1. Susan Claire Cowsill was born on May 20,1959 and is a musician, vocalist and songwriter.
16 Facts About Susan Cowsill
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Susan Cowsill rose to prominence as a member of the family band The Cowsills.
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Susan Claire Cowsill was born in Canton, Ohio, to William "Bud" and Barbara Cowsill.
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Susan Cowsill is the youngest and only daughter of seven children.
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Susan Cowsill's debut solo vocal was a song called "Ask the Children", featured in the Cowsills' third MGM album, Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools.
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Susan Cowsill became known for her performance of the line "and spaghetti'd", which she sang with a squeakiness in her voice that she still uses when she performs the song live.
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Susan Cowsill was initially relegated to playing the tambourine, but by the time she left the group in 1971 she had learned to play other instruments; in an episode of the short-lived Barbara McNair Show she was seen playing bass guitar.
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Susan Cowsill again reunited with brothers Bob, Paul and John as the Cowsills in the 1990s, to work on another album of original songs.
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Susan Cowsill occasionally appeared in a duo with bandmate Vicki Peterson, calling themselves the Psycho Sisters.
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In 2004, on the heels of a rare Christmas snowfall in New Orleans, Susan Cowsill wrote and recorded Crescent City Sneaux, contrasting the peace of that snowfall with the disaster of Hurricane Katrina and has been described as an "anthem" for survivors of the hurricane.
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Susan Cowsill has made guest appearances on others' albums including Hootie and the Blowfish's 2003 self-titled release, Paul Sanchez's 2008 album Exit to Mystery Street, Giant Sand's 1992 release Glum, and A Fragile Tomorrow's Beautiful Noise, Tripping Over Nothing, and Be Nice Be Careful.
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The Susan Cowsill Band's "Covered In Vinyl" performances have featured classic rock albums played live in their entirety.
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Susan Cowsill made numerous appearances with her family on many variety shows in the 1960s and early 1970s including a solo appearance on The Dean Martin Show.
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Susan Cowsill paid tribute to Barry on her latest CD with her version of his song "River of Love".
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Susan Cowsill married fellow band member and drummer Russ Broussard in July 2003.
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Susan Cowsill has one daughter, Miranda Holsapple, from her marriage to musician Peter Holsapple.