David Cassidy on the Web
Talking Partridge Family and baseball with David Cassidy in 1991
December 30, 2024
By Nestor Aparicio
https://baltimorepositive.com
As part of his unearthing of long-form music interviews from his music critic life last century at The Baltimore Sun, this is a spirited chat with teen idol, actor and musician David Cassidy, who gave an incredible performance at Max’s On Broadway in Fell’s Point in September 1991.
He battled many demons – including, largely, his own fame – and all of the DUIs, arrests and paparazzi pictures will tell some of the stories of his 67-year journey on earth.
He made girls swoon in my childhood and I vividly remember taking a Partridge Family album cover to Miss Marlene in Berkshire the first time I was getting my hair cut and I wanted it to look exactly like “Keith Partridge.”
And as much as we all singalong to the opening credits and the song, “C’mon Get Happy” as the color Partridge Family is presented, I indeed got a pretty “happy” version of David Cassidy when I interviewed him in October 1991 before he played Max’s on Broadway.
I wound up spending the balance of the pre-show evening upstairs at Max’s on Broadway in a dressing room with David Cassidy, his television brother Danny Bonaduce (who had just been arrested for something drug or alcohol related and was doing a semi-blue standup act as the show opener) and seminal movie reviewer for The Evening Sun Lou Cedrone, who was a family friend of Cassidy and his mother Shirley Jones.
David Cassidy was very, very cool to me. I interviewed hundreds of musicians during my “Almost Famous” years The Baltimore Sun. My time with him will be remembered for his kindness and regular guy normalcy.
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David Cassidy discussed his upcoming national anthem performance at Tiger Stadium, expressing his lifelong love for baseball and sadness over the stadium’s demolition. He shared details about his current tour, highlighting sold-out shows and intimate venues. Cassidy mentioned his ongoing litigation with Enigma Records and his efforts to promote his music independently. He also touched on his brother Shaun Cassidy’s new movie and his own musical evolution, emphasizing a mix of old and new material. The conversation concluded with plans for Cassidy to attend the game and meet fans.
