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Mar 15, 2009 · John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas embodied all the optimism of the 60s. Chris Campion speaks to those closest to rock's most complex outlaw
John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American folk rock musician. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips.
Mar 19, 2001 · John Phillips, the singer-songwriter-arranger who led the Mamas and the Papas to the forefront of pop music in the mid-1960s and helped define the California sound and spirit, died Sunday.
