Rascal Eddie Brigati Will Jam Tomorrow Night at the Raven Drum Foundation Benefit

Written By Mike Greenblatt

PHOTO: Eddie Brigati by StageBuddy

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen and singer/songwriter/healing arts practitioner Lauren Monroe started the Raven Drum Foundation 21 years ago to benefit First Responders, Firefighters and Veterans. Tomorrow night, March 14, they will co-host an all-star benefit concert at The Cutting Room in New York City with Friends of Firefighters. Singer-Songwriter-Percussionist Eddie Brigati, born in Garfield 78 years ago, who played in Joey Dee & The Starliters and The Rascals, will jam with keyboardist Paul Shaffer, Will Lee (The Fab Faux), Jim Keltner (Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band), Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Duane Trucks (Widespread Panic), Corky Laing (Mountain), Christine “The Beehive Queen” Ohlman, Simon Kirke (Bad Company) and others.

Tickets are still available (here)

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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