Conversation so far:
When did he join bread?
Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin co-founded Bread with David Gates in 1968.
How did the band start?
Maria Yolanda Aguayo once again contributed to the band's history when she revealed a trend she noticed as (Record Producer) Gary Usher's desk girl.
What trend was that?
band managers generally waited in the lobby but attorneys generally had immediate access to the executives at CBS.

Question: How did that affect things?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the trend Bread started affect things?