The Mamas & the Papas hit No. 1 with 'Monday, Monday' on May 7, 1966. Songwriter John Phillips wrote it in 20 minutes, and ...

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 song came along during a hot streak for the band and is one of their most enduring tracks.

She became one of the nicest kids in town. In her breakout role, Blonsky portrayed Tracy Turnblad in the movie musical adaptation of Hairspray, lending her voice to hits like “Good Morning Baltimore” ...

The Mamas & The Papas enjoyed an incredible stretch of success in the 60s, proving that the vocal group approach still had legs in the psychedelic rock era. But theirs was a relatively brief heyday.

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