Concert with The Cowsills and Ted Vigil- Tribute to John Denver
Sunday July 28, 2024
Brickworks Tokitae Stage
6p Showtime
5p Doors
The Cowsills
https://cowsill.com/home/
(“The Rain. The Park & Other Things”, “Indian Lake”, “Hair” and more!)
And
Ted Vigil’s Tribute to John Denver- All the greatest hits and you won’t believe you ears or eyes!
https://www.tedvigil.com
General Admission- Family Event- Tickets on Eventbrite
Limited lawn seating for blankets and beach chairs
We have some seating in the Plaza but you may bring your own chairs.
Beer and Wine Garden 21+
THE COWSILLS
The real-life inspiration behind the hit television series The Partridge Family, the Cowsills -- teen siblings Bill, Bob, Barry, John, Susan, and Paul in tandem with mom Barbara -- were one of the biggest pop acts of the late '60s, scoring a series of hits including "The Rain, the Park and Other Things", “Indian Lake, and "Hair," distinguished by their angelic harmonies and sun-kissed melodies. The group's origins lie with Bill and Bob, who as children began their singing careers covering Everly Brothers hits. Given guitars by their father, Navy man William "Bud" Cowsill, the siblings soon recruited younger brothers Barry and John to play bass and drums, respectively, and as Beatlemania dawned, the teen foursome began performing live at school dances and church socials throughout their native Newport, RI. Soon the Cowsills landed a regular weekend gig at the local club Dorian's on Bannisters Wharf, and in 1965 recorded the single "All I Really Wanta Be Is Me" for the Joda label; the record generated little response, however, but after an appearance on NBC's The Today Show the group signed with Mercury Records, issuing three more singles.
Upon signing with MGM in 1967, The Cowsills added Mom to the band and had their first million-selling single, “The Rain, the Park and Other Things” (usually called the flower girl song) which was magnificently featured in Jim Carrey’s movie, “Dumb and Dumber”. They performed on such notable TV shows as the Ed Sullivan Show, the Johnny Cash show, the Tonight show, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, and also had their own NBC television special in 1968. “Indian Lake” followed in the summer of ‘68 and in 1969 they had their biggest hit, the multi-million selling title song from the musical “Hair”. The Cowsills also recorded the theme song for the TV show “Love, American Style” which is still one of the most popular songs they perform in their shows. They were one of the early pop acts to record commercials for television (nationally shown milk ads for the American Dairy Association).
In 2023 the Cowsills are stronger than ever and their harmonies still ring true. They are still performing and bringing musical joy to all of their audiences. They signed with Omnivore Recordings releasing their first album in 30 years called “Rhythm of the World”. Still touring and performing and going strong after 5 decades the Cowsills harmonies continue to soar and the family continues on its long legacy of providing joy and entertainment to all who come.
Ted Vigil’s Tribute to John Denver
Ted is a singer, songwriter and a tribute artist. He was born in Seattle and raised in the Olympia area. He has been performing from the age of ten throughout school in concert, symphonic and jazz bands developing his talents as a drummer and singer.
In 2006 he went on to Laughlin, NV to compete in the Talent Quest 2006 involving 28 states, New Zealand, Australia and Canada taking first place. He then went on to win Komo TV 4's NW Afternoon Celebrity Look Alike contest,and has played twice for John Denvers own "Windstar Foundation" in Aspen, CO. Ted cruised the Caribbean with Darryl Worley and Jimmy Wayne on a "Travelin' Inc. country cruise hosted by Great American Countrys' own Storme Warren. In 2012 Ted was awarded the Rising Legend Award by the National Traditional Country Music Association. Ted also performed with the late Steve Wiesberg, John Denver’s lead guitar player from 2010 to 2014 who is quoted as saying "Apparently the audience thinks they all look and sound like John. I don't see it. I see it with Ted. A very strong physical resemblance... Uncanny!" (King 5 Eve News Magazine clip)
In 2016 Ted was part of the Kings of Country Tour in Australia starring Johnny Cash,Willie Nelson and John Denver tribute artists touring 20 cities from coast to coast.
Ted now performs Internationally for all kinds of venues and events. He has wowed the crowd selling out theatres all over the US.
The most heard comments after a show are "I can't believe how much he looks and sounds like John Denver! It really took us back!"