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Retrieved 28 May 2014. But for the most part, Bieber's pop is a throwback to the machine-pressed blue-eyed soul of the DayGlo decade: George Michael, Paul Young, Hall and Oates at their most optimistic, and especially Rick Astley. ^ "Atlanta Rhythm Section". Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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the Rascals, American pop group who, along with the Righteous Brothers, were the preeminent practitioners in the 1960s of blue-eyed soul (music created by white recording artists who faithfully imitated soul music). The Rascals’ music was an eclectic mix of influences and styles, including soul, rhythm and blues (R&B), Motown, Afro-Cuban music, and...
The group’s members were experienced musicians who had played with various bands before forming the Rascals in 1964. Cavaliere, a classically trained pianist, had been the only white member of an R&B band in high school and had formed a doo-wop group in college. Brigati had been a pickup singer with local R&B bands. While he was a teenager, Danelli...
In the mid-1960s the Rascals played gigs on the New York club scene, in New Jersey, and as the regular band on a floating nightclub off Long Island. New York promoter Sid Bernstein, who had brought the Beatles to the United States, took over as manager and signed them to Atlantic Records as the Young Rascals (they were compelled to add “Young” to their name to distinguish themselves from another group, the Harmonica Rascals). In 1965 they opened for the Beatles at New York’s Shea Stadium. The Young Rascals’ first single, “I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore” (1965) was followed by “Good Lovin’ ” (1966), which soared to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned them the first of several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. By this time they had taken to performing in Little Lord Fauntleroy–style outfits.
Over the next few years the band turned out a number of Top 40 hits, including “You Better Run” (1966, which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100), “(I’ve Been) Lonely Too Long” (1967, number 16), “Groovin’ ” (1967, number 1), “A Girl Like You” (1967, number 10), “How Can I Be Sure” (1967, number 4), “It’s Wonderful” (1968, number 20), “A Beautiful Morning” (1968, number 3), and “People Got to Be Free” (1968, number 1), the last written shortly after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.
The Young Rascals’ debut album, The Young Rascals (1966), went gold, as did their subsequent releases Collections (1967), Groovin’ (1967), Time/Peace: The Rascals’ Greatest Hits (1968), and Freedom Suite (1969). In 1968 they dropped the “Young” from their name and returned to being the Rascals.
Writing for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Patti Smith’s longtime collaborator Lenny Kaye described the Rascals’ sound this way:
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Cavaliere went on to pursue a solo career as a performer and producer; Brigati and his brother, David, recorded together; and Cornish and Danelli formed a new group called Bulldog that later evolved into Fotomaker (which included Wally Bryson, formerly of the Raspberries). In 1988 Danelli, Cornish, and Cavaliere reunited for an American tour, though the following year they became embroiled in a lawsuit over use of the Rascals name. Cornish and Danelli ended up calling themselves the New Rascals, while Cavaliere billed himself as “formerly of the Young Rascals.” In 1992 a two-CD career retrospective, The Rascals Anthology 1965–1972, was released. In 1994 Cavaliere released his first solo album in more than a decade. The Rascals were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
In 2013 Steven Van Zandt, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, reunited the four original members of the Rascals for Once Upon a Dream, a hybrid theatrical event that played on Broadway and then toured the country. The show featured a concert as well as taped segments that included interviews with the group and recreations by actors of important events from the band’s history.
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3 days ago · Bobby Caldwell's smooth and silky voice has positioned him as a veritable cornerstone in the world of blue-eyed soul. Revered for his ability to effortlessly blend jazz, pop, and R&B influences into a cohesive and captivating sound, Caldwell has managed to stand the test of time with his timeless ballads and groovy up-tempo tunes.
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Blue-Eyed Soul refers to soul and R&B music performed and sung by white musicians. The term first came into play during the mid-'60s, when acts like the Righteous Brothers had hits with soulful songs like "You Lost That Loving Feeling." Throughout the late '60s, blue-eyed soul thrived, as acts like the Rascals, the Box Tops, Mitch Ryder, Tony ...
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Oct 11, 2023 · 1) Van Morrison: I shall brook no argument here. When it comes to blue-eyed soul, Van is The Man. White Soul Brother #1. Even on the clanging 1964 garage band rock classic “Gloria” with Them he delivered the lyrics with a full kit of impassioned soul vocal techniques.
Early 1960s photo of Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield on a 2006 issue two-CD set. Among songs included is the No.1 hit of 1965, 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' '. Click for CD. In December 1964, a song titled “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” began to be heard on the radio. It was a song that would one day become the 20th century’s ...
