Don't Look Back (A Tribute To Barry Cowsill)-The Cowsills

[@jackiebradford9560]

After all the adversity, abusive alcoholic dad, the Cowsills where very humble, not to mention their unwavering love for each other, Barry's death was tragic, it was said, Bill never really bounced back, he suffered depression, which shortened his life when he was diagnosed with a blood disease. To this day, the Cowsills are still a big part of my life, Barry was a class act!

[@watgaz518]

This family deserve a medal, if not at least a film about their lives. Great songs, individuals and group, who should have being up there with Beatles, Beach Boys etc.

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

The brain is remarkable; it protects us from what we cannot process .. The doc.film is only a fraction of the story. Rest well Barry , in a beautiful dimension ~~

[@dantauro4575]

It's so sad we lost Barry. I met him in 1968. I was 15, he was a cool kid. Very friendly. I really liked to watch him on the bass. So talented. His stage presence was so awesome, I feel so blessed to have seen them live, and will never forget. RIP Barry, thanks for the memories.

[@austinteutsch]

This particular song has a Crosby Stills and Nash feel to it. Cowsills were so underrated. Super talented family band.

[@moontheloon5]

Yea Barry was only 15 when he wrote this. An amazing guy. What a talent we lost as well as a gentle soul. RIP Barry.

[@cathsalazar9930]

Sad tragic lose rip Barry. Such a vast underrated band. Still love them today!......

[@geraldbutler7093]

This group is what music is all about."DON'T LOOK BACK" is the song that I sing every morning and before I go to sleep.Maybe everyone should .

[@kathymazzotta8898]

I still listen to the Cowsills, at 60, I took my daughter and grand daughter to see them at KC in Melbourne, Fl, last year, loved the 3 of them, they were my very first concert at age 12. God bless..❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@diaperboy2008]

They were before my time since i was born in 1971 but i played the song flower girl to my high school sweet heart in the 80's and she loved it . Well those years were over there was only one lady i played that song for that was Christina Grimmie after her being killed on stage i never played that song until now when i played it for my girlfriend .

[@regionalunityproductions6204]

I' mfaMILIAR WITH mELBOURNE! mY SISTER LIVES IN iNDIAN hARBOR bEACH NOW. I wanna see the Cowsills so bad in my life right now!

[@georgebrown7906]

To lose ANY Cowsill, is a tragedy...

[@kathyweisgarber6327]

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[@Mishetta13]

It still hurts that he's gone. Such talent and rich in personality. I loved all the Cowsills then, and love them now.

[@Citizen1910]

Such a gloriously talented family! They could and still Can sing anything!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Back again. Barry had a wonderful voice. We really miss you. ✌ Semper Fi from an old Marine.

[@anjelicamarrujo8621]

RIP Barry Cowsill, thanks for the memories, thanks for your talent and sharing it with us, God Bless.

[@bajanconji6553]

OMG! Barry was So Cute! Thank You for sharing the Gift of music The Cowsill Family! You are loved Always! R.I.P.

[@donnapoppewagner2332]

Sad and heartwrenching

[@williamnelson727]

Bittersweet if ever there was an example. How good they were/are (still). My heart is in my throat, listening to this. Who HASN'T lost a family member they were close with? it hooks my soul to think of THEIR loss when mine seems small in comparison...

[@chrisblair6124]

Way, way underrated group. This song, with the tight harmonies, is every bit as good as anything Crosby, Stills, and Nash have done.

[@Baskerville22]

I was just about to make a comment that this song has the feel of Crosby, Stills & Nash's Treat Your Children, ....then saw you beat me to it.

[@theirishgirl6809]

@Chris Blair AMEN!!!

[@spaceengineer1452]

@@Baskerville22 Teach. Very CSN.

[@dianeoliver9041]

Chris Blair I so agree with you! They were used for their talent, under paid if paid at all and over looked by the Music Industry all together, no awards, never mentioned in doccu shows of the music of that era & used them to model a hit TV show after but didn’t want any of them in it but Susan. And frankly they should have been paid something from that show since it was no secret it was modeled after them. They were & are still a very talented group that I love to listen to & they still look great & sound even better!♥️💙💜💚💖😊👍🏻

[@doneckford1189]

Wow. Half way through the song thinking how much it reminded me of CSN when I see your post.

[@gailmercado3777]

Thanks For The Music & The Beautiful Memories Of A Happier Time Back Then... Keep On Rockin' Up In Heaven Billy And Barry... Down To Earth, Humble, And So Much Talent From Deep Within Your Soul, That Was Billy Cowsill And Barry Cowsill... And Billy, All The Great Sounds You Put On The Map In Canada, All I Can Say Is Wow & Thank You Billy Cowsill...

[@joecomer8275]

One of my most prized possessions is a handwritten note from Barry which came with my copy of "As Is". He was an incredible talent that wrote and performed great music nearly right up until the time of his tragic death. I hope wherever he is he is comfortable and at peace. Can't think of many more people who deserve it as much as he.

[@geralyngeiger8163]

My prayer is that Barry and Billy both sleep peacefully in the arms of an angel ~ and that they watch over the rest and all their families ~ they may have died (as we all shall one day) but their music will live on in many hearts for all time ~

[@rayking1937]

blarson12 If you watch the Documentary, which I guess is available at Amazon, it discusses the causes of Billy and Barry's passing. If I remember correctly, Barry died during Katrina as he was in Louisiana and was trying to get home. I can't remember how Billy died.

[@tainbey]

Ray King So sad that three of the Cowsills have gone home, not counting their parents, Billy passed away due to complications with many health issues but mostly emphysema, the same thing that took their mother, Richard passed away due to cancer and Barry passed away because he got caught up in Hurricane Katrina, and so much irony that Billy's family heard of his death on the same day that they were having a memorial for Barry, this band of family members had so much going for them, I would have loved if the series that had been inspired by them had them on it instead, so much talent, so lively and personable, I have been a fan of theirs since the beginning and when I got into the music world as a lighting designer/director I had hoped to work with them, maybe some day, of course I still have a crush on Susan, I am going to the "Happy Together" tour in July that The Cowsills are a part of, I am hoping to meet her, keeping my fingers crossed...

[@tomjones2348]

I was 12 in 1969, and I can remember exactly how I felt when I heard their music. Very happy. With all I've learned about the Cowcills, I feel that they were musically on the verge of a breakthrough album....something akin to Pet Sounds. They needed proper management. Imagine if they would have signed with A&M records. Herb Alpert would have properly produced them, like he did the Carpenters.

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

Bud Cowsill messed them up. (A lot worse than they have described).

[@lindieann]

I'm 65 and saw the Cowsills twice in concert in Montana...and this song brings back a shadow of the magic of this wonderful family.... who has endured alot of hardship....

[@trishataylor3339]

I had a few albums when I was a kid, always loved their sound. I actually started really learning about them 10 years ago at age 43. I wanted to know all about them. I researched them for 2 years!!!! I was so excited when the movie came out. I felt like it was a family reunion of sorts. A forever fan.

[@williamnelson727]

Thurs., July 10 (now), -two days ago, -his brother Richard departs this life peacefully at home with family near, to join his Mom, Dad, and brothers Barry and Billy waiting for him. While we ponder this, listen to Barry sing innocently with his family.

[@rayking1937]

Their dad ("Bud") was an asshole. I hope he ended up in Hell. The rest deserve to be together though.

[@frizzlefrap]

Ray King and if it wasn't for him ... you wouldn't have enjoyed their produce!

[@williamnelson727]

Ray,...as difficult as this is to believe, Barry was one of the first of his siblings to forgive his Dad for alcoholism. This is VERY hard to do. Barry suffered with it and tried to get a handle on his own demon~alcohol. Brother Billy couldn't get on the right side of it until too late. I wish i could tell you my family was O-k, but it got us, too.

[@rayking1937]

William Nelson My biggest problem with "Bud" was the fact that he tried to molest his own daughter and left his kids owing tons in taxes and basically penniless as adults. He didn't leave any of them a freaking dime! A white "Joe Jackson" is what he was.

[@williamnelson727]

Ray King yes, all true. But if the children he abused could forgive him... ...?

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Miss ya Barry, we were almost the exact age. Mid/Late 60s and the 70s were great. Miss those days.

[@candyc.3163]

My childhood heartthrob! Love the group and so sorry for his passing.

[@geraldbutler7093]

My TEARS will come every time I hear this precious song.

[@debradunn3146]

I had the biggest crush on Barry. He was so cute. I love him as he was so talented beside being so handsome.

[@drender19]

What a great band. Amazing harmonies. It's hard to hear their lives were so much in turmoil back then.

[@ramonaloco]

We lost many people in the aftermath of Katrina, here in New Orleans. This one hurt.

[@debradunn109]

RIP love and miss you Barry Cowsill. I had such a crush on you and I think I still do as you are so handsome and talented and I still love you

[@lilistojanov3276]

Thank you for all your Cowsills videos, whether original tributes or video footage. I'm a new fan and I appreciate being able to see them like this. And: rest in peace, Barry. Gone but not forgotten.

[@gairid]

Oh, Barry, knew when you left us,but this killed me. I will miss you forever---you made my childhood bearable. Don't look back.

[@fuckedoveredbyincest]

this family was the clean, fun and wonderful,sound of america.

[@theresajackson1046]

Uh, okay. The squeaky clean cover for the abusive, alcoholic pedophile of a father and the powerless, feckless mother. These kids had to raise themselves as both of their parents were incapable. They made someone rich; it certainly wasn't the band.

[@jessepike3565]

Except for that little part where there father abused the shit out of them and the mom didn't do a damn thing to stop it but other than that sure clean fun all around

[@ROOKTABULA]

In other words: A mirage, a false veneer, because, just like Amerika, this family had A LOT of ugliness and horror just beneath the surface.

[@virginiawalters6174]

Bless their hearts.

[@vernonvallerchamp2947]

Incredible Drummer John Incredible Family The Cowsills , Bill , Bob , Barry , Paul , Barb , John , and the beautiful Flower Girl Susan .

[@ToddDouglasFox]

And Richard, their manager and brother.

[@vernonvallerchamp2947]

@@ToddDouglasFox thanks

[@ToddDouglasFox]

@@vernonvallerchamp2947 you’re welcome. Richard died in ‘14 of lung cancer, he was told by his father he wasn’t good enough to play and sing in the band. Sad. Have you watched the Cowsill podcast? The 4 surviving siblings play well together and have so many old and new stories. Richard, Billy, and Barry would be proud.

[@vernonvallerchamp2947]

@@ToddDouglasFoxAmenski I'll watch , thanks again.

[@tomoconnor4984]

These harmonies remind me of Crosby. Stills and Nash---this family had great talent and charisma--God bless em

[@barados2006]

Also the beach boys

[@rubywingo6030]

He was my favorite!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Back again, 21 November 2020. Im an old Led Zeppelin fan who now loves the Cowsills.

[@kathykay2010]

Barry was such handsome child and so very talented. This song is prophetic, it relays a message that would be so relevant to his passing. What happens happens, accept it, move forward and don't look back. That was good advice Barry, but it won't stop us from missing you. May Father in Heaven rest his soul...

[@stlynum]

I was in Chicago, in love with the cow sills and Barry, he was all over the teen mags, he was my fav!

[@sm31156]

R.I.P. Barry and Bill. You are both loved and missed.

[@nestaa49]

Great song!! Barry, RIP!!!! Will meet you in heaven someday!!!!

[@puppycat58]

What a tragedy 😢 how Barry Died...Love the cowsills...such an underrated Band ...R.I.P. Barry and Billy and if I forgot someone I am sorry

[@mustangmooney21]

Cowsills did a wonderful job on this song. Beautiful!

[@Khultan]

I was hoping the continuing article would be included. Very good tribute to Barry, 7Liswoc.

[@guardinner]

Peace Barry, just peace, for you the struggle is over and they can't hurt you any more.

[@marianaskins]

God bless him. I had a huge crush on him! So sad he died.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Miss ya Barry. Myself, You and John are all about the same age. Wish we could return to the 60s.

[@richardtharris]

Move down here to Florida, the Guv here is all about moving back the hands of time to the 60's, or even further!

[@kimworkman2425]

What a shame barry , bill and Richard are gone

[@rdo1231]

great tribute - they were pure legend

[@tubeboob49]

Gorgeous harmonies--always loved their music. Hope they know how much their fans appreciate them.

[@jeanettejones1296]

So sad but beautiful xxxx

[@lindieann]

being 58 years old and seeing this video renews the feeling I had for the Cowsills so many years back. My bedroom walls were wall to wall Cowsill pictures.... thankyou so much to whomever took the time to produce this video and post it for everyone... Blessings from Montana, Lindie .I saw the Cowsill in concert twice - in Great Falls and Bozeman Montana

[@b747guy9]

I'm now 75 and I remember them so well. But what happened to Barry?

[@scottmonfort]

This song was written by Barry .... and shows how the Cowsills played diverse music. This song "Don't Look Back" was much like the group CSN, and other songs they wrote were much like the Beatles. You can still hear them do a great cover of CSN with "helplessly Hoping" in their concerts. The fact that they can do it well, tells you that they were and are talented! Lookup "Cowsills - Helplessly Hoping" on KZbin - better than CSN

[@BettinaBalser]

I think about Barry a lot. I have bipolar disorder, too. What a metaphorical way for him to die regarding this disease and everything else: lost in the storm. This is an amazing song.

[@boramfan87]

Well done. Just found out he was gone and it floored me. He'll be missed.

[@kmart67]

I had read recently that Bud Cowsill, in an interview around the 1990 timeframe admitted that he was a bad father, didn't know how to raise kids and wouldn't have wanted himself for a father. Can't confirm these details fully, but read this in an article specific to the review of the documentary "Family Band'. Bottom line for me is this was a band with immense talent to burn, with songs of melodic structure and harmonies that could have rivaled the Beatles, and certainly just as good as anything that CSNY were putting out at the time. And they played their own instruments and were KIDS, in their teens and younger. Theirs is such a sad story, their background. But common, it seems, with the abusive BS that the Beach Boys and The Jackson Five endured under Murray Wilson and Joe Jackson respectively.

[@PTDoug011]

+Wayne World if you watch a couple interviews with the Cowsills, Paul especially, you will see how much they resented their parents. Paul is very open, as is John, on their feelings. They said that when their parents would go out, they would all pray that they wouldn't come home. Paul was left in charge of raising the younger three kids. It's really sad. Paul also commented that Billy was the producer while their dad was a reproducer!

[@jv-ep2tc]

I hear CSN in this as well. High praise.

[@rugerscout308]

If the "evil" Bud Cowsill hadn't produced them and pushed them to produce, no one would have ever heard of the Cowsills, as a band or anything else, so, like it or not Bud Cowsill is in a big way responsible for the Cowsills. There are millions of garage bands that never got on the Ed Sullivan Show!

[@iclandgirl]

Yeah, well, the Jackson's dad pushed them, too. We see how that turned-out. They were children at the mercy of bloody ill-tempered fathers who lived their lives through their kids. -

[@addagwenlyn9662]

The group, composed of siblings Billy, Bob, Paul, Barry, John, and Susan, plus their mom Barbara, was managed by father William "Bud" Cowsill, a domineering and abusive ex-Navy officer who beat, bullied, and alienated his children and tore the band apart. The Cowsills today - Paul, Susan and Bob "Our dad was a tough guy. If you didn't say 'yes sir,' you'd get smacked, simple as that," says Bob Cowsill, EXCLUSIVE: The Dark But Inspirational Story of the Cowsills, the ... therenodispatch.blogspot.com/2013/03/exclusive-dark-but-redeeming-story-of.html Mar 6, 2013 - The Cowsills today - Paul, Susan and Bob ..... He verbally, mentally and sexually abused members of the family. He was a very sick man and ...

[@gairid]

Ah,Barry..I miss you so--you were a big part of my life,

[@ericcholminski1321]

a fantastic song. Nice tribute video. Really sad what happened to him

[@jimmybeasleysr7555]

Awesome tribute thanks for post r.i.p.Barry

[@williamnelson727]

This is hauntingly, achingly true. But see how EASILY they could ~as KIDS pull out of their pockets a version of Crosby, Stills, Nash~style vocal harmony to play with the best of them. THAT is impressive. ... What were YOU doing when you were 12 yrs.old ? Singing in the shower, maybe?

[@pattisharick8191]

Beautiful harmony. RIP Barry

[@adkforever6997]

How ironic that in New Orleans recently, a hurricane called Hurricane Barry ripped through the Big Easy.

[@Zorn76]

Great song by Barry. Very CSN&Y sound and vibe to it.

[@uscdave2003]

an amazing talent taken too early , r.i.p. barry

[@groovymoviesmusic]

Beautiful song.

[@donaldchaperlo6095]

A great song. Composed and sung by Barry, produced and arranged by Bob.

[@doneckford1189]

Wow, does this remind me of CSN

[@theirishgirl6809]

Why is it so many bands in the past and from the past aren't really recognized for their Talent, & I mean off-the-chart Talent until AFTER they're dead? Or they've dropped out of sight... Kinda like The Monkees, to name one group... When will people wake up and realize what THEY HAVE and ENJOY it IN the PRESENT?! But I guess what do I know? I'm just an Irish girl... 😉🍀

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Yes Irish Girl the Cowsills were so talented. I always liked Barry we're about the same age he was born in 1954, myself in 1955 and John in 1956. Miss ya Barry.

[@theirishgirl6809]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 Yes! I was born in '58, but somehow when I was old ENOUGH to really "enjoy their music" I still wasn't old enough, LOL, does that make any sense? But yes, The Cowsills were so GREAT, but I guess their father, was not a nice guy and I guess their family was pretty dysfunctional, but what family isn't?! LOL.

[@theirishgirl6809]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 Sorry, forgot to say Susan and I are the same age

[@charlesfitze2217]

this time in my life is also the best years of my life

[@lisacush6996]

He was sooooo handsome

[@patlarimore6960]

What song is being sung @ 1:17? Thanks!

[@fredbraid322]

I think that this has some beatleesk in it..cracking little song .

[@denysesieders9035]

I will hold you close.....always

[@guillermoelizondo2450]

Please Please Please induct them to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame......Please!!!!!!!

[@kathymazzotta8898]

MISS HIM!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@darcyhodges309]

Loved the Cowsils...they were so good and had a crappy childhood. None of them aged well

[@donnaodonnell290]

Wasn't this on the ON My Side Album.? Never heard any of it on the radio, but I was a fan and had bought it.

[@sjtom57]

Very nice, albeit heartbreaking, tribute.

[@Fannin7]

Watch Family Band: The Cowsills Story . You'll stop underrating them.

[@williamnelson727]

They were kids then. That's why they leave Crosby, Stills AND Nash out in the parking lot. as young people, we need to be careful who and what we worship. This family we can STILL enjoy. Can you say the same for C,S & N? (nope)

[@lexi3570]

billy was the MAIN VOICE for the cowsills ..... he was the man!

[@robinstelmach1976]

addiction sucks ,it's taken so many too soon .I think berry and Billy had alot of music left in them!

[@robinstelmach1976]

barry

[@ToddDouglasFox]

It wasn’t addiction in Barry’s case, it was a storm. They didn’t find his body for 5 months.

[@patlarimore6960]

I tried to look this up, but found no info. Who is singing lead on this song? I'm guessing Paul??? Thanks!

[@robertoharolow6342]

😇 Barry 😇

[@vilstef6988]

Barry, MIA as well as just plain missed! Same with Dick and Bill!

[@sr.mister.verde.9018]

Barry cowsill 💃👯👫💋💋👏

[@Khultan]

Barry's songs seem to have death as a theme.

[@bigben77pghpa]

great musicial family

[@vinniebozzuto3534]

Wow!

[@AllenOption8]

It is good and this was recorded after his passing or is it him with them? He was the artsy wild-man wasn't he? I appreciate people that remain true and they seem to have done this - not in it and out of it.

[@tyreesehamilton]

Where did you find the clip in 1:55

[@williamnelson727]

Four months passed before anyone knew what happened to him (after the storm Katrina). Four months- of 'What happened?, Where is he...? Has anyone seen?...' Thank God we have this to remember him and them.

[@sonsofthunder915]

That's a common misconception, Barry was using again. Katrina was on August 23- 31, 2005, Barry was found dead 4 months after Katrina on Dec. 27th 2005. He didn't die in the storm, he died 4 months after the storm. -----> The family received word of Billy dying while doing the memorial for Barry. The dates for their death are off and *Barry was not a victim of Katrina* The family heard from him after the hurricane. He was using again and had a plane ticket to go to rehab when Katrina hit. His family had sent him the ticket. Barry Cowsill's body was found by police at the Charles Street Wharf in New Orleans on December 27, 2005. He was 51. www.imdb.com/name/nm1682321/bio

[@watermelonlalala]

Oh, man, you ruined it.

[@reenee622]

❤️

[@frizzlefrap]

is this song composed by barry? ..... is this the whole group singing? .... or .... is this the rest of the family playing as a tribute? ..... very nice, mellow song!

[@HankFinkle11]

Crap Barry, why’d you try to stick it out during that awful hurricane? RIP

[@humbertocardenas9580]

😔😥

[@franciscojaviercelis7042]

Rip barry

[@kewkabe]

How do you even die in a hurricane that you know has been coming for the past five days?

[@raymondking214]

The sad thing is, he got lost in the ensuing chaos. He was trying to get out of the city to join his brothers and sister. He ended up dying on the levee.

[@robertwilliams872]

I survived Katrina - lost 6 namvet bros = noone expeted a sure 30ft a disabled usmc namvet

[@sonsofthunder915]

That's a common misconception, Barry was using again. Katrina was on August 23- 31, 2005, Barry was found dead 4 months after Katrina on Dec. 27th 2005. He didn't die in the storm, he died 4 months after the storm. -----> The family received word of Billy dying while doing the memorial for Barry. The dates for their death are off and Barry was not a victim of Katrina The family heard from him after the hurricane. He was using again and had a plane ticket to go to rehab when Katrina hit. His family had sent him the ticket. Barry Cowsill's body was found by police at the Charles Street Wharf in New Orleans on December 27, 2005. He was 51. www.imdb.com/name/nm1682321/bio

[@juliemnm8273]

@@sonsofthunder915That's false. I remember Hurricane Katrina and as I recall he died during the hurricane, it was NOT 4 months after.

[@sonsofthunder915]

julie mnm Those aren't my words, they're from the biography. If it wasn't true I think the journalist would be sued for liable. Anyway, I left the link in my previous post, but, what the hay. Here's the article, knock yourself out. To open this thread press on "read more" at bottom of this comment. It's written in blue letters. ------> The Cowsills Biography The chirpy, bubble-gum singing family from Newport, Rhode Island who inspired TV's The Partridge Family (1970) (not to mention the sibling-oriented groups "The Jackson 5" and The Osmonds") would expand over the years to include siblings Billy (born 1948); twins Bob and Dick (born 1950); Paul (born 1952); Barry (born 1954); John (born 1956) and little sister Susan (born 1959), plus their mom Barbara (born 1929). The group originally formed in 1965 with just two brothers (Billy and Bob) who were heavily influenced by "The Everly Brothers," but Barry and John quickly joined in when their obsessions turned to "The Beatles." Booked at school dances, college parties, church socials, hotels and clubs, their first recorded single was "All I Really Want to Be Is Me." The boys were discovered by a producer for NBC's "Today" show who booked them for an appearance. They soon came to the attention of Mercury Records who produced their singles "Party Girl," "Most of All" and Simon & Garfunkel's "A Most Peculiar Man," all of which floundered. MGM Records picked them up after Mercury dropped them and released their debut album, initially started by Mercury, in November of 1967. By early the following year the harmonic family had their first pop hit single "The Rain, the Park, & Other Things" (mom Barbara had joined in to sing on the record and stayed) which went to #2 on the pop charts and went gold. The "family" angle really kicked in after this and siblings Susan and Paul were quickly filtered into the group. Extensive touring ensued (billed as "America's First Family of Song") with plenty of network TV show appearances ("The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Tonight Show"). The wholesome Cowsills hosted their own NBC-TV special and even became spokespersons for the American Dairy Association, appearing in milk commercials and print ads. They also recorded the popular TV theme to the comedy anthology Love, American Style (1969). A couple more major chart hits came their way with "Indian Lake" (#6) and "We Can Fly" (#17). They even took a risk and challenged the popular theme to the counterculture rock stage musical "Hair" with their own spin and earned themselves another #1 hit. Under the strict management of patriarch and former Navy officer William "Bud" Cowsill, however, discontentment and major rifts quickly boiled over within the family structure. Bud was the one who pulled the plug signing the children up for the "Partridge" TV show when it was learned that Barbara's role would be played by someone else (Shirley Jones). Billy, with designs on being a rock-and-roller, bucked the goody-goody teen idol image and was fired from the group for his defiance. Dropped by their record label, the group permanently disbanded in 1971. Barry and Billy went off to do solo work while Susan and three of the brothers, Bob (on guitar and organ), John (on drums) and Paul occasionally reunited on tour. Various family regroupings would occur over the decades with such cover names as "The Secrets" or "The Critics." Sadly, mother Barbara died of cancer in 1985 at age 56 and father Bud passed away in 1992 at age 67. Son Barry, the bassist and Danny Bonaduce-like prototype who battled severe depression and an acute, longstanding substance abuse problem, wound up a 2005 victim of Hurricane Katrina (along with over 1,100 others). Lead singer/guitarist Billy, also an alcohol and drug abuser, died from chronic health problems in 2006. Both brothers were only in their 50s. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh / [e-mail] Barbara died in 1985 from emphysema. The family received word of Billy dying while doing the memorial for Barry. The dates for their death are off and Barry was not a victim of Katrina. The family heard from him after the hurricane. He was using again and had a plane ticket to go to rehab when Katrina hit. His family had sent him the ticket. His sister Susan and her family left and were sitting on a bridge near Slidell La. when waters where rising but made it to a safe place. Their father Bud died of a rare blood condition and complications from alcoholism. He was just mean too. I watch their movie tonight on cable, the one they made, not others. So that is why I wanted to update this. - IMDb Mini Biography By: JH Trivia (6) Members have included Barbara Cowsill, Barry Cowsill, Bill Cowsill, Paul Cowsill, Susan Cowsill, John Cowsill, Bob Cowsill, Richard Cowsill. Real life inspiration behind the TV series The Partridge Family (1970). Barry Cowsill's body was found by police at the Charles Street Wharf in New Orleans on December 27, 2005. He was 51. He was reported missing around the time that Hurricane Katrina hit. Barry Cowsill, who released a solo album "As Is" in 1998 and battled long-standing substance abuse problems, was last heard leaving a message on sister Susan Cowsill's answering machine after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005, saying, "I don't know how to get out of town except wait for a bus . . . I've been so . . . lonely . . . I hope I get in touch with you". His body wasn't discovered until four months later. The group formed in 1965 and was billed as "America's First Family of Music". The siblings turned down the opportunity to appear as themselves on The Partridge Family (1970) series when producers nixed the idea of having mother Barbara Cowsill play the TV mom in favor of Shirley Jones. Barbara Cowsill died in 1985 of cancer at age 56. Bill Cowsill died February 17, 2006, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He suffered multiple major medical problems such as emphysema, osteoporosis, Cushing's syndrome and other ailments and was coping with the sequelae of an eight-hour back surgery in which one lung had to be collapsed. www.imdb.com/name/nm1682321/bio