The Cowsills

. All releases are on the band's own label, Virginia Soul Records. In 1971 the Cowsills stopped playing together as a band, but they have produced albums and performed from time to time. Success and critical acclaim has built slowly over the couse of EFO's history, but the band now boasts a truly nationwide following. The Cowsills were also known as spokespeople for the American Dairy Association, appearing in advertisements promoting milk. The band developed a distinctive acoustic sound, marrying two acoustic guitars with hand percussion and strong four-part harmonies, and landed themselves a weekly residency at a local bar. There were approached at one point to play the roles of the children on the television series The Partridge Family, but they were not willing to have actress Shirley Jones play the role of their mother instead of their real mother. Their early repertoire of covers (by such artists as The Byrds and Blues Traveler) was soon augmented by originals from songwriters Schaefer and Clem.

The Cowsills also made many television appearances throughout the late 1960s and into the early 1970s, including on their own television special. Childhood friends Robbie Schaefer and Michael Clem recruited Julie Murphy (now Murphy Wells), a high-school friend of Schaefer's, and Eddie Hartness, of Clem's former band, to form the nascent folk group. In 1969 they had another number two hit with their version of the title song from the musical Hair. A college friend of Hartness's coined the nickname for him, by analogy with the lead singer of fIREHOSE, Ed 'From Ohio' Crawford. After being signed by MGM records, they quickly became a popular act in the U.S., with their biggest hit song, The Rain, the Park and Other Things, reaching number 2 on the pop charts and selling more than one million copies. Name notwithstanding, the band is not from Ohio. They were encouraged by their parents, Barbara and Bud Cowsill, who drove them around to shows in the family's station wagon. Eddie From Ohio (or often just EFO) is an American folk band. Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success, winning four WAMMIES (Washington DC area local music awards) and a nationwide following, all outside the purview of major record labels.

Originally inspired by the Beatles, the Cowsills developed their musicianship and harmonized vocals in performances at school dances and churches in their hometown. This Is Me, 2004. They were later joined by their siblings Susan and Paul and their mother, Barbara. Three Rooms, 2003. The Cowsills was a band that was formed in 1965 by four brothers — Barry, Bill, Bob, and John Cowsill — in Newport, Rhode Island. Quick, 2001. Looking Out The Fishbowl, 1999.

Portable EFO Show, 1998. Big Noise, 1997. I Rode Fido Home, 1995. Actually Not, 1993.

A Juggler On His Blades, 1992. EFO Live At The Birchmere (cassette only), 1991. Michael Clem - guitar, bass, harmonica, vocals. Eddie Hartness - percussion, vocals.

Robbie Schaefer - guitar, vocals. Julie Murphy Wells - vocals.