October 16, 2026

This 1960s American family pop group, formed in Newport, Rhode Island, had a long run at the Flamingo Las Vegas in February 1970 that ended when the father fired one of his sons after a backstage fight over the son's choice of a musical collaborator. The band's story was later told in a documentary called 'Family Band'. Which family group is this?

A The Beach Boys
B The Dead Milkmen
C The Cowsills
D The Shaggs

The Cowsills, formed in Newport, Rhode Island, were a 1960s American family pop group. Their Flamingo Las Vegas run in February 1970 blew up when father Bud Cowsill fired son Bill over Bill's work with Waddy Wachtel; the fight ended with Bud being arrested for assault.

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