The David Cassidy Connections

Louise Poynton
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The David Cassidy Connections offers a mix of interviews with fans, friends and colleagues as they reflect on his music and how he influenced their own career path. Journalist Louise Poynton has been a fan since 1971 and her book Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love is an award-winning finalist in the American Book Fest Best Book awards. Louise, who for more than 20 years was a Sports Editor on regional newspapers in the UK, invited fans to share their memories of falling in love with him; they explain in raw honesty why he has been so important in their lives. The podcast, launched in August 2020, takes listeners on a colourful and emotional journey. Cherish is a project she started working on a couple of years before David died. She was overwhelmed with heartfelt stories from around the world, which not only celebrate his life but paint a picture of the personal journey fans have been through. Now in a celebration of his life, fans, friends and his peers including Neil Sedaka, explain in their own words how David impacted on them, his influence and friendship; the lasting legacy of love and music he left behind. These memories, which echo across time, have been written by his fans in their own words, and now they talk in this series about him. Cherish also includes a collection of beautiful poems composed over the past 50 years, many previously unpublished stunning images from professional photographers and portraits drawn by fans. Every story in Cherish is a singular experience, a thematic journey but when brought together they provide stops on the adventure with David at the heart of everything his fans have ever done. Hit subscribe and get ready for the journey. Let's make something special happen.

  1. 10/18/2022

    Jim Stevens

    Jim Stevens has been a music fan all his life specifically David Cassidy's vocals with The Partridge Family. The Beatles were an early influence for him and music has helped him in recent years on a journey of self-discovery. It is well worth checking out his You Tube channel and listen to two of his creative albums BeDo and Connective Energies. We discuss the pressures of fame, how rock music changed in the 1980s and 1990s and where David Cassidy's music and reinvention of his career sits in the history of rock music. Jim Stevens - YouTube

    1h 53m

  2. 09/20/2022

    Dr Quizzler

    My guest today is Dr Quizzler who experiments with music and puts his own identity onto covers of The Partridge Family songs. He refers to the family garage as his "happy place" and in our conversation explains his musical heritage, why he loves the music and its importance to future generations. You can visit his YouTube channel: Summer Days - Partridge Family / David Cassidy (Cover by DrQuizzler) - YouTube Listen and Follow on Apple:  The David Cassidy Connections on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow on Google: Google Podcasts - the david cassidy connections Listen and Follow on Spotify: The David Cassidy Connections | Podcast on Spotify www.davidcassidylegacy.com Twitter: @LouisePoynton David Cassidy Rocks @CassidyUnited Instagram: louisepoyntonauthor All episodes can also be found in short and full formats on You Tube. Subscribe to Louise Poynton Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love is available from Amazon and all bookshops online or in store.

    1h 12m

  3. 08/30/2022

    Best of The David Cassidy Connections Part 3

    This is the third part of 3 specials celebrating 2 years of The David Cassidy Connections, created and presented by journalist and author, Louise Poynton. David reached the hearts and souls of millions around the world and left his mark in many ways, primarily the inspiration to change lives. These are their stories. Listen and Follow on Apple:  The David Cassidy Connections on Apple Podcasts Listen and Follow on Google: Google Podcasts - the david cassidy connections Listen and Follow on Spotify: The David Cassidy Connections | Podcast on Spotify www.davidcassidylegacy.com Twitter: @LouisePoynton David Cassidy Rocks @CassidyUnited Instagram: louisepoyntonauthor All episodes can be found in short and full formats on You Tube. Subscribe to Louise Poynton Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love is available from Amazon and all bookshops online or in store.

    1h 35m

  4. 08/16/2022

    Best of The David Cassidy Connections Part 2

    This is the second of 3 specials celebrating 2 years of The David Cassidy Connections, created and presented by journalist and author, Louise Poynton. David reached the hearts and souls of millions around the world and left his mark in many ways, primarily the inspiration to change lives. These are their stories.

    1h 25m

  5. 08/02/2022

    The Best of The David Cassidy Connections Part 1

    This is the first part of 3 specials celebrating 2 years of The David Cassidy Connections, created and presented by journalist and author, Louise Poynton. David reached the hearts and souls of millions around the world and left his mark in many ways, primarily the inspiration to change lives. These are their stories.

    1h 16m
  6. Brad Kyle

    07/19/2022

    Brad Kyle

    Brad Kyle is a music enthusiast whose professional career in radio started in 1975 the summer he met David Cassidy. Their interview for his university radio station in Houston, Texas, turned out to be a conversation which allowed David to be relaxed, amusing and honest about his solo career as he embarked on a new career path. Brad currently provides content on Front Row & Backstage | Brad Kyle | Substack where you will find his full archive of published articles about music and sport. We talk about his meeting with David, observations of his career, the burden of being marketed to a teenage market, where he places David in the history of American music and his connection with Judy Garland and The Sex Pistols.

    1h 36m
  7. Michael La Rocca

    07/05/2022

    Michael La Rocca

    Las Vegas Entertainer Michael La Rocca reveals the majority of things he has done in his life and career lead back to David Cassidy. Michael started his career in 1970 in a local production of The Wizard of Oz in Buffalo, New York. He was King of the Flying Monkeys. The film had a massive impact on his life. He appeared in his first professional production three years later when still only 14, and received five-star acclaim starring in a six-year run of his super-successful nightclub show Bravo Broadway. He has hosted several CBS telecasts of the Miss America State Pageant, and took his one-man show to Las Vegas to critical acclaim. His theatrical credits include starring roles in many musicals including Hello Dolly!, Oklahoma, Grease, Sweet Charity and Godspell. He also created several popular musical reviews. Michael is a Minister with the Universal Life Church and calls himself the Tin Man as a result of the numerous spinal surgeries he has undergone. He runs a Facebook group The Partridge Family…Get On The Bus   THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY...GET ON THE BUS | Facebook

    1h 11m
  8. Ron Hicklin

    06/21/2022

    Ron Hicklin

    Join me to celebrate the 50th episode with a very special guest. Ron Hicklin is the unknown singer behind the backing vocals of hundreds of recording artists. His vocal group, The Ron Hicklin Singers, became the "go to" backing vocalists for the top groups and solo artists, and were the real singers behind the background vocals of David Cassidy and The Partridge Family. Ron rarely gives interviews, but today shares with me some of the highlights of his career working with some of the biggest stars on the planet from Elvis to The Three Tenors. He was also the voice of Alvin in The Chipmunks, and a ghost singer for The Monkees. He describes himself as a "hidden star" whose voice has featured on around 100 number one hits; up to 400 movies, television themes including Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Batman, Flipper, plus radio and tv commercials. Ron kept detailed notes about every session over the 4 year run of the Partridge Family television series, a breakdown of which can be found on the website: The PF Recording Sessions! (cmongethappy.com)  As a youngster he loved singing, joined a local singing group and formed his own group when 11 years old. Ron graduated from Renton High School in Washington and had planned on becoming a doctor studying at the University of Washington, but his first love music was pulling him back. At 19 he and his group signed with Capitol Records but realised he did not want to be a star and abandoned that for studio work. In the 1980s, Ron created Killer Music to write, perform and produce custom commercials which led to the company becoming the best in the business. This led to the creation of a catalogue music production company, Killer Tracks, which he again took to the top of the charts.

    1h 49m
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The David Cassidy Connections offers a mix of interviews with fans, friends and colleagues as they reflect on his music and how he influenced their own career path. Journalist Louise Poynton has been a fan since 1971 and her book Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love is an award-winning finalist in the American Book Fest Best Book awards. Louise, who for more than 20 years was a Sports Editor on regional newspapers in the UK, invited fans to share their memories of falling in love with him; they explain in raw honesty why he has been so important in their lives. The podcast, launched in August 2020, takes listeners on a colourful and emotional journey. Cherish is a project she started working on a couple of years before David died. She was overwhelmed with heartfelt stories from around the world, which not only celebrate his life but paint a picture of the personal journey fans have been through. Now in a celebration of his life, fans, friends and his peers including Neil Sedaka, explain in their own words how David impacted on them, his influence and friendship; the lasting legacy of love and music he left behind. These memories, which echo across time, have been written by his fans in their own words, and now they talk in this series about him. Cherish also includes a collection of beautiful poems composed over the past 50 years, many previously unpublished stunning images from professional photographers and portraits drawn by fans. Every story in Cherish is a singular experience, a thematic journey but when brought together they provide stops on the adventure with David at the heart of everything his fans have ever done. Hit subscribe and get ready for the journey. Let's make something special happen.

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