In addition, you can send your personal nomination letter directly to the Foundation:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
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for signing the petition again. Due to negative posts in our first attempt
to start a petition, we had to stop the petition on Petition Online. You're
entitled to disagree with the petition, but it was never the intention
to have negative posts in the petition, as it was made for fans who want
to bring David's name up for the induction. There are message boards for
uttering your opinions against the petition.
Unfortunately this means that everybody who have signed will have to sign again. But this time you will have to have to send me an e-mail with your comment/signature. (If the link doesn't work, copy and paste davidcassidypetition@hotmail.com into the address field of your e-mail.) All comments and signatures will be posted on this site. Messages that don't belong in the petition will be deleted. E-mails will be printed out and forwarded to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 1, 2003. Best regards,
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| When ABC-TV cast David Cassidy as its
star in "The Partridge Family" in 1970, it launched one of the most astonishing
careers in entertainment history. Before the series had even aired
its initial broadcast, Cassidy was already on the cover of teen magazines
throughout the world and had a #1 single, "I Think I Love You," which would
become the best-selling record of 1970. And that was just the beginning.
Pop and rock tunes followed, and by the age of 21 Cassidy was the world's
highest paid solo live performer. In the course of five whirlwind
years he was nominated for Grammy, performed sold-out concerts in the largest
stadiums and arenas all across the globe, and his fan club grew to become
the biggest in history, exceeding even Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
His career album sales — highlighted by eighteen
gold and platinum recordings, including four consecutive multi-platinum
releases — exceeded a whopping 25 million
units worldwide. In 1973 he filled the Wembley in London six times
in three days, a record that not even The Rolling Stones has been able
to copy.
After "The Partridge Family" and a world tour in 1974 Cassidy needed a breather from the rollercoaster ride of fame, and when he returned he made a conscious effort not to compete with his early fame. He worked with, among others, The Beach Boys, America and Randy Meisner (The Eagles). He also conquered new territory — including serious television drama (he received an Emmy nomination for his acting in the two-hour movie "A Chance To Live"), Broadway (with starring roles in Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers" and Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"), London's prestigious West End theater district (starring in "Time"), and most recently Las Vegas. Cassidy's acclaimed role in the $75 million Las Vegas extravaganza "EFX" illustrates his ability to seek and conquer new challenges. When he stepped into the lead role in late 1996 following the exit of the original star Michael Crawford, the show was in big trouble, but Cassidy turned it into the biggest hit Las Vegas has seen. David revamped the music, and brought rock'n'roll into the show, he rewrote his character to bring the audience with him on a human level. The day before Cassidy's final "EFX" performance two years later, the MGM Grand took out a full page ads in both Daily Variety and the Las Vegas Review-Journal thanking him by acknowledging that he was responsible for bringing in over one million paid customers to see the show. Since then Cassidy has written and co-produced two more shows in Las Vegas, "The Rat Pack is Back" and "David Cassidy at the Copa" (the latter in which he starred with Sheena Easton). In 2001 Cassidy toured the US and UK with great success. The UK tour was a complete sellout, and a CD that was released in the UK in October 2001, has sold to platinum. 2002 will bring Cassidy on the road again, touring the US, UK, and hopefully the rest of Europe, Australia/New Zealand and Japan. David Cassidy is one of few artists who has had hits in the charts in all decades since the 70's, and he has never failed to pull in crowds in theaters or concerts in more than 30 years. Today you will even find the children of his devoted fans of the '70s among the crowds. Not only has he recorded and performed, but also written songs for others (e.g. Cher, Asia and Heart), music for TV series like the "John Laroquette Show" and "Ask Harriet", and produced music for other artists (Cassidy's name is among the producers of Asia's album "Then and Now"). Cassidy has been involved with several charities, including March of Dimes, Special Olympics, Keep Britain Tidy, EAT'M (Emerging Artists & Technology in Music) and Kidscharities. He wrote "Stand and Be Proud" after the Los Angeles riots, that was recorded by very many multicultural choral groups, and was used as the theme to try and bring the various communities in Los Angeles back together again. He also participated in Voices That Care, for the Persian Gulf war relief fund. He and his wife, Sue Shifrin-Cassidy, also donated "Message to the World" for Kidscharities.org to raise funds for the Kids in Kosovo. Cassidy’s genuinely
warm and friendly attitude towards his fans — along with his willingness
to serenade his audiences with all-time favorites like “Cherish,” “I Woke
Up In Love This Morning,” “I Think I Love You,” "Rock Me Baby" and “Lying
To Myself” — keep him on top and in demand. His profile on VH-1’s
Behind the Music received the highest ratings ever on the network.
David Cassidy is as hot as ever. Participation as spokesman for most
of VH1's "8-Track Flashback" programs proves that he is interested in supporting
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and its other inductees. There is
no doubt that he should be applauded and therefore included in the of Hall
of Fame roster.
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