<P> Eddie Brigati ( vocals ) , Felix Cavaliere ( keyboard , vocals ) , Gene Cornish ( guitar ) and Dino Danelli ( drums ) started the band in Brigati and Danelli 's hometown of Garfield , New Jersey . 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 Minnevitch 's and Johnny Puleo 's ' Harmonica Rascals ' , objected to their release of records under the name ' The Rascals ' . To avoid conflict , managers Sid Bernstein and founder Billy ( Amato ) Smith decided to rename the group ' The Young Rascals ' . </P>
<P> Eddie Brigati ( vocals ) , Felix Cavaliere ( keyboard , vocals ) , Gene Cornish ( guitar ) and Dino Danelli ( drums ) started the band in Brigati and Danelli 's hometown of Garfield , New Jersey . 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 Minnevitch 's and Johnny Puleo 's ' Harmonica Rascals ' , objected to their release of records under the name ' The Rascals ' . To avoid conflict , managers Sid Bernstein and founder Billy ( Amato ) Smith decided to rename the group ' The Young Rascals ' . </P>
who was the lead singer for the rock group the rascals
who was the lead singer for the rock group the rascals
Eddie Brigati
Eddie Brigati