Skip Groff

Frank "Skip" Groff (November 20, 1948 – February 18, 2019) was an American record producer, disc jockey, and owner of Yesterday and Today record store (also known as Y&T) in Rockville, Maryland, at the center of much of Washington D.C.'s punk and alternative music scenes.

Groff was born in Waltham, Massachusetts and moved to Suitland, Maryland, as a child.

Groff operated the independent record label Limp Records from 1978 to 1982. Called "a respected guru" of the DC punk and indie music scene, Groff was a radio DJ for WINX, WAVA, and WPGC, and did promotional work for RCA, before opening Yesterday and Today in September 1977.

The store, which was named for the Beatles album Yesterday and Today, accumulated over a million 45s. It was frequently the site of record signings and performances by local and visiting bands (such as The Damned), and became a hangout for local musicians and music fans. Howard Wuelfing of the Slickee Boys, Nurses, and Half Japanese was the store's first employee. Groff met future wife and co-owner Kelly when she was a customer at Yesterday and Today, and their daughter Kirsty was named after British pop star Kirsty MacColl.

He died at Maryland's MedStar Montgomery Medical Center at the age of 70.