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John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) 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 .
Aug 12, 2022 · John Phillips was the co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist of the 1960s band the Mamas and the Papas. He had a turbulent personal life, marrying and divorcing four times, and allegedly having an incestuous relationship with his daughter Mackenzie.
May 27, 2022 · It was Phillips who was the chief songwriter and musical architect of the group that would become a defining force in music of the era, earning themselves two Grammy Awards and induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame. And his career didn't end when the band broke up.
John Phillips's country-influenced solo album, John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.), enjoyed critical favor but was not a commercial success, despite featuring the single "Mississippi", which reached No. 32 in the US.
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. He was...
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.
Mar 19, 2001 · John Phillips, a singer and songwriter whose music helped define the 1960s, died of heart failure Sunday morning. He was 65.
