It’s been a long time since I posted a #MusicMonday video. Today I present The Rascals at their induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. They performed a 9-minute medley of their hits:

• Good Lovin’
• Groovin’
• How Can I Be Sure, as sung by Eddie Brigati
• People Got To Be Free (a favorite 😍 of mine when I was a kid)

Reference:

BetaGems Lost Media. (2019, November 6). The Rascals reunion performance 5-9-97 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaXCqaR-qYA

I didn’t realize what killer musicians Felix Cavaliere (vocals, organ) and Dino Danelli (drums) were.

The Bee Gees (whom I love, love, love) were also inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Their performance was a disappointment 😞 just snippets of their songs 🎵.

On the Fresh Air radio show, Robert Plant said that The Rascals were very influential to budding musicians in the UK in the 1960s (begin 2:59).

Paraphrase:

The Rascals had a fantastic reputation amongst all musicians and still do. The quality of writing and the performance fantastic vocals and there was a great dynamism in their work. When I first started singing that song, I was 16, and to try and get anywhere near the quality and the style of the rascals in England at that time was virtually impossible. We just didn’t have the Italian stuff in the blood or the street corner stuff that they’d come out of.