THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
The Partridge Family is an American musical television sitcom series starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children who embark on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a Friday-night lineup, and had subsequent runs in syndication. The family was loosely based on the real-life musical family The Cowsills, a popular band in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (More from Wikipedia)
Probably the best known of the women’s music artists is Holly Near, although she is even more familiar as a left-wing political activist. Holly Near appeared in several films, including Slaughterhouse Five and The Todd Killings, as well as television shows like All in the Family, The Mod Squad and The Partridge Family.
(January 2014)
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Still, buying a box of albums even at a good price is something that I rarely do. I like to see what I am buying and make individual decisions. I was once at a flea market down here years ago where a guy was about to close down his stand. I had picked out a handful of CD’s already – two by the Cruzados, Terence Trent d’Arby, Shakespear’s Sister (pictured), Blues Traveler, David Cassidy (I had heard that this teen idol used to sing R&B songs during breaks in the filming of The Partridge Family, so I was going to see if any of that made it to disc) – when the man said, “I’ll sell you the whole rack for $35”. I figure that I had already picked out over $20 worth, so I said yes.
(December 2015)
