[citation needed] Spotted by Dick Clark, the band was signed to Mercury Records in 1966, and moved to California to appear as regular performers on Where the Action Is during late 1966 and early 1967, replacing Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Sloan and Steve Barri, who had earlier written a hit single for the (then) strictly studio-concocted band The Grass Roots.

[citation needed] The Robbs continued to release singles to regional acclaim, but unlike The Grass Roots (who went on to have over a dozen Hot 100 hits), The Robbs were never able to garner a true nationwide hit, accounting for their inability to break into the Hot 100.

The Robbs continued to release singles for this label, with the usual regional success and some "bubbling under" appearances, but no national breakthrough.

The follow-up single ("Girl, I've Got News for You") charted in the top 40 on radio stations in at least six U.S. states as well as in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Instead, they simply started spending so much time operating their studio that the band was put on hold—as it turned out, permanently.

This studio became one of America's premier recording facilities whose clients included The Go-Go's (including Jane Wiedlin, who was also born in Oconomowoc), Jane's Addiction, Steely Dan, Aerosmith, Devo, Public Enemy, Lenny Kravitz, John Cougar, Al Green, Warren Zevon, Sneaker and many others.

Through their association with Cherokee Studios, the Robb brothers have participated in the creation of more than 250 gold or platinum records.

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