The Good Rats are a rock band from Long Island, New York. Their music mixes elements of hard rock with jazz and pop. Although they have had some success both nationally and internationally, it's on their native Long Island that they have always been best known.

Formed in 1968 by the Brooklyn-born Baldwin, Long Island resident Peppi Marchello, the Rats were arguably the biggest fish in Long Island’s thriving club scene of the 1970s, a scene that included bands such as Twisted Sister and Zebra. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.