David Cassidy (1950 - 2017)

[1finemrg]

David Cassidy passed away Tuesday, November 21 at the age of 67.

He had recently admitted he was suffering from dementia. On November 18 he was admitted to a Florida hospital suffering from organ failure and in need of a liver transplant.

He was the teen idol of the early seventies, rivaled by only Bobby Sherman and Donny Osmond. As his star faded, it led to a tumultuous rest of his life marked by highs and lows which were well documented.

As lead singer of the fictitious Partridge Family (David on lead, step-mother Shirley Jones on backing vocals, and the Wrecking Crew providing music and additional backup) he charted 7 Top 40 hits. Three reached the Top 10 with "I Think I Love You" topping the charts for three weeks beginning 47 years ago yesterday.

He would chart 5 Top 40 hits as a solo artist, reaching #9 with his cover of "Cherish" in late 1971/early 1972.

He was a big fan of the blues, especially B. B. King. He played in blues bands prior to stardom. One of my favorites of his is this TV theme from the mid-90s.

Skrewy St. Louis Blues (John Larroquette Show) - David Cassidy

Obituary

[doofus67]

For those of you out there who have SiriusXM, you'll be very interested to know that the 70s on 7 channel will be re-running David's Guest DJ special today.

Times are: 9:00 am, 12;00 noon, 3:00 pm, and 9:00 Eastern.

[mrjukebox]

David Cassidy is the third cast member of "The Partridge Family" to have passed away-Dave Madden who played manager Reuben Kincaid died at the age of 82 on January 16th 2014-Suzanne Crough who played younger sister Tracy Partridge died at the age of 52 on April 27th 2015.

[caseyfan100]

Dave Madden died on the same day as Russell Johnson who played the Professor on Gilligan's Island.