The Cowsills Podcast

This summer, The Cowsills are rerunning their favorite episodes ON VIDEO! Check out their interview with Felix Cavaliere on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CowsillFan

Today is a very special episode. The incredible Felix Cavaliere joins the Cowsills -- and he is their 3rd guest who has been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Early in 1965, FELIX CAVALIERE formed the ‘Young Rascals’ with Dino Danelli, Eddie Brigati, and Gene Cornish. The Rascals were the 1st rock band in the world. From 1965-1970 they reigned atop the charts, turning out one hit after another. He also happens to be Susan's favorite dance partner!

Felix shares what it was like to take on 28 songs a night, 6 nights a week, stories about George Harrison, and much more!

Song of the Week:
I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore by The Young Rascals

https://www.felixcavalieremusic.com/

This summer, The Cowsills are rerunning their favorite episodes ON VIDEO! Check out their interview with Joe Piscopo on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CowsillFan

The career of Joe Piscopo is so voluminous and broad that to try and cover it in a short podcast episode is impossible. If we belabor even one aspect of Joe's amazing life we'll start belaboring other things then pretty soon we're in to a 5th episode with Joe belaboring everything. We did our best to hone in on some interesting factoids that we could ask Joe about like, "Why did you take the drums out of 'Wipeout' on your 1985 album "New Jersey"? Who takes the drums out of "Wipeout"?!!!! Also being the great impersonator he is (he can impersonate so many people the list has to be alphabetized to keep track) we asked about when he first discovered he had that ability and who was the subject of his first impersonation. Of course we had to get in to Sinatra and "Saturday Night Live" with Eddie Murphy and even a little Rock Positano. Enjoy the episode... we had a blast visiting with Joe.

Song of the Week: New Jersey

This summer, The Cowsills are rerunning their favorite episodes ON VIDEO! Check out their interview with John Stamos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CowsillFan

WE FOUND HIM!!! We caught our brother John as he was getting ready to head to Los Angeles airport and out on the road with the Beach Boys. We had a great visit. Wait'll you hear about the "Dead Brother's" music project John is going to get going. It is awesome. Then we just got in to a lot of stuff about a lot of things about this and that and that and this... and we made some big announcements on this episode also. Enjoy!

This summer, The Cowsills are rerunning their favorite episodes ON VIDEO! Check out their interview with John Stamos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CowsillFan

Whether it's Blackie, Jocko, Stamos, or John, Tony Gates or any of the broadway characters he's portrayed, General Hospital, Full House, Fuller House, Fullest House (just kidding there was no "Fullest House"), Grandfathered, ER, Big Shot , he's on Disney plus he's on Netflix and his TV commercials are some of his best work.... he's everywhere....visiting with John Stamos is like visiting with one of the most successful everythings of our time...and we've basically known him via our own brother John forever. He's like this true family friend. Anyway enough of John but his career though right? Where do you start? What do you focus on? So we just decided let's just visit with him and certainly questions will arise during the visit and maybe we'll even ask him something he's never been asked. Coming up...the Box Tops!

Derek Sharp (D#) could have been the front man for any band in Canada he chose to do that with...no one would have turned him down. But instead a band chose him and destiny was fulfilled. In 2008 Derek became lead singer of The Guess Who. But Derek goes way beyond fronting The Guess Who and we get in to some real fun discussions about things like that and his life before 2008 through today. You'll really enjoy this story. BULLETIN: THE PODCAST IS GOING VISUAL FOR THE SUMMER!!!!

WE ARE BACK FROM JAZZ FEST!!! We had a blast performing on the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest opening for Chris Isaak and Elvis Costello! They both mentioned us in their shows!!! "SAY WHAT?????" We take you through the whole trip and it was amazing. The rain, the thunder and lightning were tourist attractions for some of us! We gripe and update and have our usual fun. Coming up - Jose Feliciano, The Bacon Brothers, Derek Sharp from the Guess Who and more!!! Plus we talk about a summer plan for the podcast. Enjoy!

A COWSILL-OSMOND VISIT!!! It happened folks! Jay Osmond was gracious enough to visit with us and what a visit it was. We don't want to give too much away but we had a great time. You'll hear about their first performance in front of Walt Disney (Jay was only 6), the whole Andy Williams tale and their successful attempt at leaving what they called the "song and dance" group behind to hit the pop charts and get in on the fun of being a rock 'n roll band making hit records. Believe us you will want to hear about their path to accomplishing that. Thanks everyone enjoy!

Please sit back and enjoy our laid back relaxed conversation with Bill Cunningham and Gary Talley two of the original founding members of the Box Tops. Songs like "The Letter" and "Cry Like a Baby" were some of the best pop songs released back in the day. Everyone has a history and the Box Tops history is pretty crazy with some real unusual twists and turns you'll enjoy hearing about...and be amazed at some of the shenanigans taking place around them. Hope you enjoy this weeks episode of The Cowsills Podcast.

Godfrey Townsend is the Musical Director for the Happy Together Tour band. He is a gifted musician, keyboardist, guitarist and actually began his musical life singing opera at the age of 6. Just Google Godfrey and you can see all of the artists he has performed with. It is truly amazing. On the Happy Together Tour his band is used by every act as their back up band and he and his boys morph into all of us during the course of the show. As a guitarist you want Clapton you've got Clapton, you want Beatles you got it....Godfrey has spent his career elevating others with his talent and musicianship...if he was in your band, or on stage with you, you were better for it. Enjoy the episode folks next week....John Stamos!

If there ever was an artist who’s name should be on the lips of all music fans and who should be a star in his own right, and IS actually, it’s Rob Bonfiglio. An accomplished guitarist, singer, arranger, producer, songwriter and many other things, Rob has recorded 5 solo albums and his power pop sound and arrangements are right up there with the very best of them. Listen once and you will continue to listen. Rob currently tours with Brian Wilson. We Cowsills were all in a band with our mother and Rob is in a band with his father-in-law, Brian, (he’s married to Brian’s daughter Carnie) so we have that “family band’ thing in common. Rob’s band, Wanderlust, made a splash in the mid 1990’s and he has forged a career in music throughout the years and is deserving of all the attention a successful recording artist deserves. Enjoy the visit. Lots going on and big things coming!

Song of the Week: Text Me by Rob Bonfiglio