Gene Cornish's guest appearances

Gene Cornish

Red Velvet Media ®

Music First with DJ Dave Swirsky

Talk of Connecticut

On the Record

Backstage with Ron Onesti

Saturday Nights with Tony Orlando

Joan Jett

Ricky Byrd

Steve Addabbo

Peter Gabriel

Willie Nile

Tomás Doncker

Roy Orbison

Bobby Rydell

Jim Peterik

Marla Mase

Tommy James

Lou Reed

James Maddock

Nick Mulvey

Meghan Trainor

OwlTail

On this week's episode, we are joined by Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for The Rascals, Gene Cornish! Gene discusses his life and times with The Rascals and what he is up to today. Tune in now!SUBSCRIBE: iTunes TWITTER: @MusicFirstPcast FACEBOOK: Music First PodcastINSTAGRAM: MusicFirstPodcastEMAIL: MusicFirstPodcast@gmail.com

On this week's episode, we are joined by Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for The Rascals, Gene Cornish! Gene discusses his life and times with The Rascals and what he is up to today. Tune in now!SUBSCRIBE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-first/id514748568" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MusicFirstPcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TWITTER: @MusicFirstPcast</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/musicfirstpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FACEBOOK: Music First Podcast</a> INSTAGRAM: MusicFirstPodcast <a href="mailto:musicfirstpodcast@gmail.com">EMAIL: MusicFirstPodcast@gmail.com</a>

Podcast with Special Guest, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Guitarist for The Rascals, Gene Cornish!

Born in 1944, in Ottawa, Canada, Cornish came into the world with music in his blood. His mother, Ada, was a singer for Big Bands, including those led by Woody Herman and Ozzie Nelson. By 1959, he was 15 and had earned a reputation as a talented guitarist. By then, he was fronting his own band, Gene Cornish &amp; The Satelites, with boyhood friend, Pat Proietti. While attending Ben Franklin High School, he started a vocal group called The Nobles, and eventually put out a few records under his own name. In 1964, he moved to New York City and was doing double duty in Joey Dee &amp; The Starliters, and his own group, The Unbeatables. The Unbeatables had a novelty hit with a Cornish song called “I Wanna Be A Beatle.” but lasted only a year. It was in the Starliters that Cornish met singer and keyboard player Felix Cavaliere, and singer Eddie Brigati. All three left to form The Young Rascals with drummer Dino Danelli. After a short few months playing the NY club scene, the explosive R&amp;B flavored rock band was signed by Atlantic Records.They soon became known as one of the best live bands in America. Before 1965 was over, the group would start releasing a string of hit songs that would continue for six years. Brigati left in 1970, and Cornish followed in 1971. The remaining Rascals went in a jazz rock direction, but Cornish stayed true to his love of rock and roll. He re-emerged in 1973, with Dino Danelli in a band called Bulldog, and the pair remained together through a second rock band, called Fotomaker.The Rascals reunited for one tour in 1988. In 1997, were inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Gene Cornish reunited with the other 3 Rascals in 2010 for a star-studded benefit show. In 2013, Cornish a full-blown Rascals reunion finally happened. Gene participated (with the original Rascals line up) in the acclaimed stage production: The Rascals- Once Upon A Dream, which toured North America after a sold out run on Broadway.

Gene Cornish, The Young Rascals and so much more .

Ron Onesti

Jane Byrne

Sandy Deanne

This week on Backstage with Ron Onesti, we talk with Gene Cornish about the Rascals reunion tour and his solo project music.  Sandy Deanne from Jay and the Americans then joins the show to talk about the importance of foundation and songs standing the test of time.  Finally, Ron takes a moment to remember the late, great, Jane Byrne.  

This week on Backstage with Ron Onesti, we talk with Gene Cornish about the Rascals reunion tour and his solo project music.  Sandy Deanne from Jay and the Americans then joins the show to talk about the importance of foundation and songs standing the test of time.  Finally, Ron takes a moment to remember the late, great, Jane Byrne.

Backstage with Ron Onesti: Gene Cornish, Sandy Deanne, Jane Byrne