Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 2017

Members: Felix Cavaliere, Dino Danelli, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish

Formed 1965 in Garfield, NJ USA, and disbanded in 1972. Originally known as The Young Rascals, they changed their name to The Rascals somewhere between 1967-11 and 1968-02. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 (Performer).

After the Rascals were disbanded in 1972, there have been reunions and one-off performances. In the 1990s & 2000s there were live performances by The New Rascals on the one hand and by Felix Cavaliere's Rascals on the other. In April 2010 all 4 members of the original line-up reunited for a benefit in New York, and that broke the ice for a series of public performances between December 2012 and November 2013 with The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, a combination of concert & theatrical event that was produced and directed by Steven & Maureen Van Zandt.

Subsequent reunions did not happen, and will no longer be possible after the death of Dino Danelli on 2022-12-15. The revival band currently on tour features Cavaliere & Cornish as its core members.