RABBITT, EDDIE
(1944–1998)
RABBITT, EDDIE (b. Brooklyn, N.Y., November 27, 1944–May 7, 1998) Rabbitt was a hunky, ersatz country star of the mid-1970s and early 1980s who personified the COUNTRYPOLITAN sound of country-pop. Rabbitt was born to an Irishfiddler father. His family relocated to East Orange, New Jersey, where Eddie learned to play the GUITAR from his scoutmaster, Tony Schwickrath, who had a minor career performing as Bob Randall. Rabbitt won an amateur contest while still a high-school student, as a result…