@@originalsupermommy Yes, after 23 years with the Beach Boys he was let go. He hasn't let much grass grow under his feet in the last year, though. He's been performing often with his wife, Vicky Peterson and working on some album projects.
I know Bob Cowsill....he's a GREAT guy!! One of the most talented, unheralded family bands ever!!! Underrated is right!! Their music will transcend generations!! See them at every opportunity!
wow, what a memory this brings back. I can remember having my first crush on Susan, we are about the same age. You know what, you never forget your first crush.
I was young (then) and now i'm pushing 60. we were lucky to have an entire family able to sing and play their own pop music. -and that BEFORE the so-called 'age of aquarius'. we realize now how hard they were all working. They made it look easy.
John made me swoon back then; still makes me swoon. I remember my grandmother telling me if I love the music now, I'll probably love it when I'm her age. How true.
Really like where this tune starts to jam at 1:24. Barry is groovin' on bass, Susan is front and center, John's unique voice and Bob steady on guitar. This was a very talented group, even if their music isn't exactly your thing. Great documentary film, too, by Louise Palanker. Highly recommend it. It covers a lot of ground, and demonstrates that in the end, the Cowsills' spirit cannot be broken.
I remember seeing them sing this at the Michigan State Fair like it was yesterday. This song and Hair were the two songs I remember the most from the concert. 💜
WOW!!! Thanks so much for posting the full version of this. I've only seen snippets of this. I LOVE EVERYTHING THE COWSILLS HAVE DONE!!! AWESOME VIDEO!!!
Wow...seeing these guys again sure brings back a flood of good memories! I had forgotten how much I was in love with Susan at the time. She and I are pretty close to the same age. After looking up some of their other videos on youtube, i didn't realize they had so many GOOD songs out there back then.Too bad we all had to grow up. Things seemed alot simpler back then and the music was real music..not some rehash taken from another musician.
John (the drummer) is now the Beach Boy's drummer and sings a great many of their leads. Susan and Bob (guitarist) each have their own bands. Paul (organ) works as a green-man in Hollywood for shows like "Grimm" and Barry (bass) passed away during Katrina (eldest brother Bill died within days of Barry from various ailments). Paul, Bob, and Susan still perform as The Cowsills, joined infrequently by John when scheduling permits. All are now in their mid-50s/early 60s but none of them look it!
Slight correction. Barry actually survived Katrina, but is suspected to have taken his own life after witnessing the devastation that the storm caused. His body was found months later, and had to be identified through dental records. Billy lived long enough to learn of Barry's fate, and died shortly after that.
@Joe Comer right, found out later. I also. Found out bill died just a little after berry. And I always it was the other way around.. but thanks for the info.. but in any case what a waste of talent..
And now, in 2024, John has left Mike Love Beach Boys (reportedly kinda forced out) and is playing some with his wife. Susan, Bob, and Paul are still touring, on their own as well as anchoring the Happy Together package tour. They released a new album “Rhythm of the World” last year. Their own music, some great tunes.
This show aired in 1969 and was hosted by David Steinberg. John Cowsill, the lead singer and drummer on this song, is now the Beach Boys' drummer. Bob, Paul and Susan still perform as the Cowsills.
Susan and her husband Russ Broussard also have their own band (The Susan Cowsill Band), and Susan was a singer for another group (The Continental Drifters) for awhile along with Vicki Peterson (The Bangles).
Look at that smile on Billy's face, He is a talent that was never given the recognition he deserved. Billy you and your brothers and sister and mom done an amazing job on this song. It was one of my mother and my favorites even as young as i was i knew talent.
On this day in 1969 {October 11th} "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" by the Cowsills entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #74 & spent 7 weeks on the Top 100... Three other versions have charted; The Springfields {#20 in 1962}, Jody Miller {#54 in 1965}, & Linda Ronstadt {#67 in 1974}. It was the Cowsills eighth & finally Top 100 record, with three making the Top 10 {"The Rain, The Park, & Other Things" {#2 in 1967}, "Indian Lake" {#10 in 1968} & "Hair" {#2 in 1969}.
accually.... the mom had severe stage fright and didn't want to be part of it but their record company wanted her and little sister as a gimmick so.....😒
yes I am 53 too I live in Britain-The Cowsills were never big over here but I remember their great version of "Hair"-probably the best I have ever heard -they should do a reunion concert-donna
During the 60’s the nightly news wasn’t censored much so videos of Vietnam or violent riots were shown on tv. Many of my friends would hang out in my sisters room listening to music instead of watching the adults kill each other every night. The Cowsills were one of our favorites along with the other pop bands. I listened to hard rock at my high school age neighbors house, gospel at church and my mothers old country albums that i found in a box. Conway, Merle that whole bunch. It was a difficult time in history but the music helped us stay relatively sane.
That was a drag. Yes the Tube Tunes CD that contains the Cowsills' Love American Style mentioned that this was the flip side song. I wanted to hear it as I never had. Great stuff. Thanks.
The Cowsills were excellent. Btw, this is the best sounding version of this song. Even better than The Springfields who got a gold record with this song and Dusty was a great singer.
This song should have, at the very least, made the top 20. They say it was ahead of it's time. To me, it is my favorite Cowsills song of all time, along with Indian Lake.
On January 24, 2020, John appeared with his Family at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas where they sang Hair. John did the Solo that he did in 1969. Somehow, he sounded just like he did in 1969. He does not sound like that with the Beach Boys.
Not now, in 2024. He was reportedly more or less forced out last year. Now he performs some with his wife, lead singer of the Bangles. There’s always talk of his rejoining the others, but he’s indicated he wants a break from serious touring-and the Cowsills anchor the Happy Together package tour every summer, as well as doing their own shows in between.
What you talking about Willis!! Crazy Horses! One Bad Apple! Down By the Lazy River! Love Me For A Reason! Next your gonna say The Partridge Family were ..... 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Not only were they screwed by a record company they were also screwed by their father...he was a real piece of work, all of those kids owed a lot of money to a lot of people....
I didn't think the domestic, lip-synced scene at the beginning worked too well. But give them points for trying to put a different "spin" on things, and the second half of the performance was great -- this is why we love & admire the Cowsills!
Sadly, at very young ages they were all too familiar with sorrows and hardships on the home front. For Bill and Barry that translated to battles with drugs and the bottle. I often wonder how different their lives would have been without alcoholic parents and a physically abusive dad. Self destruction is a byproduct of drugs and alcohol for too many. I'm just thankful the others were not brought down by the demons of addiction. They all deserved so much better. They were and still are incredible talents.
I came to comments to see the posts about little Susan's dancing. Yeah, pretty amazing. I think this is the youngest I have seen her perform. She had the beat way back then too! No tattoos, multiple invasive piercings, or blue armpit hair back then.
@@rogertycholiz2218 I have. Many times. She flubbed(forgot) some very esoteric difficult lyrics and you would never know because she was such a pro and covered it up. Even I did not know. I read it in the comments. I looked up the lyrics she flubbed. Esoteric UK only speak. Did the song a service by leaving them out. Probably my fave Susan Cowsill video! I NEVER knew them growing up. Born in 1957. My loss. Never too late. Thanks.
had this on 45 back in the day- green and gold MGM label- this one didn't score on the charts as much- but it really shows their talents here in this video- very nice.
They’re still playing and touring-Susan, Bob, and Paul-and last year put out a new album of their own songs “Rhythm of the World.” Check it out, it’s contemporary, while retaining their own sound, with some great tunes. They all still sound and look great.
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" was the last of The Cowsills' eight 1967-9 hits, first charting 10/11/69 and peaking at #74 nationally over a seven-week run. More interesting was the flip side: The Cowsills' superb recording of the theme from the TV series "Love American Style." Their version was heard over the opening credits originally but was eventually replaced by a second version by studio singers -- simply to avoid paying The Cowsills performance royalties!
We lost Barry to Hurricane Katrina, and we lost Billy to drugs & hard living, but the others soldier on. Success and adoration followed by bankruptcy and obscurity... not an easy way to grow up. I agree with the others here; it is astounding how well they can all sing. The mom had a beautiful voice; she wasn't just there for effect.
Having mostly been familiar with "The Park, The Rain and Other Things" and "Hair" I was really quite shocked at the bridge between 1:38 and 2:25. That teenybop band could actually rock out when they wanted to.
I love the idea and it makes that dynamic even more unique because it works. What do suits know? They didn't think of the idea, they had to fabricate a fictional one after the actual family.
Can you feel it? I've discovered more of The Cowsils on TH-cam then the obvious songs. This is IMO their best. The youngest (Susan?) She was rockin it wasn't she? She did great harmony, stage presence i thought.
This was probably a difficult segment to tape. The first part was John singing to a pre recorded track with no ear buds or monitors. Probably why he was a little out of sync with the backing track. It was a feat to grab their instruments and play live from the bridge to the end. Network TV ala 1969
rocknjac58 no doubt! It looks like a ton of work went into this set for something that lasted only a few minutes. I don’t think I’ve ever see anything quite like this production...
Susan was such a talented little girl! Her confidence and performance was off the charts!!
Yes, she was. Amazing to see an entire family so talented musically.
John Cowsill is one of the best singing drummers ever! It's not easy to do!
He is still performing his magic with the Beachboys! ❤
@@originalsupermommy No, he's not. He was fired by the Beach Boys in April of 2023.
@@1401minstrel news to me. Honestly last I checked was about one year ago when I first learned about the Cowsills myself. Too bad!
@@originalsupermommy Yes, after 23 years with the Beach Boys he was let go. He hasn't let much grass grow under his feet in the last year, though. He's been performing often with his wife, Vicky Peterson and working on some album projects.
They were very talented. More than they ever got credit for.
I know Bob Cowsill....he's a GREAT guy!! One of the most talented, unheralded family bands ever!!! Underrated is right!! Their music will transcend generations!! See them at every opportunity!
Watching this video, Susan's dancing makes me jump up and start dancing along with her, and I'm an old man. She had some cool dance moves.
wow, what a memory this brings back. I can remember having my first crush on Susan, we are about the same age. You know what, you never forget your first crush.
Susan and I have the same Birthday; but she’s younger.
I had a crush on Susan too..I'm 62 as well.lol
I was young (then) and now i'm pushing 60. we were lucky to have an entire family
able to sing and play their own pop music. -and that BEFORE the so-called 'age of
aquarius'. we realize now how hard they were all working. They made it look easy.
Susan at 2.54.....one two three four right on cue!
What a class act for such a little girl!
Great musical family, with precious Susan leading the way.
John made me swoon back then; still makes me swoon. I remember my grandmother telling me if I love the music now, I'll probably love it when I'm her age. How true.
John was my favorite Cowsill
Susan was and is the most adorable girl ever
I love Susan!
I love harmony. I spent all my school life being in chorus. These guys harmonize like a dream come true. So glad I can see them here still.
The instrumental break in the middle is really impressive
Amazing live performance. I liked it when I first saw it on MUSIC SCENE, and I love it even more today!
Really like where this tune starts to jam at 1:24. Barry is groovin' on bass, Susan is front and center, John's unique voice and Bob steady on guitar. This was a very talented group, even if their music isn't exactly your thing.
Great documentary film, too, by Louise Palanker. Highly recommend it. It covers a lot of ground, and demonstrates that in the end, the Cowsills' spirit cannot be broken.
I agree!!! That's when the song really starts to kick!!!! Also, notice the microphone taped to the furniture at the beginning.
Boy they covered everyone. Did not realize that. Fantastic on everything.
What a talented family...harmonies were fantastic..instrumentals good. Shame they were lost.
I remember seeing them sing this at the Michigan State Fair like it was yesterday. This song and Hair were the two songs I remember the most from the concert. 💜
This group wrote some great songs that have stood the test of time.
WOW!!! Thanks so much for posting the full version of this.
I've only seen snippets of this. I LOVE EVERYTHING THE
COWSILLS HAVE DONE!!! AWESOME VIDEO!!!
The Cowsills did a very good job on this song!!!!
SO COOL they were so UNDERATED , I HATE WHAT THE MUSIC BIZ DID OR IN THIS CASE DID NOT DO , god bless this great family
Wow...seeing these guys again sure brings back a flood of good memories! I had forgotten how much I was in love with Susan at the time. She and I are pretty close to the same age. After looking up some of their other videos on youtube, i didn't realize they had so many GOOD songs out there back then.Too bad we all had to grow up. Things seemed alot simpler back then and the music was real music..not some rehash taken from another musician.
What a great set, TV was awesome back then
That's a killer beat that they use right from the opening. Really great!
Where as the partridge family were based on the cowsills and couldn't play the cowsills could play and write their own music😊
John (the drummer) is now the Beach Boy's drummer and sings a great many of their leads. Susan and Bob (guitarist) each have their own bands. Paul (organ) works as a green-man in Hollywood for shows like "Grimm" and Barry (bass) passed away during Katrina (eldest brother Bill died within days of Barry from various ailments). Paul, Bob, and Susan still perform as The Cowsills, joined infrequently by John when scheduling permits. All are now in their mid-50s/early 60s but none of them look it!
Slight correction. Barry actually survived Katrina, but is suspected to have taken his own life after witnessing the devastation that the storm caused. His body was found months later, and had to be identified through dental records. Billy lived long enough to learn of Barry's fate, and died shortly after that.
Scott Furtado either way, a great loss.
I think bill died 95 or 96 in Canada
@Joe Comer right, found out later. I also. Found out bill died just a little after berry. And I always it was the other way around.. but thanks for the info.. but in any case what a waste of talent..
And now, in 2024, John has left Mike Love Beach Boys (reportedly kinda forced out) and is playing some with his wife. Susan, Bob, and Paul are still touring, on their own as well as anchoring the Happy Together package tour. They released a new album “Rhythm of the World” last year. Their own music, some great tunes.
they are FANTASTIC MUSICIANS that middle bit was like a rush tune
This show aired in 1969 and was hosted by David Steinberg. John Cowsill, the lead singer and
drummer on this song, is now the Beach Boys' drummer. Bob, Paul and Susan still perform as the Cowsills.
Susan and her husband Russ Broussard also have their own band (The Susan Cowsill Band), and Susan was a singer for another group (The Continental Drifters) for awhile along with Vicki Peterson (The Bangles).
Such a talented family! It's easy to see why a hit tv show was created about them. Considering their true life story, a movie could be made as well.
Very talented family. I was not Cowsills Family in the 60s/70s. But in the last 10 years, Im a big fan.
My childhood bed had the exact same bed-spreads shown on these bunk-beds.
Susan rocks!
I get a huge kick out of young Susan. Man, that kid could GROOVE. She knocks the hell out of that tambourine, too!
John Cowsill is SO CUTE!! 💖
great, these kids are one of the best bands
I always had a big crush on John Bob and Barry ! I even love to hear their music songs now as they have always been awesome !
Look at that smile on Billy's face, He is a talent that was never given the recognition he deserved. Billy you and your brothers and sister and mom done an amazing job on this song. It was one of my mother and my favorites even as young as i was i knew talent.
Couldn't have been Billy, he's not in this video!
The lead singer in this is actually John, the youngest of the brothers.
On this day in 1969 {October 11th} "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" by the Cowsills entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #74 & spent 7 weeks on the Top 100...
Three other versions have charted; The Springfields {#20 in 1962}, Jody Miller {#54 in 1965}, & Linda Ronstadt {#67 in 1974}.
It was the Cowsills eighth & finally Top 100 record, with three making the Top 10 {"The Rain, The Park, & Other Things" {#2 in 1967}, "Indian Lake" {#10 in 1968} & "Hair" {#2 in 1969}.
I love the details! Thank you👍
The little kids in that family are SOOOOOOO cute!!!! Talented too.....
that was a good mom showing up... never mind gestapo dad. Major props from Vancouver always!!!
jdt882, You're right.The mother looks as though she's faking her smile and that she's planning to give her kids a beating after the show. Scary stuff.
That was a bad decision to include her, she added nothing and always looked intimidating. No Shirley Jones for sure.
You're both wrong it wasn't the mother who was beating her children it was their father
accually.... the mom had severe stage fright and didn't want to be part of it but their record company wanted her and little sister as a gimmick so.....😒
lovely song. i love this cover.
Kind of a strange arrangement but they made it work and made the song their own. Those boys are excellent musicians, by the way.
yes I am 53 too I live in Britain-The Cowsills were never big over here but I remember their great version of "Hair"-probably the best I have ever heard -they should do a reunion concert-donna
Saw them in concert during this period of time. The REAL Partridge Family!
One of the great bands of the time.
God they were great! And I had that exact lunch box
Me toooo! I had the same one!
And I still say this one sounds better than all the others!
Talent, talent, talent!
During the 60’s the nightly news wasn’t censored much so videos of Vietnam or violent riots were shown on tv.
Many of my friends would hang out in my sisters room listening to music instead of watching the adults kill each other every night.
The Cowsills were one of our favorites along with the other pop bands.
I listened to hard rock at my high school age neighbors house, gospel at church and my mothers old country albums that i found in a box. Conway, Merle that whole bunch.
It was a difficult time in history but the music helped us stay relatively sane.
A goldie oldie :)
That was a drag. Yes the Tube Tunes CD that contains the Cowsills' Love American Style mentioned that this was the flip side song. I wanted to hear it as I never had. Great stuff. Thanks.
My favorite version of this song. Susan was sure rockin it.
The Cowsills were excellent. Btw, this is the best sounding version of this song. Even better than The Springfields who got a gold record with this song and Dusty was a great singer.
C'mon, that's a stretch.
I like this version the best of those I've heard.
This song should have, at the very least, made the top 20. They say it was ahead of it's time. To me, it is my favorite Cowsills song of all time, along with Indian Lake.
Susan counting the break...:)
John plays drums for the Beach Boys now.
He is excellent too! Went to a Beach Boys concert recently.
On January 24, 2020, John appeared with his Family at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas where they sang Hair. John did the Solo that he did in 1969. Somehow, he sounded just like he did in 1969. He does not sound like that with the Beach Boys.
Not now, in 2024. He was reportedly more or less forced out last year. Now he performs some with his wife, lead singer of the Bangles. There’s always talk of his rejoining the others, but he’s indicated he wants a break from serious touring-and the Cowsills anchor the Happy Together package tour every summer, as well as doing their own shows in between.
What a great sound ..bravo 😍
Lotta talent in one family...these r the real Partridge Family
They were so talented. One of their later albums, GLOBAL, is just really good.
I think that "Global" is the band's finest achievement.
The original "Partridge Family"!
Gotta love 'em!
Love the Cowsills
For some reason I favor this one to the one they actually recorded on the CD...
They did really well live! X3
I look at Susan cowsills the the youngest and look how good she can play tambourine and now guitar
This is a very interesting take on this toon. I like it.
Lovely work here
@jaakriaj omg newspaper blanket!...TY for digging that song name out of the depths of my brains past.... terrific song!
The Cowsills appeal to me more than say, the Osmonds.
What you talking about Willis!! Crazy Horses! One Bad Apple! Down By the Lazy River! Love Me For A Reason! Next your gonna say The Partridge Family were ..... 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@Lee.Higginbotham The Osmonds were talented but just a little too cheesy for me.
@@Lee.Higginbotham
No, it is "WACHOO talkin' 'bout Willis!"
@@x00p3
Diabetes sweet. I agree.
@@Lee.Higginbotham Whut CHU talkin' 'bout Willis? Cowsills BETTER than the Mormosmonds.
Amazing 👏
Not only were they screwed by a record company they were also screwed by their father...he was a real piece of work, all of those kids owed a lot of money to a lot of people....
I've always loved this song... I can argue that the Cowsills version is the standard.
Awesome old stuff!
I didn't think the domestic, lip-synced scene at the beginning worked too well. But give them points for trying to put a different "spin" on things, and the second half of the performance was great -- this is why we love & admire the Cowsills!
Sadly, at very young ages they were all too familiar
with sorrows and hardships on the home front. For
Bill and Barry that translated to battles with drugs
and the bottle. I often wonder how different their
lives would have been without alcoholic parents
and a physically abusive dad. Self destruction is
a byproduct of drugs and alcohol for too many. I'm
just thankful the others were not brought down by
the demons of addiction. They all deserved so much
better. They were and still are incredible talents.
I came to comments to see the posts about little Susan's dancing. Yeah, pretty amazing. I think this is the youngest I have seen her perform. She had the beat way back then too!
No tattoos, multiple invasive piercings, or blue armpit hair back then.
Dave - You must see little Susan do "'When I'm 64"'. The Cowsills were better than all the rest!
@@rogertycholiz2218
I have. Many times. She flubbed(forgot) some very esoteric difficult lyrics and you would never know because she was such a pro and covered it up.
Even I did not know. I read it in the comments.
I looked up the lyrics she flubbed. Esoteric UK only speak. Did the song a service by
leaving them out.
Probably my fave Susan Cowsill video!
I NEVER knew them growing up. Born in 1957. My loss. Never too late.
Thanks.
They really are gifted
Not only was Susan the cutest little girl of the late 1960's, she was also one of the best tambourine players ever!
John always seemed to go with those country type songs as Ringo did and he sat up high on his drums as Ringo did.But HE had a better voice.
Speaking of John’s voice: does it not remind you of Maurice Gibb’s? Paul sounds quite a bit like Robin Gibb as well…
the inspiration for the partridge family
had this on 45 back in the day- green and gold MGM label-
this one didn't score on the charts as much- but it really shows their talents here in this video- very nice.
The groovest kids of the 60z
They’re still playing and touring-Susan, Bob, and Paul-and last year put out a new album of their own songs “Rhythm of the World.” Check it out, it’s contemporary, while retaining their own sound, with some great tunes. They all still sound and look great.
I love watching Bob and Barry play pool ❤
The Cowsills appeared on The Music Scene on Nov 17, 1969, Season 1, Episode 9
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" was the last of The Cowsills' eight 1967-9 hits, first charting 10/11/69 and peaking at #74 nationally over a seven-week run. More interesting was the flip side: The Cowsills' superb recording of the theme from the TV series "Love American Style." Their version was heard over the opening credits originally but was eventually replaced by a second version by studio singers -- simply to avoid paying The Cowsills performance royalties!
Is it really a hit if it only reaches #74?
@@jwhammond1 It means it was a hit but only is certain markets -- not all or even most of them at the same time.
We lost Barry to Hurricane Katrina, and we lost Billy to drugs & hard living, but the others soldier on. Success and adoration followed by bankruptcy and obscurity... not an easy way to grow up. I agree with the others here; it is astounding how well they can all sing. The mom had a beautiful voice; she wasn't just there for effect.
Wow! When I was a kid iI really wanted to be a Cowsill. Or an Astronaut😱,
Love this band! Thanks for sharing the video! It's great to see them play live (I think). Seems like it was live? They were all really great.
Having mostly been familiar with "The Park, The Rain and Other Things" and "Hair" I was really quite shocked at the bridge between 1:38 and 2:25. That teenybop band could actually rock out when they wanted to.
Evidentially not familiar enough to know the name of the song.😟😟
Bumper pool. How cool!
They were very talented
I love the idea and it makes that dynamic even more unique because it works. What do suits know? They didn't think of the idea, they had to fabricate a fictional one after the actual family.
A interesting version of this classic folk song.
Can you feel it? I've discovered more of The Cowsils on TH-cam then the obvious songs. This is IMO their best. The youngest (Susan?) She was rockin it wasn't she? She did great harmony, stage presence i thought.
mom looks like shes hiding a whole lot of skeletons in her closet
Apparently she was
John kicked ass
Wow , reminds me leave it to beaver, brady bunch, combined skit.
@humblepiebrianblair The episode with The Cowsills aired November 17, 1969 according to IMDB.
This was probably a difficult segment to tape. The first part was John singing to a pre recorded track with no ear buds or monitors. Probably why he was a little out of sync with the backing track. It was a feat to grab their instruments and play live from the bridge to the end. Network TV ala 1969
rocknjac58 no doubt! It looks like a ton of work went into this set for something that lasted only a few minutes. I don’t think I’ve ever see anything quite like this production...
@@richieboy6825 Well people are still watching the set 50 years later so there's that.
R M I’m sure they saw this coming whilst working on the set in 1968- goofballs like us watching on our smart phones in 2021…
In the dictionary under "enthusiasm" it should say, "see "Susan" from the Cowsills.
They got a Hammond B-3 organ, the best.
Unique and innovative family band 🎉