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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.
"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day 1967,
The Mamas & the Papas is the subject of several documentaries, including Straight Shooter, California Dreamin ' and Here I Am, Doherty's musical, Doug Hall's The Mamas & the Papas: California Dreamin ' (2000) [120] and Matthew Greenwald's Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History of the Mamas & the Papas (2002). [121]
Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga joined forces at the 2025 Grammys on Sunday night to pay tribute to Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires, performing a cover of “California Dreamin’” by ...
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars teamed up to offer an emotional tribute to those affected by the devastating L.A. wildfires with a duet of the Mamas and the Papas classic “California Dreamin'” at ...
The Mamas & the Papas tune, which became synonymous with the folk scene born of the city's Laurel Canyon, evokes images of an idyllic California. As they harmonized, Gaga and Mars appeared emotional.
Michelle co-wrote some of the band's hits, including "California Dreamin'", which appears on the group's debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966). Recording of the Mamas and the Papas' second album, titled The Mamas and the Papas (1966) was interrupted when Michelle Phillips's affair with Gene Clark of the Byrds was revealed.
Phillips helped promote the Monterey International Pop Music Festival held June 16– 18, 1967, in Monterey, California; he performed with the Mamas and the Papas as part of the event as well. The festival was planned in just seven weeks, and was developed as a way to validate rock music as an art form in the way jazz and folk were regarded.