The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) were an American rock band, formed in Garfield, New Jersey in 1965. Between 1966 and 1968 the New Jersey act reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 with nine singles, including the #1s \"Good Lovin'\" (1966), \"Groovin'\" (1967), and \"People Got to Be Free\" (1968), as well as big radio hits such as the much-covered \"How Can I Be Sure?\" (#4 1967) and \"A Beautiful Morning\" (#3 1968), plus another critical favorite \"A Girl Like You\" (#10 1967).
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