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  1. Aug 12, 2022 · John Phillips was the co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist in the iconic 1960s band the Mamas and the Papas. The group had a short life but quickly became a defining force for the sound of the era, with John as the musical architect.

  2. John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) [1] was an American musician. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips.

  3. May 27, 2022 · John Phillips had a prime reputation as an artist, but the truth of his inner demons would eventually emerge: his drug use, his unpredictability, and his instability.

  4. The Mamas & the Papas was formed by the husband and wife John Phillips (formerly of the Journeymen) and Michelle Phillips, along with Denny Doherty (formerly of the Mugwumps). Both of these earlier acts were folk groups active in 1964 and 1965.

  5. Sep 23, 2009 · John Phillips, the band's primary songwriter, was at least six years older than the others and did not shy from the task of addressing the group's pain and confusion in song.

  6. Sep 8, 2020 · Folk-rockers the Mamas & the Papas — made up of John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot — provided the musical backdrop to the late 1960s with hit songs like ...

  7. Mar 19, 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.

  8. John Phillips was the beating heart and visionary songwriter behind the legendary folk rock group The Mamas & The Papas.

  9. Mar 19, 2001 · John Phillips, co-founder, songwriter and musical architect of the Mamas and the Papas died of heart failure on Sunday morning at 8:15 a.m. (PST) at UCLA Medical Center....

  10. Mar 18, 2001 · John Phillips. Folk vocalist and songwriter best known as the leader of the Mamas & the Papas. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: