Agents of Good Roots is an American rock band from

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. The group formed in 1995 and toured heavily on college campuses in the middle of the decade. They independently released two records before signing to

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, after which they toured with

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and scored two rock radio hits, "Come on" and "Smiling Up the Frown". The band recorded a single music video, entitled "Come On (Let Your Blood Come Alive)", in 1998 that was paired with the release of their RCA album, '' One by One''. It was played briefly on MTV during the summer months of 1998. The band went dormant in 2006, but reunited for several live shows in 2017, with plans to tour and record in 2018. They also launched a new website.

Members

*Brian Jones – drums & vocals *J. C. Kuhl – saxophone *Stewart Myers – bass guitar & vocals *Andrew Winn – vocals, guitar, & keyboards Past members *Kevin Hamilton – bass *Rick Rieger – saxophone

Discography

Studio albums

*''Where'd You Get That Vibe?'' (1996) *''Straight Around'' (1997) *'' One by One'' (

, 1998) U.S. Heatseekers #44

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Produced by Paul Fox and Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge *''Needle and Thread'' ( ATO Records, 2000)

Extended plays

*''Seed'' (EP) (2000)

Singles

*"Smiling Up the Frown" (1998) U.S. Adult Alternative Songs No. 5 *"Come On (Let Your Blood Come Alive)" (1998) U.S. Modern Rock Tracks No. 37 *"Miss Misbelieving" (1998) *"Upspin" (1998) U.S. Adult Alternative Songs No. 15 *"Bomb Silo" (2019) digital *"Miguel and the Bull" (2020) digital *"Blood Brothers" (2020) digital *"You Come Runnin’" (2020) digital

References

External links

Dozens of Live Shows

Official Band Website
Rock music groups from Virginia Jam bands Richmond, Virginia Musical quartets RCA Records artists Musical groups established in 1995 ATO Records artists 1995 establishments in Virginia {{US-rock-band-stub