The Mamas and the Papas: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1998

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-mamas-and-the-papas/bio/

Denny Doherty and John Phillips joined forces to form the Mamas and the Papas. They had each been in different folk bands. Phillips’ wife, Michelle, joined the new group as well. Cass Elliot joined later.

Go Where You Wanna Go (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzG-BP6RYko

Then, they hit it big with a defining song of the 60s.

California Dreamin’ (1965):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E

Monday Monday (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY

I Saw Her Again (1966):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zBMK5OAGyE&feature=related

Dedicated to the One I Love (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M7gKZqgHn4

Glad to be Unhappy (1967):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nHNUCDO_Jo

They organized the Monterey Music Festival in 1967.

Monterey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJPZwpei1AU

Monterey signaled a change to darker, more aggressive music. The San Francisco sound was passé by the end of the show. The band briefly split in 1967.

Dream A Little Dream of Me (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajwnmkEqYpo

Cass Elliot decided she wanted to go solo and the band broke apart.

Step Out (1972):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluE7kwI21c

Mama Cass died in 1974 of a heart attack.  John Phillips died of heart failure in 2001. Doherty passed away in 2007. Michelle Phillips appeared in film and TV and is still active.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLOAFQWgFfY