By the time they released The Papas & The Mamas, the band was barely holding together, often recording separately to avoid confrontations. Their eventual breakup in 1968 marked the end of a short ...

One of the Mugwumps, Denny Doherty, then joined the New Journeymen, featuring John and Michelle Phillips, and the band soon evolved into the Mamas & the Papas, with the classic lineup of Mama Cass ...

2. “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas & The Papas A lot of folk rock anthems from the 1960s came straight out of California, and this song is both a product of that and a song of reverence ...