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The body of Barry Cowsill, singer/bassist for '60s pop act the Cowsills, has been discovered in New Orleans, more than four months after he went missing after Hurricane Katrina hit the city. He was 51.
Cowsill had not been heard from since he left a message on his sister Susan's cell phone Sept. 1. His body was recovered Dec. 28 from the Chartres Street Wharf, according to published reports. He was identified Jan. 3, based on dental records. A cause of death was not determined. The discovery was reported on the Cowsill family Web site.
With sister Susan, mother Barbara and brothers Billy, Bob, John and Paul, Barry Cowsill was a member of the popular Rhode Island group that bore the family name. The act charted eight pop singles from 1967 to 1969; its biggest hits were "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" and the title song from the musical "Hair." Both reached No. 2 on The Billboard Hot 100.
The Cowsills served as the model for the Partridge Family, the fictitious family band fronted by David Cassidy and Shirley Jones, whose 1970-74 TV series spawned its own run of hits.
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