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"California Dreamin '" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. [5] The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965.
The band rose to fame with their popular singles "California Dreamin' " and "Creeque Alley", both of which she co-wrote. They released five studio albums before their dissolution in 1970. While married to John Phillips, she gave birth to their daughter, singer Chynna Phillips. Michelle Phillips is the last surviving original member of the band.
As the co-writer and owner of the copyright to "California Dreamin'", Michelle Phillips was an important contributor to the 2005 PBS television documentary California Dreamin': The Songs of the Mamas & the Papas. [106] As of 2024, she is the last surviving member of the band's original lineup.
Phillips was born August 30, 1935, in Parris Island, South Carolina. [1] [3] His father, Claude Andrew Phillips, was a retired United States Marine Corps officer.On his way home from France following World War I, Claude Phillips managed to win a tavern located in Oklahoma from another Marine during a poker game.
With the return of Michelle to the group just prior to the LP's release, the original cover and eponymous title were reinstated. The album was first issued on CD in 1988 (MCAD-31043) and also appears in its entirety on All the Leaves Are Brown , a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums, with the single versions of "I Saw Her ...
Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer and songwriter. A tenor, he was a founding member of the 1960s musical group the Mamas & the Papas for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
California Dreaming is Rick’s ninth studio album which is a 2017 collaborative album of covers by Australian singer-songwriters and musicians Rick Price and Jack Jones. The album sees Rick and Jack teaming together to re-imagine their favourite songs of the 1960s and 1970s California Sound era.
José Montserrate Feliciano García (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse feliˈsjano]; born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican musician.He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " Feliz Navidad".