The Cowsills are the real-life family that the semi-made up family band and eponymous TV show, The Partridge Family, was based on. Oh my gosh - what a gem - this record was produced by my pal (OK, only on Facebook) Artie Kornfeld, who - along with Michael Lang, was co-producer and organizer of the Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace and Music festival. That is the coolest thing about records - the connections. I was in the car the other day listening to the Dennis Miller program and he interviewed one of the Cowsills about their forthcoming documentary film. In summary, that Cowsill spoke about filmmaker Louise Palanker [who] says, "the 90-minute film is a story of tragedy and triumph — of a family that seemed flawless on the surface but grappled with a physically and emotionally abusive father who was involved in the band's promotion at every turn and a mother who chronically felt she came up short." The documentary - “Family Band: The Cowsills Story” explores the dark side of what looked like a cheery image. On the radio, I learned that the father, Bud Cowsill, made Murry Wilson (Beach Boys) look like a Father of the Year contest entrant. Apparently Bud drove their lives and career, added mom Barbara (a less hot Shirley Jones) and 7-year-old sister, Susan (not Dey) into the band. But a tragic end soon came.
You can read more about them on the Internet.
Curtis, you should seek out what I call their masterpiece albums "Captain Sad and His Ship Of Fools" and "II X II" which has the original version of "I Really Want To Know You" which the Partridge Family recorded on their first lp.
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