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The Young Rascals
With a series of Top 40 hits featuring their good time take on Blue-Eyed Soul, the New York-based Young Rascals (later the Rascals) helped shape the sound of late 60s Pop. Eddie Brigati (vocals), Felix Cavaliere (keyboards, vocals), and Gene Cornish (guitar) had been members of Joey Dee’s backup band the Starliters before they teamed with Dino Danelli (drums) and started the Rascals. They began honing their sound in East Coast clubs, particularly a floating Long Island club called the Barge where they created a buzz with their mix of Soul and R&B covers, vocal harmonies, unique instrumentation (the band...