When you think of 1960s folk music, you can’t leave out The Mamas and the Papas. Consisting of John and Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and, of course, Mama Cass, it’s hard to believe that a group only together from 1965 to ‘68 could become such a vital part of music history....
“All of a sudden, we’re at her place and this sound happens; this Mamas and Papas sound,” Denny Doherty would later recount. “Even John couldn’t deny it. He started tinkering, saying, ‘Hey, if Cass sings here, Michie, you try singing there, and Denny you move up there.’ ...
Q. What would the Mamas And The Papas have been called if the other three had gotten as big as Mama Cass? A. The Flab Four Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss Better Off Solo?: Name New Career Comments & Submitter Name "Cass Elliot""The Mammas and the Papas were a great group, but after...
Repeated reports that the Mamas and Papas had broken up were at last, it seemed, confirmed.Mama CassElliot was going it alone. When I interviewed her – her first interview in more than a year, she said – she had just finished recording her first solo album. She was preparing a night ...
California Dreamin' reminds us that '60s pop paragons The Mamas & The Papas had an appealing new sound, made some terrific records, and left behind a legacy that lives on more than 35 years after they called it quits. This hour-long documentary, originally aired on PBS, has all the stand...
Michelle Phillips: Yes. The Painted Turtle was introduced to me through Lou Adler, the Mamas and the Papas producer, and his beautiful wife Page. They are on the board, and Page works incessantly to get children to camp who otherwise would not have the op...
“All of a sudden, we’re at her place and this sound happens; this Mamas and Papas sound,” Denny Doherty would later recount. “Even John couldn’t deny it. He started tinkering, saying, ‘Hey, if Cass sings here, Michie, you try singing there, and Denny you move up there.’ ...
there’s so much room. I think that any group that’s really good can make it, any time. That was my feeling behind the Mamas and Papas. When I heard us sing together the first time . . . we knew, we KNEW … this is it. This was when we first came to California, after we’...
“All of a sudden, we’re at her place and this sound happens; this Mamas and Papas sound,” Denny Doherty would later recount. “Even John couldn’t deny it. He started tinkering, saying, ‘Hey, if Cass sings here, Michie, you try singing there, and Denny you move up there.’ ...