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John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American folk rock musician. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips.
John Phillips war als Papa John Mitbegründer der Gruppe The Mamas & the Papas. Für die Gruppe komponierte er Hits wie California Dreamin’, schrieb aber auch für andere, beispielsweise San Francisco für Scott McKenzie. 1961 bis 1963 bildeten John Phillips, Scott McKenzie und Dick Weissmann die Gruppe The Journeymen, von der bei ...
Die Gruppe trat 1967 beim Monterey Pop Festival auf, das John Phillips organisiert hatte und das als „Monterey Pop“ mitgefilmt wurde. Ende 1968 ließen sich John und Michelle Phillips scheiden, als The Mamas & the Papas musikalisch bereits getrennte Wege gingen.
- 1968, 1972
- John Phillips †
- 1965, 1971
12. Aug. 2022 · Before the band even formed, the Mamas and the Papas were knee-deep in drama. John met and married his first wife, Susan Adams, in 1957. With Susan, he fathered two children, Mackenzie and Jeffrey Phillips. John was then a member of a band called the Journeymen and while they were touring, he met 18-year-old Holly “Michelle” Gilliam.
The Mamas & the Papas was a folk-rock vocal-group which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. Formed in New York City, the group consisted of Americans John Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips, and Canadian Denny Doherty.
- Los Angeles, California
- The Mamas & the Papas discography
- 1965–1968, 1971, 1998
19. März 2001 · John Phillips, a songwriter and founding member of the 1960's folk-pop group the Mamas and the Papas, died yesterday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 65. The cause was heart failure,...
19. März 2001 · Music. Papa John Phillips Dies. Heart failure claims Mamas and the Papas founder. By Matthew Greenwald. March 19, 2001. John Phillips, co-founder, songwriter and musical architect...
