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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 suffering from emphysema, osteoporosis, and other ailments, died in Calgary on Friday, according to the family and Canadian producer Neil MacGonigill.
The Cowsills, inspiration for the "The Partridge Family," 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. Their mother, Barbara, and little sister, Susan, eventually joined the group.
The band broke up in the 1970s. William, the oldest brother, moved to Canada and continued his music career with Blue Northern, The Blue Shadows and the Co-Dependents.
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