Eddie Brigati

Edward Brigati Jr. (born October 22, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter most known for being a founding member of the rock group The Young Rascals, for whom he shared lead vocals and chief songwriting responsibilities with Felix Cavaliere and also was a percussionist, from 1964 to 1970. Prior to his stint with The Young Rascals (who later shortened their name to The Rascals), Brigati had been a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters (having replaced his brother, original Starliter David Brigati, in that group). With the help of group founder Billy (Smith) Amato and manager Sid Bernstein, the Rascals became the first all-white group signed to Atlantic Records. They (along with The Righteous Brothers and The Box Tops), were practitioners of a genre of music coined 'blue-eyed soul'.