Modern Folk Quartet
The Modern Folk Quartet ( MFQ ) was an American folk group.
The Quartet was established in 1962 in Honolulu. The original members were Cyrus Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas and Stan White. They went to Los Angeles, where they celebrated success especially at the Troubadour club. As a white sign of a mental disorder showed he was replaced by Jerry Yester.
Herb Cohen became their manager. In 1963 their debut album. Also in 1963 they were ( German: In paradise, the devil is going on ) in the film Palm Springs Weekend with two songs to see and hear. In 1964, the second album of Changes. 1966 was their song This Could Be the Night the theme music of the concert film The Big TNT Show. In the same year, the group split up.
In the late 1970s there was a reunion, as in the 1980s, with a quintet from the quartet, as Yesters brother Jim mitmachte. In 2003, she went after a long break back in Japan on tour, where they still had loyal fans.
Chip Douglas later played bass with the Turtles and was producer of the Turtles and the Monkees. Jerry Yester Zal Yanovsky replaced by The Lovin ' Spoonful and produced The Association, Tim Buckley and Tom Waits; with his then-wife Judy Henske he made both as a duo and with the band Rosebud recordings. Cyrus Faryar began a solo career in 1967 and joined the Monterey Pop Festival. Henry Diltz was one of the most famous rock photographer; his photos can be seen on the covers of several albums, including Morrison Hotel by the Doors and the debut album by Crosby, Stills & Nash.