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Don't Call Me Mama Anymore. It reached No. John, who'd left his first wife to marry Michelle, was ready for the couple to sing with tenor Denny Doherty. Many of its songs would be released as singles. Doherty quit the band in and was replaced by Scott McKenzie — Record of the Year. Including: A biography of the group Individual histories for each member links at left.

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in for their contributions to the music industry, and they reunited for the second and final time to perform at the induction ceremony that year, [ 1 ] during which Elliot's daughter Owen filled in for her late mother, who had died in Elliot's voice wasn't a problem, as she had a standout contralto.

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Though the harmonies still existed, the album hardly compares to the group's previous work. The band was under-rehearsed, partly because John and Michelle Phillips and Lou Adler were preoccupied with organizing the festival, partly because Doherty arrived at the last minute from another sojourn in the Virgin Islands, [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] and partly because he was drinking heavily in the aftermath of his affair with Michelle Phillips.

Her former bandmates and Lou Adler attended her funeral in Los Angeles. With the break up of the group, the members would begin their own solo careers see individual histories at left. Lewis, who sang with the band from October through April , replaced MacKenzie Phillips intermittently between and while she was pregnant, in drug rehab and dealing with personal issues.

An alcoholic through the s and s, he recovered in the early s and stayed sober for the remainder of his life. Elliot may not have found true love, but she had a wide social circle. With tensions in the group so high, John felt that they were losing their edge and wanted to take some time away to recapture what they had once had as a group by taking a trip abroad together.

Below is a history of the group which traces their career as the Mamas and the Papas. Allen Toussaint. Phillips , pp. Awards [ edit ]. Best Performance by a Vocal Group. By , the group had broken up. Discography [ edit ].

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The Mamas and Papas were the headliner group and it seemed that they were on their way to even bigger stardom. The Mamas and Papas got back together to make another album, but the group's heyday was over and People Like Us was a flop. Post-breakup [ edit ]. In other projects. Michelle was a believer in free love, so marriage to John didn't keep her from an affair with Doherty among others.

Retrieved August 19, He ended up in rehab in New Jersey in following an arrest for drug distribution and needed a liver transplant in Retrieved May 1,