David Cassidy Being Together

Funny how sometimes a sentence can stuck in my head and I have to write about it to get rid off it. Maybe a song first. David Cassidy is one of the most underrated singers in the history of popular music. I'm sure about it. Pop and rock, blues. Songs from The Great American Songbook. Anything.  And what a great performer he was. David Cassidy singing 'Ain't No Sunshine' in 2011. It's so raw and sincere, emotional and full of passion. Nothing artificial about him, about his performance, just his fabulous voice, his talent that makes his interpretation at the same time personal and universal. Only the greatest singers can do that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I299wq62WN0 I wish I had been so eloquent a few days ago while meeting with a friend. I didn't want it, but at one moment we started talking about DC. My friend knows me very well and she is happy for me meeting new friends because of DC etc. But she also thinks that putting David's pics on my bedroom ...

  I've learned about this song only recently. Just 2 days ago while looking for some info in my collection of The Official David Cassidy Magazines.  And in No16,  September 1973, there was a letter from a fan, "When I went to see David at Wembley on March 18th, 4p.m., a record was played over the loudspeaker before the show started. A part of the chorus was 'a boy named David'. And the author of the letter was wondering if the song had been released as a single and how to get it. There was an answer, that yes, it had been released on Bell, by Debbie and The Dreamboats. And now let's imagine it's March 1973, we are excited teens going for a DC concert at Wembley Arena, and this song is played over the loudspeaker.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFeB2MFEv0M I've posted this letter and the song on our David Cassidy Legacy Great Britain Group, and got some anwers from fans who remembered 'A Boy Named David' from the 70s. It was played on the radio pro...

David Cassidy played his last concert in the 70s in 1974. Fans had to wait 11 years to see David, a pop singer, again on stage. Only in the UK, in 1985. A live album recorded in London was released in 1986. In the 90s some of those recordings were released in France and Australia. We have CDs and  DVD from some of David's concerts in the UK in the 21st century. And there are a lot of videos and audios (on the website and on YT) from his concerts played in the US.  I talked with my friend Doreen about it yesterday, and she drew my attention to the fact that there had never been released a live David Cassidy's concert album in the US..In his native country. I wish we had at least 2 David Cassidy's American live albums. 'David Cassidy Live at Mohegan Sun', he loved playing there, and 'David Cassidy Live at B.B. King Blues Club'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubw-zSpBaY Oh yes. Just incredible. 3. UNRELEASED LIVE SONGS. TELEVISION SHOWS. RADIO We are so lucky...

It's a fascinating topic ( thank you Jacque Cardenas for inspiration), and of course we would love to know and have released everything David Cassidy ever recorded or performed, on stage, or during his TV performances, and we'd love to have  demos too..  We want to have everything, but nothing depends on us. Copyright is the word, and I'm not competent enough to write about it.  All unreleased songs can be roughly divided into the following categories : 1.UNRELEASED SONGS FROM BELL RECORDS   - tracks that were planned to appear on a record or TV show. Eg. 'I Was Running The Opposite Way' (Irwin Levine and L.Russell Brown), from the Bulletin Board sessions. I love it. It's so charming and addictive, and David's voice like honey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VO-u98puKQ I think we can also include to this category rejected songs, released with limited distribution. Like those demos rejected by Wes Farrell and later released by DC's own record label, Sla...

Truly speaking some months ago I wrote an entry about DC's songs turning 50 in 2024, but I've just seen the video with the songs from 1974, and it was so emotional to watch. So many old 'friends', if I can call those hits, I still remember every word of some of them. I was 12 and suddenly music became so important, and 1974 brought a lot of memorable pop hits. Those from the UK were especially popular. 'Teenage Rampage' and 'Far Far Away', 'Tiger Feet', 'Benny and the Jets', 'Devil Gate Drive', 'Magic', and 'Killer Queen', 'Band On the Run', and many, many more.  Hits from the USA weren't played often on our radio, but I remember  'Dark Lady', 'Kung Fu Fighting' and of course 'Sweet Home Alabama'. And the song which wasn't a hit in Europe in 1974, but some time later, in the 80s, became one of my fav songs ever. Funny, but at the time I knew nearly nothing about DC, and had n...

It has taken me some time to find the right song, the right title for today's blog. Yes what a day will be, one day in 2025, when the book called 'David Cassidy Once Upon A Picture'  by Henry Diltz & Johnny Ray Miller will be published.  Let's first listen to this gem of a song, 'That'll Be the Day', and watch Danny Bonaduce's unforgetable performance. He was so talented.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEJ7Aj9MCF0 I've also thought about another title, 'This Could Be The Night', because Henry Diltz was a member of Modern Folk Quarter when this song was originally recorded by this folk group, in 1965. Henry Diltz  was first a musician, and quite a famous one, only later became interested in photography. All the famous artists he took photos of during his long career treated him as a friend, as one of his own, he happened to perform with them on stage, played on their recording sessions. Not only with David Cassidy of course. Henry Diltz ...

'and sexy in a way that is timeless.' It's from Kevin Fallon's article published on www.thedailybeast.com on November  22, 2017.  Maybe it's not the smartest thing to do, but the newest article about David Cassidy on Record Collector Magazine, and first of all different pointsview of it, made me have a look on some articles published after this horrible day,  November 21, 2017. But first a song. We experience another heat wave here in Poland, I haven't seen a rain in many days, which is scary, so maybe a song about a rainy day. We miss David on any day, and this is one of his best songs. And amazing, very moving tribute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ6qjfK72L8 We have 42 web articles from November and December 2017, on the website, and I can't see Kevin Fallon's on the list, even that I'm sure I sent it Jane last year, because this is not the first time I'm writing about this article. I'm a former librarian, I believe everything sho...

The author of the tribute video wrote this 16 years ago, at the end of the song. 'Fever'. The video is really great, maybe not the best quality, but the way the pics and footage emphasize the tempo and mood of the song is really outstanding. 'Fever', written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport, is one of those songs everybody knows and it looks very easy to sing. But you should have a very good voice and know what are you singing about. And why. Many covers are simply boring. But of course many famous artists recorded it, and it was truly bold David Cassidy's choice to record 'Fever' for his 1973 concept album, 'Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes'. In the album's liner notes DC refers to Peggy Lee's version. David Cassidy's cover is first of all very sensual, sexy ; his voice and the pace of the song, it starts slowly..and he is not alone, his backing singers are with him..Young David's fans in 1973 must have had a big surprise li...

From David Cassidy's self-titled album, released by Enigma Records in 1990. One of those songs that can really stick to you. It's happened to me today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYFVv8RfWU Only 2.1k views after 2 years, and not a single comment left. Maybe this is not the best track from that album, but how David sang it, like he was a 30 year old rocker. My English friend B. has told me how she played some songs from that cassette in the early 90s, to a group of her friends, at the party, and absolutely no one could guess who was singing. All of them remembered David Cassidy from the 70s, but no one guessed. Maybe 'Foreigner' or Bryan Adams. DC could sing everything, Of course he wanted to be successful again, there was that new rock image, and songs no one really expected from David Cassidy, a pop singer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG988dAziXU Amazing. So many faces of David. But let's return to 'Living Without You'. I've thought about this...

The single from 'Old Trick, New Dog' album, released in 1998 on David Cassidy's own, short-lived record label, Slamajama Records. DC, who at the time still was living and working in Las Vegas, wanted to record again something different than what was on a previous album, and achieve a new, modern sound. He made a point that this time he wouldn't collaborate with his wife, Sue Shifrin. Besides their marriage was on the rocks, David was working non stop and was on the brink of a nervous breakdown. But in spite of many problems, the released album was fresh, contemporary and consisted of very high quality music. There were some remakes of old TPF's hits, one great cover ('Show And Tell'), and first of all there were new songs. 'Old Trick, New Dog' was produced by three young and popular musicians, but David left himself a decisive voice, he was an executive producer, he wanted the best quality and to be in full control. He was a perfectionist and workaho...

In August 1971 the third Partridge Family album was released. It was originally titled 'The New Partridge Family Album', but at the very last moment was renamed as 'Sound Magazine'. I wonder why.. It should have had David's name in the title, because his voice (and for the first time his true voice, not altered), was the most important instrument on this extraordinary album. Instead it brought a lot of money people who owned David and his voice. So we can read in Cash Box Magazine (August 14, 1972) how Bell Records promoted 'Sound Magazine, "A Million Kids Will Soon Wake Up In Love! With the newest single recorded by THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY (starring Shirley Jones ; Featuring David Cassidy) I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING produced by Wes Farrell." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRlUcMrtiT0 This video has over 1.5 million views and over 1k comments. Someone has written that David didn't realize how good he was. Of course all those people who earned eno...

Every Friday, Sharron Liddle asks fans from The David Cassidy Great Britain Group to share the links to our favourite DC's songs.  Something we particularly listen to in a given week.  And I've noticed that I usually post links to DC's songs from the late 70s. It's because I think that David's voice when he was in his late 20s was truly outstanding. More mature, deeper, maybe not so naive and touchingly young as it was at the beginning of his recording career, but instead sensual, sexy and he was much more sure of himself as a singer.  It's also something very moving when we consider that it's only a coincidence that we know these recordings at all. What would it be, for example, if the producers of 'The Partridge Family/My Three Sons Reunion' insisted  that David sing a TPF hit. But he sang what he wanted, 'As Time Goes By' from 'Casablanca' and 'Strengthen My Love'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfzIImCP84 He must have li...

I've been waiting for this news really impatiently. As soon as I heard that there was a possibility to honour David Cassidy in the town where he grew up, in West Orange, I promised myself I would come for the celebration. And now we know that the celebration and dedication of The David Cassidy Historical Marker, at Colgate Field, in West Orange, will take place on July 30 and 31, 2025.  When I read about it two songs started playing in my head - 'Go West' by Pet Shop Boys, and a Partridge Family's number, because it will be long time to wait for it, and a long way to get there.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqSrTNxV6S8 Yes, it's a long way for me. 6,857 km (4,275 miles), total flight time more than 10 hours. And it will be expensive. And of course the most important will be to find courage to go.  Maybe I was in the US in 2019, but it was a tour, everything was organized for us, transport and accomodation, tickets, everything. During that trip there were 3 days w...

I didn't want to write about it, but somehow this scene from a TV crime series has stuck in my mind and I know from experience that writing about something unpleasant helps forget about it. Of course it's nothing big..but.   And yesterday, what a coincidence, Jackie Special from April 2007 was published on the The David Cassidy Official Website.  https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TvFilmPages/2007April09_JackieSpecial.html David's posters in girls' bedrooms.  So it was a few days ago, very late evening when I was watching an episode of a new adaptation of P.D. James book called 'Death Of an Expert Witness'. (from 2023). I didn't watch very carefully because I'm a great fan of the old adaptation from 1983 with Roy Marsden as Inspector Dalgliesh (after DC, British TV crime series is my second hobby). So I was watching and didn't like it al all, also the fact that the story was based in the 70s, but there was nothing about the 70s in it. And I think t...