 Feelings Dunhill Golden Grass + + Dunhill 25 1969 Lovin ' Things Dunhill 73 Chasin ' The Ball Kindred The 80 's Kindred 2002 Coarsegold Kindred 2008 Creed Bratton Kindred Bounce Back Kindred 2011 Demo Kindred 2018 While The Young Punks Dance Alien Chicken + + - Gold Record - RIAA Certification References ^ Jump up to : Hartman, Kent ( 2012 ). The Wrecking Crew. New York : St. Martin 's Press. pp. 169 -- 172. ISBN 978 - 0 - 312 - 61974 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Creed Bratton : From His First Guitar to ' The Office ' Finale. Telling Us About It. -- Farah Joan ''. Laparadiddle.com. 2013 - 04 - 28. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` ( 500 ) Zachary Scot Johnson & Creed Bratton Chained To The Blues thesongadayproject The Office ''. YouTube. 2014 - 01 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008. CS1 maint : Archived copy as title ( link ) External links Creed Bratton on IMDb Wikimedia Commons has media related to Creed Bratton. Creed Bratton at AllMovie The-GrassRoots.com - Official Site Creed Bratton at MySpace Creed at AMG Interview with Creed Bratton, Rocker Magazine 2013, about new record, finale of The Office Interview with Creed Bratton, Submerge Magazine 2015, about his career as an actor and musician The Grass Roots Dusty Hanvey Larry Nelson Joe Dougherty Mark Dawson Steve Barri P.F. Sloan Joel Larson Rob Grill Warren Entner Rick Coonce Creed Bratton Dennis Provisor Reggie Knighton Sonny Geraci Studio albums Where Were You When I Needed You Let 's Live for Today Feelings Lovin ' Things Leaving It All Behind Move Along Compilation albums Golden Grass More Golden Grass Their 16 Greatest Hits Singles `` Mr. Jones ( Ballad of a Thin Man ) '' `` Let 's Live for Today '' `` Midnight Confessions '' `` Lovin ' Things '' `` The River Is Wide '' `` I 'd Wait a Million Years '' `` Temptation Eyes '' `` Sooner or Later '' `` Two Divided by Love '' `` She Do n't Know Me '' WorldCat Identities BNF : cb166700385 ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0001 0587 7942 LCCN : no2010149111 MusicBrainz : 21223dac - c2c2 - 4833 - ade0 - fb9a5fe08ad6 SUDOC : 16856615X VIAF : 158701282 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Creed_Bratton&oldid=865498904 '' Categories : 1943 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male singer - songwriters American singer - songwriters American folk guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists Singers from California Male actors from Los Angeles People from Coarsegold, California Songwriters from California Guitarists from Los Angeles 20th - century American comedians 21st - century American comedians 20th - century American guitarists Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Archived copy as title BLP articles lacking sources from March 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from October 2018 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Nederlands Português Edit links This page was last edited on 24 October 2018, at 09 : 17 ( UTC ). 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