Happy birthday to Edward "Eddie" Brigati Jr. (born October 22, 1946, Garfield, New Jersey) is an American singer and songwriter. Brigati shared vocal duties with other group members, and played tambourine, in the pop group The Young Rascals.
Brigati (along with fellow group member Felix Cavaliere) wrote the songs that made the Rascals' one of the more successful recording groups of their era. He helped compose "A Beautiful Morning", "Groovin'", "People Got to Be Free", "I've Been Lonely Too Long", "You Better Run", and "How Can I Be Sure".
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