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Family Band: The Cowsills Story
Growing up in Rhode Island, I was always aware of the Cowsills, the singing family from Newport. Not that I had any of their records - too much sugary pop. And not that I would admit to watching the TV show "The Partridge Family," based on their story. Later, I had this vague sense that, like with the cast of the show, not everything was as it seemed for this group of six kids and their mom. If you've ever wondered, "Whatever happened to the Cowsills?" so did Bob Cowsill, one of the brothers in the group who set out to do this documentary to answer his own questions of what the heck happened to a band that disappeared as quickly as it shot up the charts. It's a sad story, although you'll come away with new appreciation for the family's musicianship and harmonies. And while the band didn't really survive, the kids (barely) did.
- Tim Cotter
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