Sending out Happy Birthday wishes to Michelle Phillips, the last surviving original members of The Mamas & the Papas. Mama Michelle turned the big 8-0 on Tuesday, June 4. Born Holly Michelle Gilliam, ...

When members John and Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty — musicians who’d all played in other bands, sometimes with each other — formed their group in the mid 60s, they named themselves ...

In her new book, "My Mama, Cass" Owen Elliott-Kugell shares the origin behind the "California Dreamin'" band and her mother's nickname Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked ...

We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk. Today's selection ...

THE unforgettable hit songs by 1960's group The Mamas and the Papas, combined with the chaotic personal lives of its members, makes Flowerchildren an entertaining and moving musical. A versatile cast ...

Revisiting the event’s memorable set list, 57 years later. By Lindsay Zoladz Tom Petty, Patrice Rushen, Billie Eilish and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Hear her extraordinary range in 10 tracks. By Lindsay ...

Writing a hit record is like catching lightning in a bottle, and sometimes, you don’t know that you caught it until after the fact. Such was the case for The Mamas & The Papas in 1966, who spent hours ...

One of The Monkees’ songs has a line about The Mamas & the Papas’ Mama Cass. The song also references The Beatles. The track was a huge hit. The Monkees took more control over their songs as the 1960s ...

Michelle Phillips made a rare outing in Los Angeles. The Mamas & the Papas singer, 81, was photographed running errands on Wednesday, June 11. Phillips stopped at a local gas station to fill up her ...