Denny Doherty

Denny Doherty Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty actually ( born November 29, 1940 in Halifax, Nova Scotia; † January 19, 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario ) was a Canadian singer and member of the group The Mamas and the Papas.

Career

In 1960, Doherty in the Halifax folk group The Colonials, with whom he went to Toronto in 1961 to Montreal, Quebec, and 1962. When the group got a record deal in 1963 with Columbia 's Epic Records, the name was changed to The Halifax Three (The Halifax III). With The Man Who Would not Sing Along With Mitch, the band had their only hit and was disbanded in 1963. Ironically, this resolution was done in a hotel called The Colonial.

In 1963, befriended the singer with Cass Elliot, who played at this time in the band The Big 3 at. During a tour with the Halifax Three, he finally met the singer John Phillips and his wife Michelle.

After the dissolution of The Halifax Three were Zal Yanovsky and Doherty, who had accompanied the tours the band, thanks to the efforts Elliots members at The Big 3 Since the number of the band members had now risen to four, the band changed its name to The Mugwumps, was due to failure and the resulting insolvency of the group but soon the resolution.

During this time, John Phillips' new band, The New Journeymen needed a replacement for its bailed singer Marshall Brickman. After Doherty Brickman's had taken part, including Cass Elliot was added to the band, which was called from now on The Magic Circle. In September 1965, the Group signed a recording contract with Dunhill Records and changed its name to The Mamas and the Papas. The debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, was released soon thereafter.

Time with The Mamas and the Papas

In the following years the band had their first major success, but then it was announced that Denny Doherty and Michelle had an affair with each other that they could, however, keep a long time secret.

John and Michelle left the common home with Denny Doherty, but the band remained despite the infidelity between them are, a short time later left the band Michelle, but was soon resumed.

1968 were the Mamas and the Papas time being their own ways and dissolved in 1971 after a fifth and last common LP in the original line up.

Time after

Elliot and Doherty remained in the aftermath friends, but Doherty soon began to drink in order to oust Michelle, who he still could not forget about his life.

In 1971 the solo album " Watcha Gonna Do ". Some of the songs on it were written by Doherty. In the following years he released more singles, such as "Indian Girl" and " Baby Catch The Moon", but were not successful in the charts.

In 1974 came the sad reunion with the old band members at the funeral Cass Elliot, who had recently died of a heart attack. (Produced in the same year ) on Doherty's second solo LP, "Waiting for a song ," she was heard together with Michelle as a background singer.

1982 started the Mamas and the Papas a fresh start, the band now consisted of Doherty, John Phillips, whose daughter Mackenzie Phillips and Spanky McFarlane. The band toured again with old and new songs, the success was however made ​​, so the Mamas and the Papas were finally dissolved.

Then Doherty produced the rather successful Broadway musical Dream a Little Dream, in which the band's history was told from his point of view.

1993 Doherty was seen again in the children's series Theodore Tugboat on television, but withdrew increasingly from the public.

Denny Doherty died on January 19, 2007 at his home in Mississauga, Ontario at an aortic aneurysm.

Doherty was married twice and had two spouses with a child - a son and a daughter.