Although we're not fighters or anything, we would like to do our bit to get them together. Though the Rascals didn't pull off such a global venture, they did something about as significant by announcing that their shows would feature half white acts, and half black acts—an important statement in a decade in which campaigning for civil rights was so vital, and all the more so coming from one of the few white acts with a sizable following among black audiences.
But we can control the show. So from now on, half the performers will be black, half will be white. While the Rascals' stage presentations had became more musically ambitious as well—including a performance with the American Symphony Orchestra at the Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey—they'd also be more selective in those.
Television has let the musician down. The last strike showed that. So we aren't going to them any more. There are things more important than money. We've turned down or canceled other shows, too. I couldn't answer that question. Now I'm going to try. There must be dozens of brilliant young musicians in Harlem, in Watts, but how do they get out?
Who is going to give them a chance? Yet around the same time, the Rascals, or at least their management, were entertaining ever-widening commercial and business ambitions as well. In September , Variety reported that manager Sid Bernstein had "agreements with two major filmeries for a picture in which the combo would act and perform pending his finding the right script.
He has nixed three to date. If we did a soundtrack, we could double our annual gross, and if we appeared in the film, the figure would triple. It's Love. Rainy Day. Please Love Me. I'm Gonna Love You. My World. Silly Girl. Singin' the Blues Too Long. Finale: Once Upon a Dream. America the Beautiful. Me and my Friends. Any Dance'll Do. Look Around. Ray of Hope. Island of Love. Of Course. Love Was So Easy to Give. People Got to Be Free.
Baby I'm Blue. Adrian's Birthday. I'd Like to Take You Home. Remember Me. I'm Blue. Stop and Think. Temptation's 'bout to Get Me. Carry Me Back. Away, Away. Real Thing. Death's Reply.
Hold On. Right On. Thank You Baby. You Don't Know. Co-producer Arif Mardin brought in sax greats King Curtis and David Newman to lend a hand, and the extended jams that follow reflect both The Rascals' skillful playing and their growing ambition. Enter your email below to get the Album of the Day - a classic album presented in its entirety.
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