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Covering the 'Teen Beat Is Really Not So Rough
December 28, 1967
The Columbian
Vancouver, Washington

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Across town to track down the Cowsills, that lively, Newport-based show featuring Mother, four sons and a little daughter.

BEAT IS LOUD

The Cowsills are rehearsing in a dingy hall in a poor New York neighborhood, and they're easy to find by the sound.

Others have been attracted by the loud beat. A Catholic priest comes in to listen. By request, the din dies down and Mrs. Cowsill sings a quiet song, almost like a spiritual. But this can't last. The group is too irrepressible. Electric guitars are plugged in, the little girl wildly waves her tambourine and they're on again, playing themselves.

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