Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals)
from Rock & Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg
A founding member of The Rascals (AKA The Young Rascals), Felix is an inductee of the Songwriters, Rock and Roll, Hammond, Hit Parade, and Musicians halls of fame. Playing organ and piano with The Rascals, he frequently collaborated with bandmate Eddie Brigati to write some of the band’s most successful songs, such as “How Can I Be Sure?,” “I’ve Been Too Lonely Too Long,” “A Beautiful Morning,” and “Groovin’.” The band had 3 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits including “Good Lovin’,” a song that the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has included on its list of the 500 songs that shaped Rock & Roll. Their Civil Rights anthem “People Got To Be Free” became their final No. 1 track in both the U.S. and Canada. Felix went on to release six solo albums, be a touring member of Ringo Starr’s third All-Starr Band, perform with Billy Joel, record an album with Steve Cropper, and starred in a heralded Broadway musical revue, Once Upon A Dream, in 2013.
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A founding member of The Rascals (AKA The Young Rascals) and an inductee of the Songwriters, Rock and Roll, Hammond, Hit Parade, and Musicians halls of fame, Felix Cavaliere has six solo albums, was antouring member of Ringo Starr’s third All-Starr Band, performed with Billy Joel, recorded an album with Steve Cropper, and starred in a heralded Broadway musical revue, Once Upon A Dream, in 2013.
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