blue shadows

I met the late Billy Cowsill in a small Calgary night club. We talked about the influence that country music had on the Beatles. I also asked him about his band that I loved, The Blue Shadows. “I wish we could play again,” he said, “but Jeff left the business.” The Blue Shadows were ahead of their time. Driven by the Everly harmonies of Billy, the oldest Cowsills kid, and Jeffrey Hatcher, they were alt-country before it was a thing. Their debut On the Floor of Heaven remains a roots rock classic. They won a Juno and were influential but should have been more famous.     

Watch The Blue Shadows video Deliver Me. Their CDs are hard to come by but you can start with Heritage Music in Calgary.