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Bobby Cowsill, a founding member of the iconic 1960s pop group the Cowsills, will perform at Belmont Chapel at Island Cemetery for two intimate evenings in December.
The performances are scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 at the chapel, located at 30 Warner Street in Newport.
The Cowsills, who served as the real-life inspiration for the hit television series "The Partridge Family," became one of the biggest pop acts of the late 1960s with hits including "The Rain, the Park and Other Things," "Indian Lake" and "Hair." The group was known for its angelic harmonies and sun-kissed melodies.
The band's origins trace back to Newport, where brothers Bill and Bob Cowsill began performing Everly Brothers covers as children. Given guitars by their father, Navy man William "Bud" Cowsill, the siblings recruited younger brothers Barry and John to play bass and drums. The teenage foursome performed at school dances and church socials throughout Newport before landing a regular weekend gig at Dorian's on Bannister's Wharf.
After signing with MGM in 1967, the Cowsills - which by then included their mother, Barbara - scored their first million-selling single with "The Rain, the Park and Other Things." The song was later featured in the Jim Carrey film "Dumb and Dumber."
"Indian Lake" followed in summer 1968, and in 1969 the group achieved its biggest success with the multimillion-selling title song from the musical "Hair." The Cowsills also recorded the theme song for "Love, American Style" and appeared on such shows as "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Tonight Show" and "The Johnny Cash Show."
The group signed with Omnivore Recordings and released its first album in 30 years, "Rhythm of the World," and has since released earlier albums including "Global" and "The Cocaine Drain Album."
Tickets are $65 and available through Island Cemetery's website.
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