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CALGARY, Alberta - William Cowsill, lead singer of the 1960s singing family band The Cowsills, which inspired the TV series "The Partridge Family," has died. He was 58.
Cowsill, who was sufferig from emphysema, osteoporosis and other ailments, died in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday according to the family and Canadian record producer Neil MacGonigill. He had been in deteriorating health.
The Cowsills recorded a series of top hits between 1967 and 1970 including "The Rain, The Park, and Other Things" and "Hair."
Four Cowsill brothers played in the band: Barry on bass, William on guitar, Bob on guitar and organ and John on drums.
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