The Rascals (The Young Rascals)
Also known as	The Young Rascals
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Soul, Rock
Years active	1964–1972
Label(s)	Atlantic, Columbia
Associated acts	Joey Dee and the Starliters, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul

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History

Eddie Brigati (vocals), Felix Cavaliere (keyboard, vocals), Gene Cornish (guitar) and Dino Danelli (drums) started the band in Brigati and Danelli's native state New Jersey. Their first public performance took place at the Choo Choo Club in Garfield on Saturday, February 27th, 1965. Three-quarters of the group - Brigati, Cavaliere and Cornish - had previously been members of Joey Dee and the Starliters. Eddie's brother, David Brigati, an original Starliter, helped arrange the vocal harmonies and sang backgrounds on many of the group's recordings (informally earning the designation as the Fifth Rascal). When Atlantic Records signed them, they discovered that another group (Borrah Minevitch's and Johnny Puleo's Harmonica Rascals) objected to the release of records under the name Rascals. To avoid conflict, manager Sid Bernstein decided to rename the group the Young Rascals. Eddie Brigati is an american singer. ... Felix Cavaliere (b. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Map highlighting Garfields location within Bergen County. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

The Young Rascals had a minor US hit with their first single, "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (1965); the track was actually more successful in Canada where it reached #23. This modest hit was followed by the US/Canada #1 single "Good Lovin'" (1966, originally recorded by The Olympics in 1965). Good Lovin is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a number one hit single for The Young Rascals in 1966. ... The Olympics were a doo-wop group formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward. ...

Their first two singles were covers, but after that the band's songwriting team of Brigati and Cavaliere began providing most of their songs, and the hits kept coming for the next two years. Their immediate followups to "Good Lovin'", including "I've Been Lonely Too Long", "You Better Run", were only modest hits, but "Groovin'" (#1 US/Canada, 1967), returned them to the top of the charts. After that, the group reeled off a succession of US top 20 US hits, including "It's Wonderful", "A Girl Like You", "How Can I Be Sure?" and "A Beautiful Morning" (1968). Outside of the US, the band was exceptionally popular in Canada, where "A Girl Like You", "How Can I Be Sure?" and "A Beautiful Morning" all reached #1. However they struggled in the UK, where they only twice reached the top 75 in their entire career (both times in 1967) with "Groovin'" (#8), and "A Girl Like You" (#35) Eddie Brigati is an american singer. ... Felix Cavaliere (b. ... Groovin is a song released in 1967 by The Rascals. ... Its Wonderful is a popular song by The Young Rascals. ... How Can I Be Sure is a popular song. ... A Beautiful Morning is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by The Rascals. ... How Can I Be Sure is a popular song. ... A Beautiful Morning is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by The Rascals. ...

In early 1968, the group dropped the "Young" from their name.

The Rascals' best work arguably came from their 1968 album Once Upon A Dream, which featured several leads each from Brigati and Cavaliere. Though the only success for a single on the album was "It's Wonderful" (#20 on the US charts, #7 in Canada), the album utilized frequent instrumentals, and peaked at #9 on the album charts. The album was praised by some critics for such songs as "Rainy Day", "My World" and the title track. Understandably, the song "My Hawaii" became a top of the charts hit in Hawaii. Its Wonderful is a popular song by The Young Rascals. ... Pee-wee tries to entertain himself and his playhouse friends during a rainy day, by playing games, making hot chocolate, telling a ghost story, taking naps, watching cartoons and even making prank phone calls, but eventually suffers from playhouse fever before eventually wishing away the rainy day. ... My World is the first DVD released by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. ...

Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits, released in mid-1968, topped the album chart and became the group's best-selling album. The same year, "People Got to Be Free", a horn-punctuated plea for racial tolerance (the band was known for refusing to tour on segregated bills) became their third and final U.S. #1 single, and their sixth and final Canadian #1. It was also their final US Top Ten hit, although they would remain a Canadian top 10 act for the next few years. People Got to Be Free is a song released in 1968 by The Rascals. ... Racial segregation characterised by separation of different races in daily life, such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a rest room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. ...

Singles "A Ray of Hope", "Heaven", "See" and "Carry Me Back" were all modest US hits during 1968/69 for The Rascals, all hitting the top 40, though none higher than #24. In Canada, however, the Rascals were still major stars -- all these songs went top ten, completing a run of of 11 straight Canadian top ten hits for The Rascals from 1967 to 1969.

December 1969's "Hold On" broke the run of top 40 US singles for the Rascals, stalling at #51, as well as the run of Canadian top tens, peaking at #22.

In 1970, Brigati left the group, followed by Cornish in 1971. The last album with them as active members was Search & Nearness (hitting #198 in the U.S.), which featured Brigati's last performances as a member singing lead on the Cornish-penned "You Don't Know" and their cover of The Box Tops hit "The Letter". The only single release from the album was the spiritually-themed "Glory, Glory" (#58 US, #40 Canada), with backing vocals by The Sweet Inspirations. The Box Tops were a United States pop music group of the late 1960s. ... Cover of The Letter by The Box Tops. ... The Sweet Inspirations were founded by Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick (herself the mother of well-known sisters Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick). ...

Cavaliere shifted toward more jazz and gospel influenced writing; he and Danelli released two more albums on Columbia Records as The Rascals, Peaceful World (U.S. #122) and The Island Of Real (U.S. #180), using Robert Popwell and Buzzy Feiten on bass and guitar respectively, and a new singer named Annie Sutton. These albums didn't sell as well as their earlier work, the associated singles didn't chart any higher than #95 US, and the group finally disbanded in 1972. Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... As Buzzy Feiten, he played guitar with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band at the end of the 1960s, and with many other bands since. ...

Cavaliere released several solo albums throughout the 1970s. Brigati, with his brother David, released Lost in the Wilderness in 1976. Cornish and Danelli worked together in other groups, including Bulldog and Fotomaker. In 1982, Cavaliere and Danelli joined Steve Van Zandt in Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul for the group's first two albums. Fotomaker was a power pop group based on Long Island, NY which released 3 albums between 1978-79. ... Steven van Zandt (born November 22, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the founding members of Bruce Springsteens E-Street Band and plays guitar and mandolin. ... Van Zandt as Silvio Dante on The Sopranos Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. ...

After appearing at Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Celebration on 5/14/88, The Rascals reunited (with Cavaliere, Cornish, and Danelli) for a brief reunion tour in 1988; Eddie Brigati opted not to participate in it. The reunion group featured an expanded lineup that also included Mel Owens(in Brigati's place) on vocals and percussion, Steve Mackey on bass, Ed Mattey on guitar, Dena Iverson on back up vocals and a horn section from Nashville to beef up the sound. The reunion did not last beyond the end of that year. Mel Owens is a former American football linebacker. ... Steve Mackey (born 10 November 1966 in Sheffield, England) is a British musician, best known for playing bass guitar in Britpop band Pulp. ...

After that, Cavaliere returned to his solo career and in the 90s there were two factions touring: The New Rascals (featuring Cornish & Danelli) and Cavaliere, who sometimes called his grouping Felix Cavaliere's Rascals. The New Rascals lasted only a short time in the 90s but returned to the road once again in 2006 with two new members: Bill Pascali (formerly of Vanilla Fudge) on vocals & keyboards and Charlie Souza on bass and back up vocals.

The (Young) Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on May 6, 1997, and they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World. The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Membership

• Eddie Brigati (born Edward Brigati Jr., 22 October 1945, Garfield, New Jersey) - vocals, percussion
• Felix Cavaliere (born 29 November 1944) - vocals, keyboards
• Gene Cornish (born 14 May 1946) - guitar, vocals
• Dino Danelli (born 23 July 1944, Jersey City, New Jersey) - drums

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Discography

Albums

Freedom Suite is a double-LP by rock band The Rascals, which was released in 1969. ... Peaceful World is a double-LP by rock band The Rascals, which was released in 1971. ...

Singles

Good Lovin is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a number one hit single for The Young Rascals in 1966. ... Groovin is a song released in 1967 by The Rascals. ... How Can I Be Sure is a popular song. ... Its Wonderful is a popular song by The Young Rascals. ... A Beautiful Morning is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by The Rascals. ... People Got to Be Free is a song released in 1968 by The Rascals. ...

References

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External links

• Rolling Stone: The Rascals - Rolling Stone articles
• Allmusic: The Rascals - All Music Guide articles
• Rascals Reference Page - Steve Knowlton's high-quality fan site
• "Felix Cavaliere's Rascals"
• "The Rascals' Struggle for Change," Pop Matters; 2007, by Tony Sclafani