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Cowsills Have Come A Long Way
November 22, 1968
The Rome Daily Sentinel
Rome, New York

The Cowsills, the celebrated, popular singing family will star in their own special on Channel 3 Saturday, at 8:30 p.m. preempting "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir." The Cowsills will sing songs from their large repertoire of hit tunes and folk ballads.

Less than a year ago, the Cowsills were little known outside of their hometown —Newport, R.I. They were discovered by Leonard Stogel, their current manager, and made their network television debut on the Ed Sullivan show, Oct. 27, 1967.

Last February, the clan was featured in a two-hour "special" on N B C - T V 's "Today" show. Since then they have toured the world, recorded several best selling albums, including their latest, "Captain SATURDAY Sad and His Ship of Fools."

Bud Cowsill, a 20-year Navy man now retired, organized the group which features his wife and six of their seven children. The on stage Cowsills consists of Bill 20: Bob, 18; Paul. 18; Barry. 13; Johnny, 11; Susie, 8, and their mother, Barbara Dick, who is Bob's twin, the singers' former road manager, is now in the Army




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