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We have the legendary Bill Medley in the studio, and we’re talking about everything from the shared characteristics and connections between The Righteous Brothers and The Cowsills, what it’s like to still be singing the songs we sang our 20s, and how we’re stretching ourselves (literally doing pilates!) to keep the music and our vocals alive during a pandemic.
Bill tells us the story of how he and Bobby Hatfield came to meet, forming The Righteous Brothers, and what it was like to record ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin Feeling’ and have it grow to be a number one hit!
Bill recounts their performance on the Ed Sullivan show, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, and his own brief but successful, career in country music. And finally, we talk about Bucky Heard, how they met, and Bill’s decision to revive The Righteous Brothers with Bucky in 2016, 13 years after the passing of Bobby Hatfield.
Song of the week: "Just Once In My Life"
We’re back, not canceled, and fired up about decreasing covid cases! In this episode, we’re talking to our very special guest and dear friend, Jim Yester, the last original member of The Association. We reminisce about 1966 road trips to New York City where we’d listen to Along Comes Mary, and the voice of Jim Yester on the car radio and then watching him perform on the Ed Sullivan show.
Jim tells us about joining The Association, what it was like replacing Bob Page in the band, and how he came to sing lead vocals on Along Comes Mary. He retells stories from the road and how the comedic relief the band was known for became a part of their concerts.
We ask about The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and what it felt like to be there for 3 days with all the bands. Today the festival is remembered for being the first-ever rock and roll festival, but Jim explains that back then they couldn’t have imagined what they were starting!
Song of the week: "Along Comes Mary"
Our good friend, Dennis Tufano joins the show today for some hard-hitting questions and a bit of tomfoolery.
Dennis candidly retells his journey of The Buckingham's conception and how quickly the band ramped up to be declared 1967's "most listened to band in America" by Billboard Magazine. He takes us through the years and the names that all went into Dennis's unbelievable career.
And, of course, we have to ask about The Ed Sullivan Show and compare notes!
Song of the Week: "Kind of a Drag"
Today in the studio we have our brother, John Cowsill! John holds the record of being in the most bands in our family and subsequently has quite a collection of stories.
We start off comparing notes on each of out own recollections of how John joined our band, The Cowsills. From there, we walk through how our 10 show contract with The Ed Sullivan Show turned into just 2, John's journey of his behind the scenes experiences of working with The Beach Boys, what we can expect coming next, and so much more!
Song of the Week: "First Thing You'll Be"
We're the band that had their mother in the group. We're the band that they based The Partridge Family TV show off of. We're the band with their song in Dumb & Dumber. And now, we're the band that's starting a podcast.
We're The Cowsills and we're here to talk about anything and everything; stories from the road, interviews with musicians, and lots of laughs.
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