John Cowsill: A Taste of RI 2000

[@williamnelson727]

John Cowsill chanelling Roy Orbison WHILE drumming... Gotta love this guy. Thank-you, masked-fan!

[@williamnelson727]

gets~me every time how easy he makes this SEEM...(that's the key...)...Old Roy would~have been 'chuffed'. Maybe even gob~smacked.

[@roseblake5803]

John chose the hardest song in history to sing and knocked it out of the park !!!!! Unbelievable.

[@sharonramone7186]

My favorite video of John. Wish I had been at that show. I have seen John many times over the years, and he never dissapoints. What a great singer, drummer,+ a heck of great guy as well. A killer sense of humor, just so much fun to be around. Always professional when he had to be and just a joy to be around off stage. Thanx John for the many memories, great music, the laughs,+ understanding,when things happened within the band.He thanks you too. Oh what a time it was!😀🌅💝

[@gymnastix]

I love John Cowsill! Just hearing and watching John's exquisite rendition (in this video) of Roy Orbison's beautiful "Cryin'" is enough to make one commit the action of the song's title. But they would be happy tears, rendered by hearing a flawless musical performance from one master in the service of another. And I'm sure his mother, Barbara, and brothers Barry, Bill (especially) and Rick must be smiling down on their gifted son and brother. John's exceptional talents were so evident even when he was still quite a young man, in those lead vocals he sang with his family's band--his solo in "Little Drummer Boy" on "The Ed Sullivan Show," his incredible impersonation of Johnny Cash, and his terrific singing of "Silver Threads & Golden Needles." And, of course, John's drumming is also quite superb. The Beach Boys couldn't have found a better person than John Cowsill to perform with them, and his hiring must have been a shot in the arm in terms of reinvigorating interest in their original mission. On a personal note, John (if ever you should read this), were I well enough to put my garage band back together and could financially afford to do so, given Phil Spector is probably not taking on clients these days, I would consider it an honor to have you produce my band's recording session, or even just one track. But first, I would probably wish to hire you for vocal lessons, my singing never quite up to snuff and now out of commission for several years. Of course this is just a dream. But each time I hear a truly gifted and talented voice, such as yours, it makes me realize how much I miss making music and how undisciplined I was when I was still performing.

[@caligirl2689]

What a great job John does in this song. I am a big fan of Roy Orbison and Johnny just knocks this one out of the ball park. Watching him on the drums and singing and doing what he does best is just AWESOME and always brings a smile to my face. He definitely MESMERIZES me.

[@Crystallic22]

One of the most talented persons I have ever seen and heard in my life!! WOOOOOOOOW. I saw The Beach Boys the other day (!!!!) and this guy completely blew me away! Both with his drumming AND what an amazing singer he is!!! He could go solo just with that voice. WOOOOW.

[@janetmavis6796]

John Cowsills amazing drummer and fabulous singer.

[@debradunn109]

Love ya John Cowsill. You can sing anything like your siblings the Cowsills. You are so cute love ya John

[@Dancr4ever]

So many WERE crying because of just how good John is singing this song! Fantastic! What a great version of this song. What a great weekend that was!!!! TORI 2000, a dream come true. Thank you Cowsills!

[@icalrox]

That was awesome! I adore John Cowsill, I really do!

[@odonna17]

this guy is so under-rated and not bad to look at either -lucky vicki peterson of the bangles to have such a nice and talented husband-donna

[@sm31156]

John is awesome! He has been my favorite since they started. We are the same age both March babies hes 9 days older than I am.

[@debradunn109]

Love you John Cowsill

[@jsroadpilot]

Man how i miss the sixties and the cowsills. I sure glad i can see him playing for the beach boys. He is a heck of a musician and a great singer.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

John's a great Musical Artist.

[@joecomer8275]

Loved the Cowsills since 1968!! John has always been my favorite and this video shows why!! Joyce you are so right!! Vicki is lucky to be married to John!! It's a tough choice but I would have to say this is my favorite moment from the 2000 reunion concerts!!! Love ya, John!!!

[@sharonramone7186]

Got to see John many,many times in the 80's with Jan+dean.Always a great singer, musician. Never missed a beat no matter how long the show was. And a heck of a nice guy! LOVE this vid!

[@nicorayo195]

Please release the full concert DVD! PLEASE!!!

[@Bajemea]

Wow! I remember this and could barely see him behind the drums. I LOVE that this is Gary's video...finally! GREAT VOICE! GREAT CONCERT! GREAT WEEKEND! The Cowsills are the best.

[@sharonramone7186]

Bajemea. Wish I had been there. You were SO lucky. Saw John many times in the 80's with Jan+dean He always was fab,never disappointed. And a heck of a great guy, + humble to boot!

[@cag329]

Ya, John is Amazing. He can play drums and sing like this because he's been doing it sence he was 7 1/2. I'm glade the Beach Boys knew what John can do. He is for sure under-rated. Love his voice an could lisen to him all the time. You ROCK John!

[@littlejeffmo]

I LOVED IT! I'm a Roy Orbison fan & I'm a Cowsill fan so what could be better. Great job John!!!

[@sharonramone7186]

I can't stay away from this video! Love John's version so much! Is this on cd ? He's a great singer, drummer,and a heck of a great guy! Thanks for everything, it was a blast!

[@Zepster77]

Have you guys seen him playing drums on the Dwight Twilley "I'm On Fire" video from the late 70s? I've never seen a drummer boogie like that!!!

[@caligirl2689]

Amazing!!!! I adore John and I think he did an AWESOME job. Roy Orbison would be proud. way to go Johnny!!! And, yes, I would LOVE to hear it again.

[@jakeseyes]

Thanks so much for posting this, never knew it existed. Not only is John a great drummer/musician, he is terrific singing "Crying". The entire Cowsill Family was a special musical act. Unfortunately I was not lucky enough to see them in person, so this is terrific to see.

[@ToySoldier2007]

Wow! That was some fantastic drum-voice sync...doing both very well. I wish we all were at a Cowsills' reunion concert, with flowers in our hair (and maybe in a bong) LOL

[@RobertaG556]

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ I love The Cowsills - especially John

[@caligirl2689]

Amazing!!!! I adore John and I think he did an AWESOME job. Roy Orbison would be proud. way to go Johnny!!!

[@ajbalfour]

Wow! I had no idea John Cowsill could do that! Excellent! And this was recorded under less than ideal conditions, imagine what he could do with this in a studio! Bud (R.I.P) would be VERY proud of him (not that he wasn't already). ;-)

[@debradunn109]

Love ❤️ you John Cowsill as you are so darn cute. You kick ass singing Crying. What a voice you have and I love hearing you sing.

[@JaNaBeMa]

I love this! Thanks so much for posting this clip. I've wanted to hear John sing "Crying" ever since someone mentioned it on the Cowsill forum a few years ago. Yay John! [wild applause and carrying on] I love this family. :-)

[@caligirl2689]

I so agree!

[@famedmlp]

bestest! Tks John, a pleasure to hear & view you. Hugs to Susan too!

[@cheyenne86]

All the cowsills were talented. John was really good.

[@jv-ep2tc]

THe Cowsills: bringin' down the house since 1967.

[@jctorontojctoronto]

this is truly remarkable performance drums and sweet sound at same time. kudos john jctoronto

[@leapest]

good singer.....but a kick ass drummer!

[@poptopia1]

john is married to vicki peterson! seriously?