Here's How the Mamas & the Papas Got Their Unique Name and Cass Elliot Got Her Moniker (Exclusive) In her new book, "My Mama, Cass" Owen Elliott-Kugell shares the origin behind the "California ...

For fans old and new, the music of The Mamas & the Papas will live forever (especially now that we don’t have to rely on 8-tracks). Read on to find out more about what The Mamas & the Papas got ...

<p>The Mamas and the Papas were a 1960s folk-pop group. They were a band of lovers, spouses and friends, which proved to be both their greatest asset and their undoing.</p> <p>In 1966, with their ...

Known for her soaring vocals, her untimely death shocked the entertainment world, and the loss is still profound.

Online Michelle Phillips is still California dreamin’. The Mamas & the Papas singer made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles June 11 as she stopped at a local gas station to refuel her Mercedes.

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 65.

The group burst on the national scene in 1966 with the top 10 smash "California Dreamin'." The Mamas and the Papas broke new ground by having women and men in one group at a time when most singing ...

The couple founded the band three years later. The Mamas & the Papas recorded five studio albums as a group. They won a Grammy Award in 1967 for their song “Monday, Monday.” ...

Online Michelle Phillips is still California dreamin’. The Mamas & the Papas singer made a rare public appearance in Los Angeles June 11 as she stopped at a local gas station to refuel her Mercedes.