‘The Rascals’ guitarist Gene Cornish collapses on stage

BILLINGS, Mont. — Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Gene Cornish of The Rascals collapsed on stage while performing in Montana, a theatre official said.

The 74-year-old Cornish was taken to a hospital Friday, the Billings Gazette reported . There was no immediate word on his condition.

Medical personnel used a defibrillator and performed CPR on Cornish before he was taken to a hospital, said Jody Grant, programming and marketing director for the Alberta Bair Theater in Billings, where Cornish was performing with Rascals organist Felix Cavaliere.

Cornish’s publicist, Melissa Kucirek, said Saturday she did not yet have an update on his condition.