David Cassidy was the highest paid solo entertainer of his time,  his fan club was bigger than Elvis or the Beatles. His first No one single sold 5 million. He played 6-8 sold out shows at Wembley. He played to sell out stadiums all over the world. No other performer has caused such mass hysteria at his concerts. David was a true artist in every sense of the word. His musical ability and artistry. He owned the 70’s and sold more records than the  Beatles or Elvis. He sold out Madison Square Gardens for his 1972 concert. His British fans and fans around the world have stayed loyal to him throughout his career here in the UK and his career in the USA. In the 80’s he appeared in lead roles in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice plays ,Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat. Jesus Christ Superstar. He had his Romance comeback tour at the Royal Albert Hall and toured over the UK. He took over the lead role in Dave Clark’s musical  “Time” at the Dominion Theatre . The 90’s saw him make more albums and appear at the Music box theatre on Broadway in Willy Russell’s award winning play Blood Brothers  in the role of Micky, that toured all over Canada and came to London at the Phoenix Theatre west end and toured to  Bristol, and Oxford in the  UK. He continued his musical career. He appeared in EFX in Las Vegas for 3 years. He won entertainer of the year . He was constantly producing music and singing in concerts . He brought out new albums right up to the last year of his life. He was a Legend and Icon, no artist has equalled his popularity before or since.He is an Icon, Legend, Musician, Songwriter, Entertainer, Writer, Producer. Horse breeder, Humanitarian. David has talent and the WOW factor.

David was born on April 12th 1950 at the Flower Fifth Avenue hospital New York , to his parents both of whom were actors , Evelyn Ward and Jack Cassidy. His ancestry roots on Jack Cassidy’s side were half Irish half German. On his mothers side colonial Americans, Irish and Swiss roots. Her ancestors were some of the founders of Newark, New Jersey. As David’s parents travelled a lot on the road with their acting profession David was brought up by his maternal grandparents In West Orange, New Jersey. He had a very close relationship with his grandfather Frederick Ward. David was always proud of his humble beginnings in this middle class neighbourhood. He also sang in the local church choir at Holy Trinity Church. David has a love for music and singing . He learned to play the piano with his grandmother as his teacher. He also played drums and self taught himself how to play the guitar after watching the Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan show. This really cultivated David’s love of music. It was during  his young years he found out in 1956 that his parents had divorced and had been for two years before he knew, this shook David’s world  and in 1956 Jack Cassidy married Shirley Jones the actress. David came to feel abandoned by his father, that Jack had left himself and his mother. At this early age abandonment and emotional issues formed in the young David. David has always wanted to be a serious actor never pursuing his musical career. He had his ambitions set on being a theatre actor much like his parents he knew this from a very early age. David grew up very much a peace loving hippie of the 60’s. He was very into his rock and Blues music , Jimi Hendrix, Cream, he loved the edgy rock and blues and the free loving spirit that was the 60’s and early 70’s. In 1968 David moved to New York to live with Jack and Shirley and his three half brothers Shaun, Patrick and Ryan Cassidy to seek his fame as an actor/musician. It was in 1969 that Jack got David his manager Ruth Aarons. Ruth was also Jack and Shirley’s manager and agent. Ruth became a close friend to David. In January 2nd 1969 David had his theatrical debut in the Broadway play “ The fig leaves are falling “ the show turned out to be a flop, but a casting director saw David and wanted him to screen test in Los Angeles. After signing a contract with Universal Studio’s David got parts in Ironside, Marcus Welby MD , Adam 12, Bonanza, Mod Squad, Medical centre. In 1970 David was cast in the role of Keith Partridge in the Partridge Family. Little did David know that this role would catapault him into super stardom and mass hysteria as no other star before or since. Once the studio realised David could sing aswell as act , he became the Voice of the Partridge Family. David would also have Shirley Jones his step mother in real life playing his mother in the Partridge Family. This was the beginning of David’s teen idol image that rocketed overnight. David was launched into his solo artist recording albums as David Cassidy and as the Partridge Family. When he wasn’t recording he was filming and doing world wide concerts on the weekends. He was the first artist to be merchandised from everything from bubblegum cards to David Cassidy dolls, lunchboxes, David Cassidy love beads , pukka shell necklaces. The mass hysteria that David’s fan’s created wherever he went was unprecedented. As the demands on David and his feeling of lack of any kind of personal life and being robbed of his identity, In 1972  David made the decision to pose nude in Rolling Stones magazine in an attempt to show he was not Keith Partridge the boy from next door , to show he was David Cassidy the man that his identity was the complete opposite to Keith Partridge.This move caused some what of a backlash within the studio with these photos and the story of the wild David, and how it would reflect on his image. David had become frustrated with the confines of the Partridge Family never able to express his creativity and the confines of people believing he was Keith. During this time David had massive hit albums and song recordings his first hit was with the Partridge Family “ ITILY “ song he packed out stadiums  Houston Astrodome, Madison Square gardens, later on in years David revealed that Madison Square Gardens was the highlight and most special moment of his career apart from the birth of his son. David played huge arenas and stadiums all over USA and abroad. He had a special fan base in the UK and in Australia.  He played Melbourne Cricket ground, Ranwick Race track stadium., Wembley Stadium, White City stadium  UK . He scored hits “ I think I love you “ ,  , Cherish, Could it be Forever, Daydreamer, The puppy song, if I didn’t care. David was the heartthrob of teenage girls everywhere . It all came to an emotional climax when David was performing his farewell concert at White City stadium concert in 1974 where 800 fans were injured and a fan was crushed and later died In hospital. This  left David deeply affected It was a memory that never left him. It was later  in a press conference he revealed he would be retiring from touring and performing.  He also made the decision to leave the Partridge Family to focus on recording and songwriting . He maintained a level of international success when he released three solo albums. David continued to write and produce and record, but also took himself away from the limelight, he was emotionally exhausted and burned out. It was these years that followe he disappeared to focus on himself and his projects and creativity .

In 1978 David emerged on our TV screens in a pilot episode called Police Story “ A Chance to Live “  he was nominated for an Emmy Award for it and the NBC network created a series based on it called “ Man undercover” David wrote and sung  the title theme music for the show. Sadly it was cancelled after one season. Throughout the late 70’s early 80’s David appeared on shows like the Love Boat Fantasy Island and other cameo appearances. In the 1981 David toured in the pre Broadway production of little Johnny Jones, he appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s play Jesus Christ Superstar, in 1982 he was replacement lead in Joesph Amazing Technicolour Dream coat . He appeared in London’s west end in Dave Clarke’s play “  TIME “ . He later then got the break he needed in the award winning play by Willy Russell as Mickey in “Blood Brothers “ he appeared on Broadway music box theatre along with his half brother Shaun Cassidy and Petula Clark . The play was a smash hit success and toured Canada and came to the UK  in his role as Mickey with Petula Clark and Bill Kenwright directing producing the show at Phoenix Theatre in London’s west end the show toured Oxford and he appeared in the role at the Bristol Hippodrome alongside Clodagh Rogers. This play and it’s overwhelming success  re launched David’s theatrical career .  
In 1980’s David found himself broke and at rock bottom, thanks to his 1985 hit the “ Last Kiss” with backing vocals by George Michael this went to Number six in the UK charts selling gold in Europe and Australia on the Romance album. David supported this with a sell out tour in the UK performing at the Royal Albert Hall and tv guest appearances with his comeback, and resulted in the David Cassidy Greatest Hits LIVE compilation album. He had reinvented himself for his comeback in the 80’s . David Cassidy was back !! and as beautiful and as talented as ever 

In 1990 David returned with the hit single “ Lyin to myself “ followed with the album “David Cassidy” followed in 1992 the album “ Didn’t you used to be “ , with the hit song “ No bridge I wouldn’t cross” In 1998 he brought out the album 
“ Old trick new dog”
Following  the success of “ Blood Brothers “ in November  1996 - December 1998 David starred in EFX at the MGM Grand Las Vegas In the  groundbreaking, breathtaking new show. In 2000 in the wave of that success David wrote and appeared At the Copa playing the lead of Johnny Flamingo alongside Sheena Easton. He then released his 2001 album “ Then and Now” which went platinum internationally it returned him to the top five in the UK albums charts. In July 1999 he later appeared in his own production of “ The Rat Pack” in Las Vegas which he co wrote and directed. The show closed due to irreconcilable differences. After this David left Las Vegas and returned to Florida with his wife Sue and son Beau. In 2009 David appeared alongside his brother Patrick in a tv show “ Ruby and the Rocketts “ a show created by Shaun Cassidy . It ran for one season and was cancelled. In 2011 David appeared on Celebrity Apprentice. In between David continued to tour with concerts abroad here in the UK Australia  and at various venues in the USA he performed with his band. In August 2016 David performed in the Villages In Florida engaging with questions and answers with fans which became something he did in later years at his concerts and shows. In February of 2017 David announced he was retiring from performing. David had struggled for a long time with his health and the consequence of alcohol related disease. On November 21st 2017 the world lost a beautiful kind soul, a rare talent and a treasure of a generation. This page is a tribute to him and his achievements , his music, his heart and his love of making others happy. Something that eluded him sadly. RIP dear David.  

In 1974 David bought his first yearling at Sarotoga, after that it became somewhere David was found every summer after. He had a love and passion for horses that began when he was very young. Over the years DAVID bred and raised many thoroughbreds and he became a regular fixture at Sarotoga Race track. David once said had he not found his calling in the acting/musician he would have liked to have bein a jockey. David was very knowledgable about the Racing world and his thoroughbreds here are a list of his horses
Sweet Vendetta
She Belongs to Us
Love Cove
Strand of Gold
Tatooma
Unbridled Danger
Lycense to Win
Slerping 
Mayan King 
Half Heaven
Dove Wing
For what it’s Worth 
Laughing 
Tiz Divine
Judge Joe 
On June 20th  2001 David’s horse LADY D ‘JOUR  won the Belmont Park. In 2008 Sweet Vendetta won the Black-EyedSusan at the Pimlico Races. David was a wealth of knowledge on thoroughbreds bloodlines and racing . This was his happy place of escape from the world of performing he truly felt at home and at peace at Sarotoga and around his horses

David was married three times . In April 1977 David married the actress Kay Lenz they later divorced in December 1983. His second wife Meryl Ann Tanz he married in 1984 they finally divorced in 1988 although they were separated in 1984. In 1986 Katie Cassidy was born from a relationship David had with fashion model Sherry Williams. The relationship had ended previous to Katie being born. In March 1991 David married Sue Schifrin they had a son Beau Cassidy in 1991. David moved to Fort Lauderdale in 2002.  In August of  2013 they were separated and in February 2014 Sue Schifrin filed for divorce. David claimed bankruptcy in 2015. David died on November 21st due to organ failure at the age of 67 years old. He is survived by his two children Katie Cassidy and Beau Cassidy