Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the band's actions on stage are well-documented, there is no definitive evidence to confirm this was a deliberate protest ...

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 ...

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, ...

Embodying the American utopia of the sixties, the Mamas & The Papas enjoyed a dazzling career, making their soaring harmonies resonate and projecting their desire for freedom onto an entire generation ...