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, ...
The Mamas and the Papas—the famed folk-rock group who helped to solidify the lush Laurel Canyon sound—only lasted a few years. They were major figures in the 1960s counterculture movement, but they ...
This article originally appeared in Issue 4 of Crawdaddy in July 1966. Sometimes the only way to feel better, after looking at the Top 100 charts, is to remember that they have practically nothing to ...