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Father left out of act: While the Cowsills were in town for a series of shows, they recalled the time when there were seven of them – Mom, five sons and a daughter – all up on the stage at the same time performing . . . when someone asked why Bud Cowsill (the father) wasn’t up on the stage with them, the older by looked around at his four brothers and sister and replied, “it’s pretty obvious he’s already done his performing” . . . good how: Youngest of the Cowsills is Susan, 12, who demonstrated an amazing stage presence for one so young . . . and she received what seemed to be the loudest applause when she sang, “Look What They’ve Done to My Song” . . . each of the Cowsills plays a guitar, each sings and several of them take turns on the drums . . . John Cowsill, 15, was at his best when he sang a couple of songs identified with Johnny Cash. “Walk the Line” and “Folsom Prison” . . . testing the sound tolerance to ear drums was the amplified presentation of a rock opera (a la The Rolling Stones) featuring Barry Cowsill, 17 . . . lead guitarist and spokesman for the group was Bob Cowsill, 22 . . . he’s the top instrumentalist . . . Barbara, the prolific matriarch, was featured in the Ray Price tune, “For the Good Times” . . . and Dad Cowsill? . . . he rested, sitting out in the audience.
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