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The Cowsills were a singing group from Newport, Rhode Island specializing in what would later be defined as bubblegum pop. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, or simply bubblegum) is a genre of Pop music whose classic period ran from 1967 The band was formed in the spring of 1965 by four brothers — Barry, Bill, Bob, and John Cowsill. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Barry Cowsill ( September 14, 1954 – September 2005 was an American musician and member of the musical group The Cowsills. William "Bill" Cowsill Jr, also known as Billy, ( January 9, 1948 – February 18, 2006) was an American singer best known John Cowsill (b March 2, 1956 in Rhode Island) is an American musician best known for his work as a Singer and Drummer with his After their initial success, the brothers were later joined by their siblings, Susan and Paul and their mother, Barbara. Susan Claire Cowsill (born May 20, 1959 in Canton Ohio) is a versatile musician vocalist and songwriter Rounding out the group was remaining brother Richard, who did not sing with the group, but was assigned as road manager and advisor.

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Origins and early successes

Originally inspired by the Everly Brothers and later the Beatles, The Cowsills' musical interest started while (their father) Bud Cowsill was stationed in Canton, Ohio in the late 1950s as a Navy recruiter. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Stark County. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Bud and Barb encouraged Billy and Bob to take guitar lessons. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The boys developed their musical talent and harmonized vocals and they gave performances at school church dances in Stark County, Ohio. Stark County is a County located in the US state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the population was 378098 The boys' first television appearance was on the "Gene Carroll Show" on WEWS in Cleveland. WEWS-TV, channel 5 is a television station in Cleveland Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state

Bud retired from a long career in the US Navy and managed his children's career, along with his wife.

The band drew increasing attention through the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

In late 1965, the initial four members were hired as a regular act on Bannisters Wharf in Newport, where they would sing Beatles songs hour after hour. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. They also produced their first recordings, and released them on Mercury Records. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Despite their appeal, the company passed on a record contract for reasons never specified.

In 1966, the band was signed by MGM records, and Barbara — who would become known to their fans affectionately as "Mini-Mom," due to her diminutive stature — joined the group to record "The Rain, The Park and Other Things. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. " Shortly thereafter the band was expanded yet again, to include siblings Susan and Paul.

With the success of "The Rain. . . ," the band quickly became a popular act in the U.S., and achieved significant airplay in England and other parts of Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland "The Rain. . . " wound up reaching #2 on the Billboard charts, selling some three million copies in its first release.

Bob Cowsill is quoted as follows on the band's early days:

"Although Bill and I performed at a very young age, and Bill, myself, Barry and John did a lot of frat parties at Brown University and clubs in Newport . Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. . . the most memorable performance of what I would view as the precursor of what The Cowsills would be was at Kings Park in Newport (right at the foot of Halidon Hall) at some carnival. Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March The family angle just evolved . . . first Bill and me, then Bill me and Barry, then Bill, me, Barry and John, then Bill, me, Barry, John and Mom, then Bill, me, Barry, John, Mom and Paul, then later, me, Paul, John, Barry, Mom and Susan, then back to Bill, me, Barry and John (very briefly in the end) and then to me, Paul, John and Susan. Our first real break came when we were playing the MK Hotel in Newport (in the basement there) and a guy from the "Today Show" saw us and asked if we wanted to be on the "Today" show. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. We weren't famous or anything but we were young and we were related and we were quite good. So we went on "The Today show" (I doubt a tape exists of that but if it did it would be priceless to see) and someone from Mercury Records saw us, which ultimately led to our signing with that label and putting out "Most Of All" (a great "school's out" song that should have been our first hit in my opinion), which led to Artie Kornfeld and Steve Duboff. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Mercury dropped us, but Artie and Steve had written "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" and we went in and recorded that song at A&R studios in New York and took the whole package to MGM, who decided wouldn't it just be terrific if their mother performed with them and, voila, the rest, as they say, is history. "

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In 1968, the band scored another million selling hit with the song Indian Lake which reached #10 on the charts and in 1969, the band had another number two hit and another million seller with their version of the title song from the musical Hair. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Hair " is the title song to the 1968 musical Hair, as well as the 1979 film version of the musical Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt

From 1968 through 1973, the band played an average of 200 performance dates per year, and were among the most popular acts on the American concert circuit. They were particularly noted for their ability to achieve 4- and 5-part harmonies with remarkable accuracy and relative pitch; a phenomenon common among sibling singing groups (i. e. : the Mills Brothers, the Jacksons, the Osmonds, the Andrews Sisters, etc. ).

Noted disc jockey Mick Wagner had this to say regarding the band's performance quality:

"I first saw the Cowsills in concert in the late summer of 1969. I was amazed at the quality of the harmonies they were capable of! The band performed a number of Beach Boys' covers, and I remember being struck by how tight the band remained, both vocally and musically; especially since I had seen the Beach Boys only a couple of months prior, and had been dismayed at their inability to reproduce their own records. Even with a half-dozen sidemen handling the difficult instrumentals, the Brothers Wilson et al had not been able to stay on pitch. By contrast, the Cowsills, who used no additional musicians in concert, absolutely burned up the Beach Boys' songs, to the extent that, had Brian Wilson actually heard them, he'd probably have been even more depressed than the worst reports out of Laguna!"

Television and The Cowsills

The Cowsills also made many television appearances throughout the late 1960s and into the early 1970s. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Their appearances included, but were not limited to:

The Ed Sullivan Show (twice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (twice)
American Bandstand
The Mike Douglas Show
The Barbara McNair Show
Playboy After Dark
Kraft Music Hall
Music Scene

They starred in their own (unfortunately low-budget) television special, called A Family Thing, in November of 1968 on NBC, which guest starred Buddy Ebsen. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark The Mike Douglas Show was an American daytime Television Talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that ran from 1961 to 1982 Playboy After Dark was an American Television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. The Kraft Music Hall was a major NBC radio variety program featuring top show business entertainers in a 16-year span from 1933 to 1949 The Music Scene was a Television series aired by ABC as part of its Fall 1969 lineup, in the Monday 730 to 815 timeslot primarily featuring Buddy Ebsen ( April 2, 1908 &ndash July 6, 2003) was a versatile American Character actor and Dancer. By 1969 Screen Gems approached the family to portray themselves in their own TV sitcom, but when they were told that their mother was to be replaced by actress Shirley Jones the deal fell through. Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is a American Singer and character actress of Stage, Film and Screen Gems later hired David Cassidy to join the cast and the show went on to be called The Partridge Family, and went on to a four year run on ABC Television. David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American prolific character actor of stage Singer and Guitarist. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

The Cowsills were also known as spokespeople for the American Dairy Association, appearing in advertisements promoting milk. They performed the theme for the David Niven film The Impossible Years, and also sang the theme for Love American Style during the first season. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed The Impossible Years is a play by Robert Fisher and Arthur Marx. Love American Style is an hour-long television Anthology which was produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September

Breakups and reunions

In 1971 Bill was fired from the group by his father after he was caught smoking marijuana. By 1972, Barbara, Paul and Susan had all left the group and Bill returned, reforming the original quartet. They released one more single, Covered Wagon, which failed to chart. Shortly afterward, the Cowsills stopped playing together as a band amid a series of internal personal squabbles. The individual members went on to various career attempts in and out of the music industry, and some produced albums and performed from time to time, albeit not as the Cowsills during the remainder of the '70s and up through the majority of the following decade. One project in particular was a band called Bridey Murphy, which was formed in the mid-'70s and featured Paul, Bill, Barry, and Waddy Wachtel, and performed to varying degrees of success. Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24 1947 in Jackson Heights Queens New York City) is a Los Angeles Musician, Composer

One notable project during this period occurred in 1978, when several of the Cowsills — Paul, John, Barry, Bob and Susan — recorded an album entitled "Cocaine Drain. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) "[1] The album was produced by Chuck Plotkin. Chuck Plotkin is a Recording engineer and producer, best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. However, due to difficulties between some of the family members over the final version of the album, it was shelved and has never been released. To this day, the surviving members of the band prefer not to talk about a release date for the album. It would be difficult to do do, as the master tapes for "Cocaine" were stolen, and all that remains is a scratchy acetate. Upon completion of this album, the group did some reunion shows in 1979-1980, but returned to their separate careers after that.

Of the separate members, the one with the most notable degree of success has been Susan, who gained a significant degree of critical success as a member of The Continental Drifters, along with her second husband, Russ Broussard. Susan Claire Cowsill (born May 20, 1959 in Canton Ohio) is a versatile musician vocalist and songwriter The Continental Drifters was an American Rock band, formed in Los Angeles California in 1991 and dissolved in New Orleans Louisiana about a decade later Previously, she was married to Peter Holsapple with whom she has a daughter. She was also part of Dwight Twilley's band in the mid-1980s, and currently has a solo career as the leader of her own band, the Susan Cowsill Band. Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951, Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Her album, Just Believe it, was released in late 2005 by Blue Corn Music. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Billy Cowsill, who had moved to Canada in the 1970s, also did well in that country as a solo artist and as a member of Vancouver, British Columbia's Blue Northern, before forming the nationally acclaimed Blue Shadows and recording two albums for Sony Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with

In 1990, Bob, Paul, John, and Susan again regrouped as The Cowsills. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The original plan was to simply hit the "oldies circuit," but after some deliberation, they decided to incorporate and showcase new material written by Bob and his wife, Mary Jo, into the act. This incarnation of the band started playing small clubs and showcases in the Los Angeles area and eventually spread out to similar venues across the country and into Canada. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Their performances generated positive reviews from critics and fans alike, including a very well-received performance on The Joan Rivers Show, where Susan voiced her frustration as to never being able to figure out which of the two girls on The Partridge Family was supposed to represent her. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career

The success of this reunion led the Cowsills back into the recording studio, which resulted in the album, Global. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound This has also led to several reunions over the years in various forms, ranging from a few concerts to special feature performances at major events. Most notable of these events were "A Taste of Rhode Island in 2000," which featured all seven surviving Cowsills, and "A Family Thing 2", which was a benefit concert in 2004 for Bill's medical and financial difficulties at the time. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This concert took place at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, and included an appearance by Shirley Jones, who introduced the band. Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is a American Singer and character actress of Stage, Film and It actually was the first time they had ever met. As mother on the TV show inspired by the Cowsills, Shirley made a point of calling them "the real thing". Though she did not sing with them that night, immediately after her announcement, the Cowsills played "I Really Want To Know You", which is the one song that had been recorded by both The Cowsills and The Partridge Family. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career During this period, Barry also released a solo CD, As Is. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Also in 2004, the Cowsills were asked to sing the National Anthem at Fenway Park and Susan's first solo release, "Just Believe It," was released in 2004 in Europe and 2005 in the U.S.

John expanded his interests to include acting. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the During the 1980s, he performed with Jan and Dean and was also part of the Dwight Twilley Band along with Susan for a time. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951, Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm He has appeared on the ABC sitcom Full House and the long-running soap opera, "General Hospital. Full House is an American Television sitcom that originally ran from September 22 1987 to May 23 1995 on ABC. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the " Since December 2000 John has been a regular member of The Beach Boys, playing drums and keyboards and singing lead on some of their tunes. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard.

After working as a sound engineer for Helen Reddy, Paul left the music industry for a career in the construction industry. Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941) is an Australian/American Singer / Songwriter. In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure While he still performs with The Cowsills, his primary occupation is that of a farmer in Oregon. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Of the Cowsills, Bob has had his best success outside of music. He currently works in the medical industry, helping to train hospital emergency departments to use a software package called EDITS (Emergency Department Information Tracking System) that manages data capture and billing issues associated with emergency room accountancy. In addition to providing training, Bob was part of the actual development and coding team for the software package.

As of 2007, the surviving members of the Cowsills are touring as part of "The Original Idols Live!" show, which is hosted by Barry Williams, who had played Greg Brady on "The Brady Bunch. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954) known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American Actor best known for his The Brady Bunch is an American Television Situation comedy based around a large blended family. The show includes the Bay City Rollers featuring Ian Mitchell, Leif Garrett and Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods. The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish Pop/rock band of the 1970s Ian Mitchell may refer to Ian Mitchell (author, Scottish-South African writer Ian Mitchell (musician, guitarist of Scottish pop group Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik on November 8, 1961) is an American Singer and Actor of Norwegian descent Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods are an American Pop music group known mainly for their 1970s hits " Billy Don't Be A Hero " and "Who Do You Additional artists Merrill Osmond, Tony DeFranco, Rex Smith, and Danny Bonaduce join the show on selected dates only. Merrill Davis Osmond (born April 30, 1953) is the lead singer of the 1970s music group The Osmonds. Rex Smith (born September 19 1955, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American Actor and Singer. Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio / Television personality, Comedian, and former

Deaths

The following members of the Cowsills are deceased:

Barbara

In January, 1985, Barbara Cowsill died of emphysema while living in Arizona. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The funeral was the first real reunion of all the family members since the band's breakup. She had been a heavy smoker since age 15.

Bud

Bud, the father of the Cowsill children, died of leukemia in September, 1992, while living in Mexico. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. He was estranged from some of his children at the time.

Barry

Both Barry Cowsill and his sister Susan were living in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005. Barry Cowsill ( September 14, 1954 – September 2005 was an American musician and member of the musical group The Cowsills. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to cowsill.com, Susan and her husband left New Orleans and were accounted for. However, most of her belongings at her New Orleans home were destroyed. It was reported that Barry was spotted at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on August 29, but was not heard from after leaving phone messages for his sister on September 1. The New Orleans Morial Convention Center (formerly the Ernest N He was believed to have been spotted in some tape footage taken by a TV news crew on or about September 5, although the person seen living on the street in the footage is not clearly resolved. A badly decomposed body recovered from the Chartres Street Wharf in New Orleans on December 28 was identified on January 4, 2006 as Barry. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He had a piece of paper with his name and phone number in his pants pocket. [2] The official cause of death is believed to be drowning; the New Orleans coroner found no signs of foul play. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana A coroner is an official responsible for investigating deaths particularly some of those happening under unusual circumstances and determining the cause of death

Barry is survived by his two daughters, one son and two grandsons, as well as a stepdaughter and two step-granddaughters.

Two memorial services were held for Barry. One was held on February 18, 2006 in his native Newport, Rhode Island at the Hotel Viking. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The second was held on February 26, 2006 in New Orleans. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Bill

Bill Cowsill died on 17 February 2006 in Calgary, Alberta on the eve of brother Barry's Newport memorial service. William "Bill" Cowsill Jr, also known as Billy, ( January 9, 1948 – February 18, 2006) was an American singer best known Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Although the cause of death was not confirmed at the time of the announcement, it has since been officially listed as due to complications from a variety of ailments that Bill had suffered from for years, including emphysema, osteoporosis and Cushing syndrome. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD Osteoporosis is a Disease of Bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture. In addition, according to Paul Cowsill, Bill's health had been further damaged from the effects stemming from a history of problems with drug and alcohol abuse. Bill had spent the last 35 years in Western Canada, residing in Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Bill is survived by two sons. Bill's good friend and former roommate, young Dylan Sadlier- Brown, son to Mark Sadlier-Brown of Calgary's Highwater Jug Band, was Bill Cowsill's unofficial musical prodigy.

Recognition efforts

Recently some long-time Cowsill fans have formed the Committee for the Nomination of The Cowsills for Induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which as the name implies is a lobbying effort to have the band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The original plan was to have the induction occur in 2005 — the 40th anniversary of the first recorded release by The Cowsills — but these efforts were unsuccessful. The Committee, however, is still pressing forward with their efforts, and fans wishing to assist can do so by signing an on-line petition they have set up for this purpose.

During their research, the Committee compiled the following facts about The Cowsills and their careers:

Discography

Singles

  1. "Most Of All"/"Siamese Cat" (Phillips, 1966) US #118
  2. "The Rain, The Park, and Other Things"/"River Blue" (MGM, 1967) US #2
  3. "We Can Fly"/"A Time for Remembrance" (MGM, 1968) US #21
  4. "In Need of a Friend"/"Mister Flynn" (MGM, 1968) US #54
  5. "Indian Lake"/"Newspaper Blanket" (MGM, 1968) US #10
  6. "Poor Baby"/"Meet Me at the Wishing Well" (MGM, 1968) US #44
  7. "Path of Love"/"Captain Sad and his Ship of Fools" (MGM, 1968) US #132
  8. "The Impossible Years"/"The Candy Kid" (MGM, 1969) US #118
  9. "Hair"/"What is Happy?" (MGM, 1969) US #2
  10. "The Prophecy of Daniel and John the Divine"/"Gotta Get Away from It All" (MGM, 1970) US #75
  11. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles"/"Love American Style" (MGM, 1970) US #74
  12. "On My Side"/"There is a Child" (London, 1971) US #108
  13. "Christmastime" (Song for Marissa)"/"Some Good Years" (Rockville, 1993) - 1990s incarnation

Albums

  1. "The Cowsills" (MGM, 1967) US #31 (released on CD in 1994 with two bonus tracks: "The Impossible Years" and "Love American Style")
  2. "The Cowsills plus The Lincoln Park Zoo" (Wing/Mercury, 1968)
  3. "We Can Fly" (MGM, 1968) US #89
  4. "Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools" (MGM, 1968) US #105
  5. "The Best of The Cowsills" (MGM, 1969) US #127
  6. "The Cowsills in Concert" (MGM, 1969) US #16
  7. "IIxII" (MGM, 1970)
  8. "The Cowsills Greatest Hits" (MGM, 1970)
  9. "On My Side" (London, 1970) US #200
  10. "The Best of the Cowsills" (Polydor, 1988 - re-released on Rebound in 1994 with a new cover)
  11. "Global" (Robin, 1998 — first all-new album since 1970)
  12. "The Best of the Cowsills: The Millennium Collection" (Universal/Polydor, 2001)
  13. "Painting the Day: The Angelic Psychedelia of the Cowsills" (EI, 2006)

References

  1. ^ The Cowsills Web Page: Cowsill History

External links

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