When members John and Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty — musicians who’d all played in other bands, sometimes with each other — formed their group in the mid 60s, they named themselves ...

LOS ANGELES -- John Phillips, singer-songwriter for The Mamas and The Papas, died at a Los Angeles hospital this morning. He was 65. Phillips died of heart failure, said Harvey Goldberg, his producer ...

Michelle Phillips, the lone survivor of 1960s Mamas & the Papas has opened up about the band’s dark history. Formed in 1965, the four-piece folk-rock group – comprised of Michelle, John Phillips, Cass ...

The Mamas and the Papas were the epitome of California-based sunshine hippie pop and folk-rock, blending their voices to create two huge anthems of the ‘60s in “California Dreamin’” and “Monday, ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas chatted about her illustrious career in the music and recording industry. Michelle Phillips. Photo Courtesy of Dunhill Records ...

Of all the sun-soaked grooves that were coming out of California in the ’60s, those made by The Mamas & The Papas are some of the most influential. With a mix of male and female members—John Phillips, ...

Denny Doherty, whose alluring tenor was a cornerstone of the Mamas and the Papas’ “sunshine pop” sound, died Friday in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, after a short illness. He was 66.

L O S  A N G E L E S, March 18 -- Songwriter John Phillips, who as a member ofthe Mamas and the Papas penned "California Dreamin"' and otherhits by the 1960s pop group, died this morning. He was ...

Songwriter John Phillips, who as a member of the Mamas and the Papas penned "California Dreamin' " and other hits by the 1960s pop group, died Sunday morning. He was 65. Phillips died of heart failure ...