Sending out Happy Birthday wishes to Michelle Phillips, the last surviving original members of The Mamas & the Papas. Mama Michelle turned the big 8-0 on Tuesday, June 4. Born Holly Michelle Gilliam, ...

During a 2019 interview with Keys Weekly, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love was asked if Kokomo from the song of the same name was a real place. “Kokomo was a name that originated with John Phillips of The ...

The Mamas & The Papas’ version is the most well-known, and for Cass Elliot, it became her signature song. She dreamed about performing on Broadway and landed a touring role in The Music Man though she ...

One of The Monkees’ songs has a line about The Mamas & the Papas’ Mama Cass. The song also references The Beatles. The track was a huge hit. The Monkees took more control over their songs as the 1960s ...

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 ...

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 ...

We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk. Today's selection ...

John Phillips, the singer-songwriter-arranger who led the Mamas and the Papas to the forefront of pop music in the mid-1960s and helped define the California sound and spirit, died Sunday. Phillips, ...