Dad was. Their mom had only been dead a few years when this aired (1990). Not flippant about her at all, they love their mom very much. Dad made many bad business decisions & investments & lost it all while burning bridges in the music industry for his kids future in music. They worked their butts off and are still all playing together as The Cowsills, individually or with others. They've recorded for many artists. Talented musicians. Should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
@@Boyo1956 .....there needs to be additional, tighter legislation on behalf of entertainers' earnings and investments. There's still far too much greedy exploitation of the naive and vulnerable new to the business perpetrated by seasoned, savvy managers, executives and such.....and by close family members using their strong emotional connection to continue maintaining their hold on performers.
This family was and is EXTREMELY talented, Susan has a beautiful voice. Their father was extremely abusive& it’s a shame that they never fulfilled their potential.
Susan Cowsill was so cute as that little, 8 year old girl, singing with her family on the television show, banging on her tambourine out of beat with the singing. Yet she sang with all her heart. She grew up to be a pretty woman.
Así es me encanta y me hace extrañar a mi esposo. Ya tiene 24 años que partió. Pero le encantaba la lluvia el parque y otras cosas. Y ahora sin el. Nadamás quiero estar escuchando. Y que nostalgia siento. Alegría. Todo. Me hablen sentir
I met the Cowsills in the latter 60's at WPNO radio on Court street in Auburn, Maine. I had all of their autographs for the longest time. I really did like them all very much. All were always smiling.
I remember seeing the Cowsills on The Ed Sullivan Show when they first played the rain the park and other things I still love that song I should have tear once in awhile I can't help it LOL
That was a great song. I hadn't heard it in probably 30 years and fell into a youtube rabbit hole and found myself listening to this live version and it blew me away. An outstanding live vocal performance. ruclips.net/video/j1dUFOyJ_Vc/видео.html
I was going to post a very similar comment. Bob put the documentary project together and finally decided to get brutally honest. It was a sad story. I understand why they wouldn't air their laundry when their father was still around. Nevertheless, I am glad the Cowsills in this video are alive and sometimes even perform together.
Absolutely. But I was amazed to see this Joan Rivers show just now and these kids are actually defending their father!!! For whatever reason I don't know because all of the group went on to finally say how sadistic their father was.
@@hughhaefner3317I have seen several interviews recently and I have to wonder if Susan didn't feel as much of their dad's wrath as the boys did. She is quick to defend their dad and try to paint a more positive image of him. I give her kudos for trying to keep the peace. My heart goes out to the boys for what they had to endure with their dad and for the scars they clearly have from those bad expieriences.
Barry Cowsill didn't evacuate his apartment in NOLA during Katrina, and sadly he drowned. His body was found in December; it had washed ashore on the Mississippi River near the Chartre Street Wharf. He was 50 years old.
@@gmar7836 He was in an abandoned warehouse off Charters. He left 4 messages on Susan's home phone saying that he was surrounded by looting and shooting and he was scared. They didn't hear the messages until September 2nd. CNN caught a shot of him on a sidewalk. His siblings put their all into trying to find him. No luck until his body was found on December 28th.
Seems they were still in denial about their father. I guess they just didn't want to say anything since he was still alive when this was filmed. He was a monster, physically abusing them all and sexually abusing Susan.
That's EXACTLY right... definitely still afraid and in denial here. Some years later they ALL admitted what a monster their dad was and how much they hated him. Susan actually got defensive here as if Joan's questions was insulting. It's Sad. I love their music....also feel very badly about the childhood and horrible family life they had, but I always found their hyperactive behavior a little annoying. You can see it some in this interview as well.
most of the Cowsills were from Rhode Island. SUSAN was born in Ohio. not pictured was Richard(he was slugging it out in Vietnam during the Cowsills recording days)Bill and Barry(died during Katrina in N.O.) All 3 not pictured would pass away. As of 2020, these 4 are still playing/recording.
Their father was an abusive tyrant and the boys don't sing his praises today. Susan tries to gloss over it but as the only girl & the youngest she probably had a somewhat different experience growing up. The oldest boys especially endured far too much before she was even born. Very talented family with a sad story similar to that of the Jackson Family.
Susan had a WAY different, but just as frightening, experience of her father when she was growing up. In the documentary she says that her father attempted to sexually abuse her when she was 11 years old. Exactly the age she was in this video. The solution was not for mom Barbara to leave and take Susan, John and Barry (the only children living at home at the time) with her. Or to kick Bud out of the house. No. The solution was to make Susan leave and go to live with her brother Paul and his wife and family. Paul and his wife raised Susan from that time on.
Bob Cowsill helped make a documentary about their lives, and it's a tragic story. In this interview their father comes off pretty well, but in the documentary that all of them participated in, not so much.
One of my favorite groups ever in one of the strangest interviews I've ever seen. Everyone's talking over each other, trying to be funny with non-humor and acting like they are secretly scared Joan will go into parental horror story evidence, or as if they've only got five minutes and will get cut off any second. What in the world. Well, blessings to the remaining Cowsills.
I know, very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of disntancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively.@@KB-ut5xh
Im shocked at this.....even as adults there Dad ran the show...on Showtime after the Dad passed away they said a complete different story and described the Dad as a cold heartless jerk that blew there money
I know, very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of disntancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively. @KB-ut5xh
They're not saying anything bad about their dad, Bud, but when he banished Billy for smoking a joint he made a horrible mistake as a parent. Billy had so much talent it was scary. Many of Billy's performances are here on youtube, of course
Yes it was sad and mabe they wouldn't have broken up and Bill wouldn't have all the problems that he had. But it's great to see the videos with his other bands and that he continued with his great talent.
Bud (dad) was obviously still alive during this ancient broadcast because Susan went on to say her dad tried to 'fuck her' every day of her life. Those are HER words from the documentary. The Cowsills siblings were left broke, broken and in debt. Their parents were very abusive, negligent and/or neglectful. If only we knew what really goes on behind those beautiful houses and picket fences we seem to envy.
Oh, that's probably because dad was part of the military pedo cabal that had a hand in the creation of rock and roll. Read Dave McGowan....apparently he missed covering the Cowsills. Oh, and what's with the David Crosby reference. Crosby was a rock n roll gate keeping Nazi pedo. A satanic pedo. Hmmm.
Just watched a great documentary on the Cowsills made in 2013. The father was a tyrant. A great watch if you remember the Cowsills. Family Band: The Cowsills.
I just wantxhed one, don’t know if was the same one. And they hates both parents. This interview aside from them being obnoxious they’re lieing about almost everything they said in the other interview. This interview is not nice to try and listen to. Their very obnoxious imo.
Out of all the young family bands (white kids band in particular)the Cowsills was my favorite listening to because of their original style of music during the 1960 and 1970 .The Osbornes style started off with a portraying of the Jackson 5 and the Partridge Family as anyone could tell was a spinoff of the Cowsills family band.Having love of the Cowsills music feel some sadness for the lack of money they never earned as well as the personal family misfortunes.
I feel sorry for the family after watching this interview. When I read up on their story a few years back, and how the mother was institutionalized at one point and how dad made bad investments and lost all the money...it's just sad.
They just performed in Annapolis at the Ram's Head last Friday. You could've scraped me up off the floor- incredible show! And, just for the record, I'm not an oldies fan. Everything was vital & tight- their old hits, cover songs, newer originals. Susan is as electric of a vocalist as you will ever hear. If there was any justice in the world, this band would be a major act again.
Paul must be blessed with the Irish gift of the gab; I heard that the Cowsill kids attended Catholic grade school in either Ohio or Rhode Island. Maybe Mrs. Barbara Cowsill was Irish-American?
I'm not sure why there are so many negative comments. I thought the Cowsills held their own quite well with one of the toughest interviewers in the business. They were hilarious and at the same time it was very touching to see them support their elderly father during his final years. Bravo!
I am a huge Cowsills fan. But the negative comments come from the fact that the Cowsills in this interview (with the exception of Susan and somewhat Bob) where totally chaotic and out of control. They weren't funny at all, acted as high as kites, and the who thing was very cringe-worthy. I can understand not wanting, at this point, to totally trash their dad. But to make him sound like father of the year was going to the other extreme. Joan was asking some of the most stupid and insensitive questions. It was clear she came to the show woefully unprepared and lacks basic social skills. Again, I love these guys, but this interview was one of the worst I've ever seen. An absolute train wreck. Sad and hard to watch, smh.
@@yesorlando05 ......it was Joan's style to be acerbic at times. She was not to everyone's taste, and being blunt seems to be part of the Jewish method of interacting with others. Can be quite offputting to those caught off guard or generally unaware of this cultural/personality trait who are not thick-skinned.
+babalooey100 Sorry, but while I certainly wouldn't be eager to volunteer the information, I don't think I could just lie like that. If you haven't seen the documentary, "Family Band", see it.
It was sad to watch this. After the death of their dad, they let him have it, but good, and told horible stories of abuse on Enetrtainemnt Tonite, in 2005.
Great mysicians outstanding harmonies. John is the drummer for the beach boys. He was friends with brian wilson. He played on their 50th anniversary tour
Apparently John suffers from the ‘Madonna effect’ - lives in England for 6 months and “develops” an English accent Which is funny - my parents moved from Scotland to the US in the 1960s and they _still_ have their original Scottish accents (though when they go home for a visit, everyone tells them they now have American accents)
THe other siblings don't speak like that- very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of distancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively. @KB-ut5xh @@hyzercreek
OK, here is what I know, I am from Rhode Island. I know that last time I spoke with Bobby, was around 1994 or so. i know their mom used to work as a Nurse in a Providence RI hospital. I think but do not quote me one of them passed away during the KATRINA HURRICANE, but I am not sure However I have heard this from a few people
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans. Cowsill, who chose not to evacuate, weathered the storm in an abandoned warehouse.[6] Cowsill survived the storm but was in need of help. He called his sister Susan from a pay phone (Susan also lived in New Orleans with her family but chose to evacuate) and left four voice mail messages saying he was surrounded by looters and people shooting. Susan Cowsill did not receive the messages until September 2.[7] Cowsill was never heard from again.[3] After an extensive search, Cowsill's body was found under a wharf on the Mississippi River on December 28, 2005.[7][8] His body was subsequently identified by comparison to dental records.[4] Cowsill's death was attributed to drowning as a result of the flooding following Hurricane Katrina.
Sounds like what a very close, protective family does when they're nervous...they start doing smokescreening "schtick" with each other. Since they weren't ready to talk about their mutual problem (their family dysfunction), they're being the ol' kid performers...bouncing off each other just like the kids they used to be. Full of energy but still full of strange, childish energies they haven't started to exorcise yet.
To me they just seem to be excited, and full of energy...which is what U want from TV guests. Joan could have been better prepared tho. Wish the clip included their great singing too.
Pretty damn honest. What did she expect, drugged out, crying in their beer type of interview? They know what they had and know what they lost. Like a tight family does, take it on the chin but still fight for the greatness they are.
revealing, but akward. Joan didn't do basic homework (but they knew this...) it's why the subjects are covered quickly or superficially. Joanie is a well-intentioned klutz. The Cowsills are a family of professionals before their time. Had someone actually been able to explain to them (as children) the nature of 'show biz', they might have paced themselves just a bit. Y'know, instead of accepting gigs at the playboy mansion w/ Heff. How grotesquely inappropriate is THAT? Cowsills are still great. If you don't love them, you're not completely American, or you're just broken. The 'Love American Style' theme song positively rocks. American POP at its' BEST!
Check out Dwight Twilley I'm on Fire video on RUclips. John Cowsill is on drums and Susan Cowsill is singing backup vocals. And they are having a good time. I was born and raised in Rhode Island. Back in the 60's the Cowsills were royalty. I'm still a groupie ( I'm 66 )
Interesting. I recently watched a documentary on these guys and the story is quite different now. The kids admit their dad was a brute and spent all their money. I suppose it was due to he being alive then. The one with the long hair has a British accent...odd. They sound fantastic even now...
I love the Cowsills but this was painful to watch. They certainly didn't do themselves any favors with it. I am sure they all could look back and cringe at this. I feel sorry for them, even though they have such a gift. It seems that they are far more at peace today than at this time. Joan asked reasonable questions, but for a family who was used to covering up the bad stuff, this was the norm. I can't fault Joan for what we now know as awful home life and bad business. God Bless all of them and I hope they know just how much people care about them. The people here are trying to protect them by jumping all over Joan.
They still use the same style of banter that was fashionable in the 1960s. This is along the lines of the Monkees TV show, and the Beatles in the film A Hard Day's Night. It works when their are kids and teens watching, but this is an adult show. They were acting a bit immature, but they are still great people. It's just a bit over the top isn't it?
Watch or listen to Rufus Weinright..... he acts the same way. Just the way they are meaning a way to seek attention. I feel for each member of this family. Also Rufus who's own father wanted the fame his son received...
Wow!, I wonder what Susan Cowsill is doin these days ? Indian Lake is such a nice tune ! Hope she is ok and doin fine. I sure loved the the way she danced as a little girl. Iiked their music, which I tried to hide from my homies 'cause we were into Motown and Hendrix and stuff. I sure loved the 60's and 70's !
Originally The Cowsills are from Canton, Ohio! My home town & state. Late 50's early 60's! They moved a lot cause the family was getting larger. Til they moved to Rhode Island! I did hear their Father was something else, they didn't want to say it to Joan!!
I met the cowsills in Waukesha Wisconsin. They were very friendly and a lot of fun to talk to ! Joan did not research them well'a casual observer from China would have known that their mother was dead. Also Joan should have asked questions directly to each Cowsill. The concrete was a joke, you know the mafia put concrete on people and dropped them in the river if anyone pissed them off. The fact that the money was mismanaged is painful . I wish them all the best.
LOLOL! I love it! They are so real in this because that's how they are. I don't get the English accent but hey, whatever. Hyper to the max and loving them! Great, super-nice people IRL.
Just watched their 2013 documentary and am wondering why they all had to lie about their dad on this interview. They should have told her that question was off limits if they didn't want to admit to his abuse. They look foolish denying his abuse after seeing them admit to it.
@nielset - - I have The Blue Shadow's RUclips videos stored as a favorite playlist. I love their music. Too bad I learned about them 15 years too late to see them perform live. They would have been worth a trip up to Vancouver. Also, although I did know that Billy had some personal problems, I didn't realize he was to blame for the breakup of The Blue Shadows. How very sad.
Barbara lost her battle with emphysema in 1985.. Hurricane Katrina took away Barry in 2005.... And Billy went to join his mom(Barbara) and brother(Barry) in Rock-N-Roll Heaven, after he succumbed to emphysema. Their dad/manager, "Bud " Cowsill crossed over in 1992, following his bout with illness. I remember The Cowsills and their music back in the 60's, with their tight harmonies and groovy sound. They rock!!!! :)
Regarding John's "English" accent, my gut feeling tells me that he is doing an imitation of Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap, who in turn was doing an imitation of Jeff Beck. I think he thought(!) he was being funny.
I know, very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of disntancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively. @KB-ut5xh
Wow I was watching the Moon Landing Live when The Cowsills were getting famous , me and a Lot of other guys had a crush on Susan , that makes me feel old :} QC
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Dad was. Their mom had only been dead a few years when this aired (1990). Not flippant about her at all, they love their mom very much. Dad made many bad business decisions & investments & lost it all while burning bridges in the music industry for his kids future in music. They worked their butts off and are still all playing together as The Cowsills, individually or with others. They've recorded for many artists. Talented musicians. Should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Their agents took advantage of them as well.
@@Boyo1956 .....there needs to be additional, tighter legislation on behalf of entertainers' earnings and investments. There's still far too much greedy exploitation of the naive and vulnerable new to the business perpetrated by seasoned, savvy managers, executives and such.....and by close family members using their strong emotional connection to continue maintaining their hold on performers.
“They all love their Mom…” Not Paul! He’s got some very definite things to say about both parents. And I hear him.
Sad that Barry died during Katrina
@@Boyo1956 so did their dad
Given the horrific way their father treated them, it's amazing any of them are still around.
This family was and is EXTREMELY talented, Susan has a beautiful voice. Their father was extremely abusive& it’s a shame that they never fulfilled their potential.
Susan Cowsill was so cute as that little, 8 year old girl, singing with her family on the television show, banging on her tambourine out of beat with the singing. Yet she sang with all her heart. She grew up to be a pretty woman.
They were covering for their father here, but later they did the Family Band documentary and spilled the beans on him
Regardless of the times, Cowsills are charming. Susan is adorable.
Así es me encanta y me hace extrañar a mi esposo. Ya tiene 24 años que partió. Pero le encantaba la lluvia el parque y otras cosas. Y ahora sin el. Nadamás quiero estar escuchando. Y que nostalgia siento. Alegría. Todo. Me hablen sentir
I met the Cowsills in the latter 60's at WPNO radio on Court street in Auburn, Maine. I had all of their autographs for the longest time. I really did like them all very much. All were always smiling.
This is just sad. I love these guys. They obviously had not come out of hiding about Bud at this point. Of course, Bud was still alive.
I remember seeing this when I was up in the middle of the night with a killer migraine. Nice to be able to see it pain free.
I'm a Cowsill groupie! I didn't even know who they were until a few months ago! ( before my time!!) ♥
What a great story with great people!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥
Do you have Prime? You HAVE to see "Family Band The Cowsills story".
I remember seeing the Cowsills on The Ed Sullivan Show when they first played the rain the park and other things I still love that song I should have tear once in awhile I can't help it LOL
This band was underrated they played very well and harmony
That was a great song. I hadn't heard it in probably 30 years and fell into a youtube rabbit hole and found myself listening to this live version and it blew me away. An outstanding live vocal performance. ruclips.net/video/j1dUFOyJ_Vc/видео.html
I was going to post a very similar comment. Bob put the documentary project together and finally decided to get brutally honest. It was a sad story. I understand why they wouldn't air their laundry when their father was still around. Nevertheless, I am glad the Cowsills in this video are alive and sometimes even perform together.
According to several sites, including a Cowsills fan club, this was recorded on February 18, 1991.
Love you Christian Songs playlist...Keith Green & 2nd Chapter of Acts! From back in the day! :)
They are an adorable family. Love their songs.
My younger brother and I 'crushed' on the mere illustration of Susan Cowsill when I was 12 and he was 9. Well, it was MY album.
Their father was extremely abusive to them. They did the best they could under the circumstances, and their music was amazing.
Absolutely. But I was amazed to see this Joan Rivers show just now and these kids are actually defending their father!!! For whatever reason I don't know because all of the group went on to finally say how sadistic their father was.
@@hughhaefner3317 they waited until he died. I think he died in 1992
Yeah -- they surely dont act like it here - seems like they are worried dad might be watching.
@@hughhaefner3317I have seen several interviews recently and I have to wonder if Susan didn't feel as much of their dad's wrath as the boys did. She is quick to defend their dad and try to paint a more positive image of him. I give her kudos for trying to keep the peace. My heart goes out to the boys for what they had to endure with their dad and for the scars they clearly have from those bad expieriences.
@@patlarimore6960 Pat, Susan probably didn't and through all of that abuse they thrived. They sure are talented and Susan still has the best vocals.
Barry Cowsill didn't evacuate his apartment in NOLA during Katrina, and sadly he drowned. His body was found in December; it had washed ashore on the Mississippi River near the Chartre Street Wharf. He was 50 years old.
So awful....so tragic
I read on Wikipedia he was stuck in a wherehouse. No mention of his apartment
@@gmar7836 He was in an abandoned warehouse off Charters. He left 4 messages on Susan's home phone saying that he was surrounded by looting and shooting and he was scared. They didn't hear the messages until September 2nd. CNN caught a shot of him on a sidewalk. His siblings put their all into trying to find him. No luck until his body was found on December 28th.
Seems they were still in denial about their father. I guess they just didn't want to say anything since he was still alive when this was filmed. He was a monster, physically abusing them all and sexually abusing Susan.
Don't forget mentally abusive.
That's EXACTLY right... definitely still afraid and in denial here. Some years later they ALL admitted what a monster their dad was and how much they hated him. Susan actually got defensive here as if Joan's questions was insulting. It's Sad. I love their music....also feel very badly about the childhood and horrible family life they had, but I always found their hyperactive behavior a little annoying. You can see it some in this interview as well.
@@daviddeuser2056 They did tend to close ranks here and cheer the old man, heartfelt or otherwise.
My God...
Jeepers creepers!
most of the Cowsills were from Rhode Island.
SUSAN was born in Ohio.
not pictured was Richard(he was slugging it out in Vietnam during the Cowsills recording days)Bill and Barry(died during Katrina in N.O.)
All 3 not pictured would pass away. As of 2020, these 4 are still playing/recording.
Their father was an abusive tyrant and the boys don't sing his praises today. Susan tries to gloss over it but as the only girl & the youngest she probably had a somewhat different experience growing up. The oldest boys especially endured far too much before she was even born. Very talented family with a sad story similar to that of the Jackson Family.
Susan had a WAY different, but just as frightening, experience of her father when she was growing up. In the documentary she says that her father attempted to sexually abuse her when she was 11 years old. Exactly the age she was in this video. The solution was not for mom Barbara to leave and take Susan, John and Barry (the only children living at home at the time) with her. Or to kick Bud out of the house. No. The solution was to make Susan leave and go to live with her brother Paul and his wife and family. Paul and his wife raised Susan from that time on.
Bob Cowsill helped make a documentary about their lives, and it's a tragic story. In this interview their father comes off pretty well, but in the documentary that all of them participated in, not so much.
One of my favorite groups ever in one of the strangest interviews I've ever seen. Everyone's talking over each other, trying to be funny with non-humor and acting like they are secretly scared Joan will go into parental horror story evidence, or as if they've only got five minutes and will get cut off any second. What in the world. Well, blessings to the remaining Cowsills.
seemed high as hell. What's with the British accent from John???
I know, very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of disntancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively.@@KB-ut5xh
The facade was still up at this point regarding dear ol' Dad. Sad...
No kidding, takes a lot of energy too.
Im shocked at this.....even as adults there Dad ran the show...on Showtime after the Dad passed away they said a complete different story and described the Dad as a cold heartless jerk that blew there money
I know, very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of disntancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively. @KB-ut5xh
They're not saying anything bad about their dad, Bud, but when he banished Billy for smoking a joint he made a horrible mistake as a parent. Billy had so much talent it was scary. Many of Billy's performances are here on youtube, of course
This was taped in 1991. Bud Cowsill died in 1992.
Yes it was sad and mabe they wouldn't have broken up and Bill wouldn't have all the problems that he had. But it's great to see the videos with his other bands and that he continued with his great talent.
Bud (dad) was obviously still alive during this ancient broadcast because Susan went on to say her dad tried to 'fuck her' every day of her life. Those are HER words from the documentary.
The Cowsills siblings were left broke, broken and in debt. Their parents were very abusive, negligent and/or neglectful.
If only we knew what really goes on behind those beautiful houses and picket fences we seem to envy.
Oh, that's probably because dad was part of the military pedo cabal that had a hand in the creation of rock and roll. Read Dave McGowan....apparently he missed covering the Cowsills. Oh, and what's with the David Crosby reference. Crosby was a rock n roll gate keeping Nazi pedo. A satanic pedo. Hmmm.
The mom's sisters said he took a run at every one of them plus HIS MOTHER IN LAW!! Sicko -- I hope Susan was exaggerating but I doubt she was
This interview is all over the place.
Remember, their father was still alive when this interview happened. After he died, well, the truth was told.
In the documentary, Susan finally told the truth about that monster. Everything you might suspect.
Well said Julie. That documentary was heartbreaking.
Just watched a great documentary on the Cowsills made in 2013. The father was a tyrant. A great watch if you remember the Cowsills. Family Band: The Cowsills.
Korova Milkbar yah also the Jacksons father was too..I guess you have to be in a competitive business
He molested Susan.
He TRIED!
@@forhim370 Well, he tried to molest his wife's 2 sisters too but they said no.
I just wantxhed one, don’t know if was the same one. And they hates both parents. This interview aside from them being obnoxious they’re lieing about almost everything they said in the other interview. This interview is not nice to try and listen to. Their very obnoxious imo.
is this 2009 cowsills. I love these kids since 1969/70 when I first saw and heard them live. Bless 'em all!
No way this is early 90s
Out of all the young family bands (white kids band in particular)the Cowsills was my favorite listening to because of their original style of music during the 1960 and 1970 .The Osbornes style started off with a portraying of the Jackson 5 and the Partridge Family as anyone could tell was a spinoff of the Cowsills family band.Having love of the Cowsills music feel some sadness for the lack of money they never earned as well as the personal family misfortunes.
Aladdin Smith: The Osbornes? You mean the Osmonds! The Osmonds started before the Jacksons, the Jacksons father had his kids watch the Osmonds on tv!!
I feel sorry for the family after watching this interview. When I read up on their story a few years back, and how the mother was institutionalized at one point and how dad made bad investments and lost all the money...it's just sad.
Yes true and he was an alcoholic would beat the kids too..
They just performed in Annapolis at the Ram's Head last Friday. You could've scraped me up off the floor- incredible show! And, just for the record, I'm not an oldies fan. Everything was vital & tight- their old hits, cover songs, newer originals. Susan is as electric of a vocalist as you will ever hear. If there was any justice in the world, this band would be a major act again.
There's a much longer interview with Paul Cowsill on You Tube. He tells a much different story about the family and their parents.
I Love Susan and her family for ever, since they started
I don't know why they even bothered to have the family there, Paul wouldn't shut up long enough to let anyone else talk!
Oh chill the fuck up. Paul was just exited.
Paul must be blessed with the Irish gift of the gab; I heard that the Cowsill kids attended Catholic grade school in either Ohio or Rhode Island. Maybe Mrs. Barbara Cowsill was Irish-American?
Ha ha John pushed him back so he could talk
Awesome family, band and musicians, especially drummer John!
Todos cantan tan hermoso. Que en parece que son ángeles en el cielo. Me encanta
aun sueño a mis 70 años al escucharlos musica maravillosa de chle saludos
this is the craziest interview
1:58 - Boy, Denial City right there. The stories that they told once that son-of-a-bitch died, man...
Love these guys !
If they ever come to Houston, I "d would like to see them. I hope I get that chance.
I'm not sure why there are so many negative comments. I thought the Cowsills held their own quite well with one of the toughest interviewers in the business. They were hilarious and at the same time it was very touching to see them support their elderly father during his final years. Bravo!
I am a huge Cowsills fan. But the negative comments come from the fact that the Cowsills in this interview (with the exception of Susan and somewhat Bob) where totally chaotic and out of control. They weren't funny at all, acted as high as kites, and the who thing was very cringe-worthy. I can understand not wanting, at this point, to totally trash their dad. But to make him sound like father of the year was going to the other extreme. Joan was asking some of the most stupid and insensitive questions. It was clear she came to the show woefully unprepared and lacks basic social skills. Again, I love these guys, but this interview was one of the worst I've ever seen. An absolute train wreck. Sad and hard to watch, smh.
@@yesorlando05 - I guess I must be a bigger fan than you. I enjoyed every moment.
@@yesorlando05 ......it was Joan's style to be acerbic at times. She was not to everyone's taste, and being blunt seems to be part of the Jewish method of interacting with others. Can be quite offputting to those caught off guard or generally unaware of this cultural/personality trait who are not thick-skinned.
Because we now know they were lying as their father was an abusive drunk who blew their trust fund
Yeah well he beat them into submission as he was a heavy alcoholic…and just a nightmare of a human.
I, am amazed at how the Cowsills lied through their teeth during this interview. They've since acknowledged that their father was an abusive monster.
Scott J
Yup.
It's amazing how some folks might be hesitant about crapping on their own.......
+babalooey100 no he threatened them I'm sure
+babalooey100 Sorry, but while I certainly wouldn't be eager to volunteer the information, I don't think I could just lie like that. If you haven't seen the documentary, "Family Band", see it.
Scott Furtado yeah that's what I thought
They mentioned he was still alive at the time. Libel laws.
It was sad to watch this. After the death of their dad, they let him have it, but good, and told horible stories of abuse on Enetrtainemnt Tonite, in 2005.
Great mysicians outstanding harmonies. John is the drummer for the beach boys. He was friends with brian wilson. He played on their 50th anniversary tour
Apparently John suffers from the ‘Madonna effect’ - lives in England for 6 months and “develops” an English accent
Which is funny - my parents moved from Scotland to the US in the 1960s and they _still_ have their original Scottish accents (though when they go home for a visit, everyone tells them they now have American accents)
My Gram came to the US in 1904 from Paisley and never lost her Scottish accent.
It's a Rhode Island accent
@@TubeHeiress my parents were from Paisley as well!
THe other siblings don't speak like that- very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of distancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively. @KB-ut5xh
@@hyzercreek
Joan lost control of the interview.
that's easy to do with The Cowsills. i've seen many an interview and the all seem to go the same route.
The Cowsill interviews are a virtual shit storm! Everyone talking at the same time, totally disorganized; no wonder they're broke.
Joan was wonderful as a person but as you said this was poor.
@@wizard9403 nasty bastard fuck off
OK, here is what I know, I am from Rhode Island.
I know that last time I spoke with Bobby, was around 1994 or so.
i know their mom used to work as a Nurse in a Providence RI hospital.
I think but do not quote me one of them passed away during the KATRINA HURRICANE, but I am not sure However I have heard this from a few people
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans. Cowsill, who chose not to evacuate, weathered the storm in an abandoned warehouse.[6] Cowsill survived the storm but was in need of help. He called his sister Susan from a pay phone (Susan also lived in New Orleans with her family but chose to evacuate) and left four voice mail messages saying he was surrounded by looters and people shooting. Susan Cowsill did not receive the messages until September 2.[7] Cowsill was never heard from again.[3] After an extensive search, Cowsill's body was found under a wharf on the Mississippi River on December 28, 2005.[7][8] His body was subsequently identified by comparison to dental records.[4] Cowsill's death was attributed to drowning as a result of the flooding following Hurricane Katrina.
@@mikefromwilm :(
Barry .
Thank you for the information !!!
Watch their documentary - it's totally different and lots more organized than this mess of an interview. What's with John and the British accent? Gag.
Cynthia Earl agreed...he sounds stupid
It's because John is stupid...lol.
That’s a British accent? Noooooo. It isn’t.
@@iVenge it's not even an English accent. "Dorg"!? :-)
hazy33 Exactly. And given all of the varieties one might attempt from Torquay to Sunderland, that’s really saying something.
Sounds like what a very close, protective family does when they're nervous...they start doing smokescreening "schtick" with each other. Since they weren't ready to talk about their mutual problem (their family dysfunction), they're being the ol' kid performers...bouncing off each other just like the kids they used to be. Full of energy but still full of strange, childish energies they haven't started to exorcise yet.
Makes sense. They certainly weren't ready to talk to *Joan Rivers* about it.
Some of it sounds like denial.
To me they just seem to be excited, and full of energy...which is what U want from TV guests.
Joan could have been better prepared tho.
Wish the clip included their great singing too.
Their so interesting and funny, love it!
Pretty damn honest. What did she expect, drugged out, crying in their beer type of interview? They know what they had and know what they lost. Like a tight family does, take it on the chin but still fight for the greatness they are.
revealing, but akward. Joan didn't do basic homework (but they knew this...) it's why
the subjects are covered quickly or superficially. Joanie is a well-intentioned klutz.
The Cowsills are a family of professionals before their time. Had someone actually
been able to explain to them (as children) the nature of 'show biz', they might have paced themselves just a bit. Y'know, instead of accepting gigs at the playboy
mansion w/ Heff. How grotesquely inappropriate is THAT? Cowsills are still great.
If you don't love them, you're not completely American, or you're just broken. The
'Love American Style' theme song positively rocks. American POP at its' BEST!
say asshole that would be better
I believe being a Viet Nam era veteran and a native son means I'm completely American........but I ain't no square.
If you watch their doc they tell a very different story about their dad.
I love John's accent! I always thought he and Barry were the cutest and funniest ones in the group!
Check out Dwight Twilley I'm on Fire video on RUclips. John Cowsill is on drums and Susan Cowsill is singing backup vocals. And they are having a good time. I was born and raised in Rhode Island. Back in the 60's the Cowsills were royalty. I'm still a groupie ( I'm 66 )
love how they all just fight to be heard, to get a word in edgewise! more a family than a band.
Awww, I LOVE them!
I thought this was mad TV for a second whoa
Susan is so adorable!
They are all a part of American and maybe even world culture and they can always be proud of that.
Interesting. I recently watched a documentary on these guys and the story is quite different now. The kids admit their dad was a brute and spent all their money. I suppose it was due to he being alive then. The one with the long hair has a British accent...odd. They sound fantastic even now...
John did but I heard they all do to imitate the Beatles.Their favorite band and mine too.
I find this interview very sad, now that the world knows the truth about their upbringing. Love the Cowsills, and will always be a loyal fan.
@Samuel Gazzo Belated agreement.
Due to horrible father.
This is sad. They're all over the place trying not to answer questions and reveal or face the truths about their lives
@@gmar7836 and they say Joe Jackson to the Jackson 5 and Murry Wilson to The Beach Boys were bad!!!
I love the Cowsills but this was painful to watch. They certainly didn't do themselves any favors with it. I am sure they all could look back and cringe at this. I feel sorry for them, even though they have such a gift. It seems that they are far more at peace today than at this time. Joan asked reasonable questions, but for a family who was used to covering up the bad stuff, this was the norm. I can't fault Joan for what we now know as awful home life and bad business. God Bless all of them and I hope they know just how much people care about them. The people here are trying to protect them by jumping all over Joan.
They still use the same style of banter that was fashionable in the 1960s. This is along the lines of the Monkees TV show, and the Beatles in the film A Hard Day's Night. It works when their are kids and teens watching, but this is an adult show. They were acting a bit immature, but they are still great people. It's just a bit over the top isn't it?
Sean They weren’t given the opportunity to develop normally. They seem socially inept, immature and broken, very sad.
Watch or listen to Rufus Weinright..... he acts the same way. Just the way they are meaning a way to seek attention. I feel for each member of this family. Also Rufus who's own father wanted the fame his son received...
Wow!, I wonder what Susan Cowsill is doin these days ? Indian Lake is such a nice tune ! Hope she is ok and doin fine. I sure loved the the way she danced as a little girl. Iiked their music, which I tried to hide from my homies 'cause we were into Motown and Hendrix and stuff. I sure loved the 60's and 70's !
Still touring with The Happy Together Tour!
What's with the British accent John Cowsill is affecting in this interview? He's a kid from Rhode Island!
John "Free Food" the year I met you ,the night before at avelon
Some of them are hyper and a little bit manic! Wild interview everyone talking at once! I love their music. 🎸✌️😎
Originally The Cowsills are from Canton, Ohio! My home town & state. Late 50's early 60's! They moved a lot cause the family was getting larger. Til they moved to Rhode Island! I did hear their Father was something else, they didn't want to say it to Joan!!
Only Susan was born in Canton.
@fordude60 I was a guest on Joan Rivers' TV show and she was fantastic, slick as a whistle, quick witted and smart.
Susan looks like she wants to poke Joan's eyes out, and Joan doesn't have the first clue as to how condescending she sounds.
Condescending is what Joan was all about.
Why did they stick up for the dad so much here? Was it because he was still alive? The story now is just the opposite in there documentary.
whats with his English accent?
walkthisways I thought the same thing
I believe he knew it was a farce, so he thought why not make it totally absurd.
I met the cowsills in Waukesha Wisconsin. They were very friendly and a lot of fun to talk to ! Joan did not research them well'a casual observer from China would have known that their mother was dead. Also Joan should have asked questions directly to each Cowsill. The concrete was a joke, you know the mafia put concrete on people and dropped them in the river if anyone pissed them off. The fact that the money was mismanaged is painful . I wish them all the best.
Susan... is so beautiful.
Stay away, I like her too.
@@dennis9707 The overbite is *so* sexy, but that was then.
Love her dancing!
Her overall persona.
Yes she is... and a beautiful voice to go alone with the rest.
Would have been much more interesting if they hadn’t all spoken over each other in an attempt to be the funny one
It's hard to follow because of that.
They're trying not to answer the questions
LOLOL! I love it! They are so real in this because that's how they are. I don't get the English accent but hey, whatever. Hyper to the max and loving them! Great, super-nice people IRL.
Just watched their 2013 documentary and am wondering why they all had to lie about their dad on this interview. They should have told her that question was off limits if they didn't want to admit to his abuse. They look foolish denying his abuse after seeing them admit to it.
It's not John Cowsill with the accent, it's Nigel Tufnel!
@nielset - - I have The Blue Shadow's RUclips videos stored as a favorite playlist. I love their music. Too bad I learned about them 15 years too late to see them perform live. They would have been worth a trip up to Vancouver. Also, although I did know that Billy had some personal problems, I didn't realize he was to blame for the breakup of The Blue Shadows. How very sad.
They are Barbara (mom), Paul, Bob, Barry, Billy, John, Susan. Bud was the dad. Richard never was in the band.
"The Rain, The Park, & Other Things" is so innocent it reminds me of my childhood before I became a little perve!
Barbara lost her battle with emphysema in 1985..
Hurricane Katrina took away Barry in 2005....
And Billy went to join his mom(Barbara)
and brother(Barry) in Rock-N-Roll Heaven,
after he succumbed to emphysema.
Their dad/manager, "Bud " Cowsill
crossed over in 1992, following his bout with illness.
I remember The Cowsills and their music
back in the 60's, with their tight harmonies
and groovy sound.
They rock!!!! :)
Billy Angus
Oh Wow I am sorry to hear this. SIP
Check out the Blue Shadows. Billy's band in the mid 90s. Amazing
Bob's twin brother Richard who wasn't in the band, died July 8, 2014 of lung cancer.
Regarding John's "English" accent, my gut feeling tells me that he is doing an imitation of Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap, who in turn was doing an imitation of Jeff Beck. I think he thought(!) he was being funny.
This interview is all over the place. everyone interupting and talking over each other
Speed? Meth? Mk ultra?
How did John get a British accent?
They sure changed their tune about their dad in the years since this was filmed. Wonder what changed?
I know, very odd. No one is saying anyting about the affected accent and it is NOT a New England manner of speaking either. Maybe it is a way of disntancing one's self? ?????? I thought they said the parents were horrid???? Here they are saying, 'no'????? Joan asks if the 'father ruled the roost', Susan says an emphatic "NO"...Then, Susan says they love their dad and she doesn't know what the the heck is going on about that ???What the heck? If he was really like that, why not say it when the man ( and the wife) is a alive to respond, not after they are both deceased and no one can defend hiimself and herself, respectively. @KB-ut5xh
No Barry died during Katrina. Billy died last year.
I’m assuming at this point the father is alive because from the documentary their opinion of him is quite different
They're Crazy! I LOVE Them!
Interesting as time went on Susan changed her story of her Dad.
They all did, some of them changed story of mom too
Their take on their dad and the reported abuse so prevalent in print is rather interesting at best!
Wow, one of the Cowsills was British!!
John became Mr. Vicki Peterson!
Sorry, meant early 1991. They were touring in 1990 after recording new music.
Not at all flippant. They have tremendous respect and love for their mom. She passed away a few years before that interview.
Wow I was watching the Moon Landing Live when The Cowsills were getting famous , me and a Lot of other guys had a crush on Susan , that makes me feel old :} QC