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Club at TI welcomes David Cassidy
April 5, 2012
By Lee Clark Zumpe
Tampa Bay Newspapers
www.tbnweekly.com
Photo courtesy of JAG ENTERTAINMENT
David Cassidy takes the stage April 13 at The Club at Treasure Island.
TREASURE ISLAND – To paraphrase the line from "The Partridge Family" theme song, audiences "get a happy feelin' when" David Cassidy is "singin' a song."
Cassidy, actor, singer/songwriter and guitarist, will perform Friday, April 13, 9 p.m., at The Club at Treasure Island, 400 Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island.
A limited number of tickets are available to the general public at $45 a person. Call 888-695-0888 or visit www.theclubti.com. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Son of actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward, Cassidy had already appeared professionally on Broadway in the musical "The Fig Leaves Are Falling" before signing with Universal Studios in 1969. As an actor, he played small roles in episodes of television series such as "Ironside," "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "Adam-12" and "Bonanza."
His breakthrough role, however, came in 1970 when he joined the cast of "The Partridge Family," playing Keith Partridge, son of Shirley Partridge (played by Cassidy's stepmother, Shirley Jones).
The musical sitcom ran from 1970 through 1974 and lives on in syndication. Cassidy's involvement with "The Partridge Family" and subsequent pop music career effectively made him a teen idol through most of the 1970s.
Cassidy released his debut album, "Cherish," in 1972. Produced by Wes Farrell and released by Bell Records, the follow-up, "Rock Me Baby," was released in the same year and contains one song written by Cassidy called "Two Time Loser" and a song he co-wrote with Kim Carnes called "Song for a Rainy Day." The album reached No. 2 in the UK album charts and featured the No. 1 single "How Can I Be Sure."
In 1972, Cassidy also sold out the Houston Astrodome in back-to-back nights, thrilling 112,000 adoring fans.
Throughout the '70s, Cassidy sold over 25 million records, garnered multiple Grammy nominations, won a Golden Globe Award, registered 18 gold and platinum recordings – including four consecutive multiplatinum releases – sold out concert venues around the world and became the world's highest-paid solo live performer by the age of 21.
Cassidy scored seven chart-topping Partridge Family singles including "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted," "I Woke Up In Love This Morning," "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," and of course, "I Think I Love You", the best selling record of 1971. As a solo artist, David has had hit singles including "Cherish," "Could It Be Forever," "How Can I Be Sure," "Rock Me Baby" and "Lyin' to Myself." His 2004 CD, "Then and Now," was in the Top Five and reached platinum status.
Cassidy became the first personality to be merchandised globally, with his likeness appearing on everything from posters to lunch boxes, comic books, toys, cereal boxes and almost anything else imaginable.
As an actor, Cassidy's credits include his iconic role on "The Partridge Family" as well as the telefilm "A Chance to Live" the highest-rated "Police Story" in its seven-year history, which earned him an Emmy nomination as Best Dramatic Actor.
He returned to Broadway where he starred in the original production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
In London's West End, he starred in "Time" with Sir Laurence Olivier. In 1994, he once again broke box office records in the stunning and highly lauded production of "Blood Brothers" on Broadway, working for the first time with his brother, Shaun Cassidy.
Despite the peaks and valleys of his professional and personal life, Cassidy has always been able to regenerate his success by keeping his perspective and acute sense of humor.
"I'm an optimist," Cassidy says in his artist biography, provided by JAG Entertainment. "I mean, you have to be with my career. I've never gone out and changed my style to suit the times. I have always stayed true to myself by using the work ethic my father instilled in me, to strive for the best musically, theatrically, as well as in producing and writing. He taught me to be fearless about revealing the frailties and strengths of the human experience. Bringing that human element to my work is the most important thing I can do as an entertainer."
In 1996, Cassidy took on his next challenge and moved to Las Vegas to star at the MGM Grand in the $75 million extravaganza "EFX." Under his creative direction and by entirely re-vamping the show, it became the most successful production in Las Vegas. The MGM acknowledged that he was responsible for bringing over 1 million paid customers to see "EFX."
Cassidy will take the stage at The Club at Treasure Island April 13 – one day after celebrating his 62nd birthday and roughly 40 years after the release of his debut album "Cherish." In addition to showcasing his own catalog of songs, Cassidy also is expected to pay tribute to his friend Davy Jones of The Monkees who passed away Feb. 29.
"I have wonderful memories of the times we performed together," Cassidy wrote in a recent blog entry on his website.
For concert information, call 367-4511 or visit www.theclubti.com.
