The Mamas & the Papas
The Mamas and the Papas were an American music group of the 1960s, which is, inter alia, for their titles California Dreamin ', Monday, Monday and Dream a Little Dream of Me known.
History
John Phillips began his musical career with Scott McKenzie with a group called Smoothie before both together The Journeymen founded. Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot had previously been at the Mugwumps. John and his wife Michelle met in 1964 in Los Angeles on Doherty and Elliot. The first four went together to the Caribbean to the U.S. Virgin Islands to get to know better. Upon her return in 1965 Barry McGuire introduced her to his producer Lou Adler, in which she signed her first recording contract.
The very first published in November 1965 song, California Dreamin ', was a great success and was the prelude to a series of hits, including Monday, Monday, Go Where You Wanna Go and Dedicated to the One I Love. John and Michelle Phillips had already written the piece in 1963, when they lived in New York, inspired by Michelle Phillips' homesickness, she moved to California. The group broke new ground by combined women's and men's voices for the first time. With its floating sound, pop and folk combined, and the lyrical words they expressed more than any other band the lifestyle of the former flower-power movement. Her life prescribed the band members this lifestyle.
As John Phillips learned of the affair between his wife Michelle, and Denny Doherty, he threw it on June 28, 1966 by the band and Jill Gibson was hired as a replacement. Just two months later, Phillips picked the end of August his wife back in the band, and Gibson received a severance.
The group met in 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival, the John Phillips had organized and which was filmed as " Monterey Pop ".
End of 1968, John and Michelle Phillips were divorced, as The Mamas and The Papas musical already went their own ways. In the summer of 1971, the members who worked on their solo careers in the interim found, once again for the last album, People Like Us, together, which was not successful, however. End of July 1974 Cass Elliot died of a heart attack.
In 1982, John Phillips and Denny Doherty, a new group called The Mamas and the Papas, which included besides these two original members still Phillips' daughter Mackenzie Phillips and Elaine " Spanky " McFarlane ( Spanky and Our Gang - Ex ). Because of lack of success, the band did not last long together in their initial occupation.
In 1998 he was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In March 2001, John Phillips died of heart failure. In January 2007, Denny Doherty died of arterial aneurysm. Thus, Michelle Phillips is the only surviving founding member.
Discography
Albums
- 03.1966: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
- 08.1966: The Mamas & The Papas
- 02.1967: The Mamas & The Papas Deliver
- 05.1968: The Papas & The Mamas
( " Greatest Hits " versions and anthologies are not included here.)
Hit- Singles
Awards
RSH Gold