Artist:The Mamas & The Papas
Song:California Dreamin'
Album:20th Century Masters:The Millenium Collection:The Best Of The Mamas & The Papas
The Mamas & The Papas were the epitomy of California pop music in the 60s. Of course only Michelle Phillips was actually from California. John Phillips started out as a member of the folk group The Journeymen. He got together with Michelle as The New Journeymen and started writing songs together. Meanwhile Cass Elliot was performing in off Broadway musicals when she hooked up with the Phillips through singer songwriter Tim Rose. They became the folk group The Big 3 and played a lot of clubs in New York. They eventually became The Mugwumps and became associated with Halifax native Denny Doherty. Doherty really liked Elliot's voice so he was the catalyst to bring the four together in 1965. The group eventually came to the attention of Eve Of Destruction singer Barry McGuire and he got them an audition with Dunhill Records head Lou Adler. The rest is history. California Dreamin' was their first of many hits and this budget comp is a perfect introduction to their music. Cass Elliott went solo and died famously on July 29, 1974 at age 32. John Phillips wasn't that successful as a solo artist and died on on Mar. 18, 2001 at age 65. Michelle Phillips has had quite a bit of success as an actress and Denny Doherty moved back to Canada and has done some TV work. Here's a great video of California Dreamin'.
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