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An audience of about 1,500 people, including many families of K-State students, attended the “Cowsills” concert Saturday at 8 in Ahearn Field House.
The audience ranged from middle-aged to pre-schoolers, and the “Cowsills” covered a broad enough age group, from 11 to “29 and holding” as Mrs. Cowsill describes herself, to identify with it.
One woman, accompanied by two junior high age girls, commented, “I really think they have something for everyone.” One of the girls interjected, “Yeah, Mom even like them.”
Each member of the group did solo routines which varied from Mrs. Cowsill singing several folk ballads to Barry, 16, interpreting “Honky Tonk Woman” in the style of Mick Jagger of the “Rolling Stones.”
The group did several numbers from their “Two by Two” and “Live in Concert” albums as well as their million-sellers, “The Rain, the Park and Other Things,” “Indian Lake,” and “Hair.” These numbers were all greeted with enthusiastic applause.
Besides performing their well-known songs, the “Cowsills” also did arrangements of folk songs and contemporary music written by the Beatles and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
They also sang two original songs that will be released on their new album scheduled to be recorded in November. Both songs, “Killed in Velvet,” and “There Is a Child,” were written by Bob, 21, and Barry.
Preceding the “Cowsills” was Maffitt and Davies, a comedy folk duet, who previously appeared here three years ago in concert with Glenn Yarborough.
Their music included instrumental arrangements and folk songs ranging from traditional to Bob Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman.”
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