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The Mugwumps was an America rock band formed in New York City in 1964. Signed to Warner Bros., the group released one single before disbanding in late 1964. An album by the band went unreleased until 1967, when some of its former members had become famous in the Mamas and the Papas (Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty) and the Lovin' Spoonful (Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian).
- 1964
- New York, New York, United States
Mugwumps. 1884 cartoon by Bernhard Gillam in Puck magazine which ridicules James G. Blaine as the man tattooed with many indelible scandals. The fourth 'judge' from the right (seated) is Teddy Roosevelt. A parody of Phryne before the Areopagus, an 1861 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. The Mugwumps were Republican political ...
The Mugwumps Biography by Richie Unterberger. An early folk-rock group of sorts, the Mugwumps made some recordings in the mid-'60s, but the short-lived New York outfit are principally remembered for what their members did after they split up. Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty would become one-half of the Mamas and the Papas; Zal Yanovsky would join ...
Their leaders included George William Curtis, E.L. Godkin, and Charles Francis Adams, Jr. ( Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge offered support without deserting Blaine.) The term Mugwump, first used by Charles A. Dana in the New York Sun, was derived from the Algonquian Indian word mogkiomp (“great man” or “big chief”).
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The Mugwumps were a group of politically-active Republicans who broke with their party and supported the Democratic nominee in the 1884 presidential election. The Mugwumps were known for their high-minded principle and their opposition to political corruption and cronyism. Mugwump is often used to refer to political independents or defectors ...
The Mugwumps was an America rock band formed in New York City in 1964. Signed to Warner Bros., the group released one single before disbanding in late 1964. An album by the band went unreleased until 1967, when some of its former members had become famous in the Mamas and the Papas and the Lovin' Spoonful.
