In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. When I wake up ...

When The Young Rascals released their third album Groovin’ in the summer of 1967 they had already scored two Gold albums that hit the Top 20. They had landed the No. 1 hit “Good Lovin’,” originally ...

The context: Though The Young Rascals started as a down-and-dirty garage-rock band with an R&B fringe, by 1967, bandleaders Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, and Gene Cornish—like the rest of their ...

As one of the songwriters and two lead singers in The Rascals and The Young Rascals, Felix Cavaliere played a key role on such chart-topping hits as “Groovin’,” “Good Lovin’ ” and “People Got to be ...

UPDATE: On the road with their Broadway/concert hybrid “Once Upon a Dream,” the four original bandmembers behind “Good Lovin’ ” and “Groovin’ ” will make a rare West Coast appearance Oct. 10. By Mike ...

The Rascals were big players in the vibrant pop-music scene of the 1960s. Lead singer and songwriter Felix Cavaliere helped guide the group into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals ...

The Young Rascals were on a roll in March 1967 when they recorded "Groovin'." Five of their singles had been Billboard hits—including "Good Lovin'," which reached No. 1; their manager was Sid ...

His percussion virtuosity was a key to the band’s many hits of the late 1960s, including the chart-topping “Good Lovin’,” “Groovin’” and “People Got to Be Free.” By Clay Risen Dino Danelli, whose hard ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. When I wake up ...

I grew up in Manhattan's Washington Heights and had the best of both worlds. My family lived in the city—which meant pizza shops, candy stores and movie theaters. But P.S. 187 was a short bike ride to ...