Billy cowsill biography

William "Bill" Cowsill, Jr., also known as Billy, (January 9, 1948 – February 18, 2006) was an American singer best known as lead singer and guitarist of The Cowsills who had three top 10 singles in the late 1960s.

Bill's involvement with The Cowsills came to an abrupt end in 1969 when his father, Bud, caught Bill smoking marijuana.

According to his brother Bob, Bill was immediately kicked out of the band. His dismissal was the beginning of the end of the Cowsills as a group.

Bill was briefly considered as a replacement for Brian Wilson in The Beach Boys' live performances, and in 1971 he released a solo album, Nervous Breakthrough , on MGM, which failed to chart.
By 1972, after Susan, Paul and Barbara opted out, Bill briefly rejoined Bob, Barry and John, reforming the original Cowsills' lineup, and released one single, "Covered Wagon," which also failed to chart (possibly owing to, among other things, the fact that the song was hard rock, a sign