David Cassidy

[Bilbo]

I remember the Cassidy/Donny Osmond wars from the mid-70s. It got ugly. I always preferred Cassidy. I was talking about him the other day after a quiz question and looked this up on YouTube. This bass player has a great live sound and feel. I can't quite catch the bass and certainly don't know the player. Any ideas? Google is drawing a blank.

 

 

[pineweasel]

Info here http://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/FansPages/Memorabilia1985TourProgram.html

Specifically this page:

http://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/FansPages/1985TourProgram20.pdf

Looks like it is Rory McFarlane (credited as Ruari)

[casapete]

Great song by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. David Cassidy was really talented - good singer and a good guitarist too. Such a sad end to his life at the age of 67 due to alcohol related issues.

[Bilbo]

Yes, I knew it was a Beach Boys cover but always loved his version. He had a great voice.

[TheGreek]

Reincarnated for many of us who watch "The Big Bang Theory" as Sheldon's earworm.

[4000]

Looks like a Westone Thunder IIA to me.

[Bilbo]

I thought Westone. Thought it might be a custom job. 

[fleabag]

Great tone on that bass, Westone or whatever. 

[4000]

 

[LeftyP]

David's dad was the actor Jack Cassidy who was one of the best "villains" in the TV series Columbo!

[grandad]

43 minutes ago, LeftyP said:

David's dad was the actor Jack Cassidy who was one of the best "villains" in the TV series Columbo!

[4000]

5 minutes ago, grandad said:

I didn’t realise that. Also in The Eiger Sanction. And David’s stepmum was Shirley Jones, of Carousel fame. Never knew that either. 

[Stingray5]

I may lose my Prog-rock credibility here, but back in 70's I had his album "Home Is Where The Heart Is". Produced by Beach Boy Bruce Johnston the album has a host of top name session players including Lee Sklar on bass and Danny Kortchmar on guitar. His cover of the McCartney song, "Tomorrow", is what made me buy the album and also showed Cassidy could go beyond the teenybop image with time changes and a rockin' guitar solo (I think from 'Kootch'?).

 

[Stub Mandrel]

Groovy threads.

[stewblack]

First single I ever bought... How Can I Be Sure by The Cass

[Leonard Smalls]

13 minutes ago, stewblack said:

First single I ever bought... How Can I Be Sure by The Cass

Funnily enough, one of the 1st records (*) I bought was Feeding of the 5000 by Crass!

 

 

* actually the 1st was Money Money Money by Abba 😮

[Bilbo]

Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace

[stewblack]

6 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace

Yup had that too. Still know all the words 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

[Frank Blank]

14 hours ago, Stingray5 said:

Prog-rock credibility...

Isn’t that an oxymoron? 😉

[fleabag]

17 hours ago, LeftyP said:

David's dad was the actor Jack Cassidy who was one of the best "villains" in the TV series Columbo!

And the superb bassist for Jefferson Airplane

[Paddy515]

1 hour ago, Bilbo said:

Billy Don't Be A Hero - Paper Lace

I will raise your Paper Lace with the 1970 World Cup Squad with Back Home!!!

[Reggaebass]

I’ve got vague flashbacks of him being in the partridge family on tv , I found this clip 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, stewblack said:

Yup had that too. Still know all the words 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Guilty secret... me too...

[stewblack]

21 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Guilty secret... me too...

We were young! We only had what Radio One and TOTP gave us.

[Stub Mandrel]

24 minutes ago, stewblack said:

We were young! We only had what Radio One and TOTP gave us.

I still am!