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Strawbs have a vintage pedigree that goes back well over 50 years. Originally known for its daring and distinctive fusion of British folk and progressive rock, its branding has been singularly ...

David Joseph Cousins, the visionary singer, songwriter and leader of the British folk and progressive rock band the Strawbs, passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on July 13 at Pilgrims Hospice in ...

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If Dave Cousins, Strawbs’ cofounder and chief architect, seems to come across as cross and curmudgeonly at times, it’s not without reason. After all, when you’ve remained at the helm of the same band ...

HOMER, N.Y. -- One of the most underrated bands of the 1970s dropped by the Center for the Arts on Friday night. The Strawbs walked onstage at 8 p.m. with no opener. Original guitarist/singer Dave ...

Dave Cousins, the frontman and a founding member of the Strawbs, has died. He was 85. The band announced his death on Facebook. “It is with profound sadness that we have to announce the passing for ...

Dave Cousins, frontman with folk-rockers Strawbs who hated their jaunty hit, Part of the Union ‘Part of the Union destroyed the band. It split us in two and became a novelty song. It was the most ...

This beloved British progressive rock band started as a bluegrass unit in 1964 under the moniker, The Strawberry Hill Boys. But they shortened the group name to the Strawbs in 1967, when they soon ...

When Dave Cousins completed 2023 Strawbs album The Magic Of It All, he was determined it wouldn’t be their last. Sadly his death in July 2025, aged 80, ended a story that began in 1964. Ahead of that ...