Editing The Mamas & the Papas (section)

=== Post-breakup ===
In 1986, John and Michelle Phillips were featured in the music video for [[the Beach Boys]]' second recording of [[California Dreamin'|"California Dreamin{{'"}}]], which appeared on the album ''[[Made in U.S.A. (The Beach Boys album)|Made in U.S.]]'' Denny Doherty was unavailable to participate. The Mamas & the Papas' own version of "California Dreamin{{'"}} was reissued in the UK and peaked at No. 9 in 1997. The song received a [[Grammy Hall of Fame|Grammy Hall of Fame Award]] in 2001.

==== Cass Elliot ====
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Cass Elliot had a successful solo career, touring the US and Europe. She appeared frequently on television, including in two specials, ''The Mama Cass Television Program'' on ABC in January 1969 and ''Don't Call Me Mama Anymore'' on CBS in September 1973. She recorded hits such as "Make Your Own Kind of Music" and "It's Getting Better" but never surpassed her two Dunhill Records albums, ''[[Dream a Little Dream (Cass Elliot album)|Dream a Little Dream]]'' (1968) and ''[[Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama|Bubblegum, Lemonade, and ... Something for Mama]]'' (1969). Elliot signed with [[RCA Records]], but none of the three albums she recorded for the label, ''[[Cass Elliot (album)|Cass Elliot]]'', ''[[The Road Is No Place for a Lady]]'' (both 1972), and ''[[Don't Call Me Mama Anymore]]'' (1973), produced a charting single.

Elliot died of heart failure in London on July 29, 1974, after completing a two-week engagement at the [[London Palladium|Palladium]]. The shows were mostly sold out, and prompted standing ovations. Her former bandmates and Lou Adler attended her funeral in Los Angeles. Elliot was survived by her only child, Owen Vanessa Elliot, who was born in 1967.

==== John Phillips ====
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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. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album four stars when it was reissued in 2006, calling it "a genuine lost treasure".<ref>James Hunter, "John Phillips (John the Wolfking of L.A.)", Rolling Stone, November 2, 2006. Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic also gave the album four stars. See [http://www.allmusic.com/album/john-phillips-john-the-wolf-king-of-la-mw0000617765 John Phillips, ''John Phillips (John, The Wolf King of L.A.)''], Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref> Denny Doherty said that if the Mamas & the Papas had recorded the album, it might have been their best.<ref>Quoted in the television special ''Straight Shooter: The True Story of John Phillips and the Mamas & the Papas''.</ref> John Phillips wrote songs for the soundtrack to ''Brewster McCloud'' ([[Robert Altman]], 1970)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065492/?ref_=sr_1 ''Brewster McLeod''], IMDb. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref> and original music for the soundtracks to ''[[Myra Breckinridge (film)|Myra Breckinridge]]'' ([[Michael Sarne]], 1970)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066115/?ref_=sr_1 ''Myra Breckenridge''], IMDb. Retrieved April 25, 2013.</ref> and ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' ([[Nicolas Roeg]], 1976).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074851/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ''The Man Who Fell to Earth''], IMDb. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref> He also wrote the ill-fated stage musical ''[[Man on the Moon (musical)|Man on the Moon]]'' (1975). John Phillips wrote most of the tracks on the album ''[[Romance Is on the Rise]]'' (1974) by his then wife [[Geneviève Waïte]], which he also produced, and he co-wrote "[[Kokomo (song)|Kokomo]]" (1988), which was a No. 1 hit for the [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]].

Phillips was lost in a heroin addiction through much of the 1970s, a period that included his arrest and conviction in 1980 on a charge of conspiring to distribute narcotics for which he spent a month in jail in 1981.{{sfn|Phillips|1986|pp=19–20, 388–397}}<ref>Page, Tim. "The '60s Melody Man: John Phillips Made the Mamas and the Papas Sing", ''The Washington Post'', March 20, 2001.</ref><ref>[[Neil Strauss|Strauss, Neil]], "John Phillips, 65, a Papa of the 1960s Group, Dies", ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 19, 2001.</ref> In later years, he performed with the [[The New Mamas and The Papas|New Mamas and the Papas]] and appeared in revival shows and television specials. He told his side of the Mamas & Papas story in the memoir ''Papa John'' (1986),<ref>{{cite book |last=Phillips |first=John with Jim Jerome |title=Papa John: The Autobiography of John Phillips |url=https://archive.org/details/papajohnautobiogr00phil |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=Doubleday |year=1986 |isbn=9780385231206}}</ref> and in the [[PBS]] television documentary, ''Straight Shooter: The True Story of John Phillips and the Mamas and the Papas'' (1988).<ref>The documentary was released as ''The Mamas and the Papas: Straight Shooter'' on [https://www.amazon.com/Mamas-Papas-Straight-Shooter-VHS/dp/6303228186 VHS videocassette by Rhino Home Video] in 1989 and on [https://www.amazon.com/Mamas-The-Papas-Straight-Shooter/dp/B000YKYT62 DVD by Standing Room Only] in 2008. Amazon. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref> Phillips died of heart failure in Los Angeles on March 18, 2001.<ref>Cromelin, Richard. "Obituaries: John Phillips – Singer-Songwriter Led the Mamas and the Papas", ''Los Angeles Times'', March 19, 2001.</ref>

Two albums were released immediately after his death, ''[[Pay Pack & Follow]]'' (April 2001), which included material recorded in London and New York with members of [[the Rolling Stones]] in 1976 and 1977,<ref>Lewis, Randy. "New, Solo Album from the Late John Phillips Gets Released, at Last", ''Los Angeles Times'', May 4, 2001.</ref>{{sfn|Phillips|1986|pp=302–310}} and ''Phillips 66'' (August 2001), an album of new material and reworkings that took its title from the age Phillips would have been when the album was originally slated for its release.<ref>Zimmerman, Lee. "John Phillips: Phillips 66 and Denny Doherty: Waiting for a Song", ''Goldmine'', November 16, 2001.</ref> A later archival series on [[Varèse Sarabande]] included a reissue of ''[[John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)]]'' with bonus tracks (2006), sessions he recorded for Columbia with [[The Crusaders (Houston group)|the Crusaders]] in 1972 and 1973 released as ''Jack of Diamonds'' (2007),<ref>Klein, Joshua. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10644-jack-of-diamonds/ "John Phillips: ''Jack of Diamonds''&nbsp;", Pitchfork, 31 October 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012. Phillips forgetfully refers to the (Jazz) Crusaders as the "Jazz Messengers"; see John Phillips, ''Papa John'', p. 274.]</ref> his preferred mix of the Rolling Stones sessions released with other material as ''Pussycat'' (2008),<ref>Parrish, Michael. "John Phillips: Pussycat", ''Dirty Linen'', March 2009.</ref> and his demos for ''[[Man on the Moon (musical)|Man on the Moon]]'' released as ''[[Andy Warhol]] Presents Man on the Moon: The John Phillips Space Musical'' (2009).<ref>Harris, Craig. "Andy Warhol Presents Man on the Moon: The John Phillips Space Musical", ''Dirty Linen'', March 2010.</ref>

==== Denny Doherty ====
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Denny Doherty's solo career faltered after the appearance of ''Whatcha Gonna Do?'' in 1971. The follow-up, ''Waiting for a Song'' (1974), was not released in the US, although a 2001 reissue by Varèse Sarabande gained wider distribution and is now available as a digital download. The album features Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot as background vocalists in what was to be Elliot's last recorded performance. A single from the album, "[[You'll Never Know]]", made the [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] charts. Doherty turned to the stage, making a disastrous start in John Phillips's ''Man on the Moon'' (1975). In 1977, he returned to his birthplace, [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], Nova Scotia, where he played Shakespeare at the [[Neptune Theatre (Halifax)|Neptune Theatre]] under the tutelage of [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]].<ref name="Nicholas Jennings 1996">Jennings, Nicholas. "Blasts from the Past", ''Maclean's'', March 11, 1996.</ref><ref>Bergman, Brian. "Papa Denny and His Rock 'n' Roll Adventure", ''Maclean's'', November 17, 1997.</ref> This led to television work, including a variety program, ''[[Denny's Sho]]'', which ran for one season in 1978. Doherty hosted and voiced parts in the children's program ''[[Theodore Tugboat]]'', and acted in various series, including 22 episodes of the drama ''[[Pit Pony (TV series)|Pit Pony]]''.<ref>McDonald, William. "A Rock Music Papa Finds Calmer Waters As a Children's Host", ''The New York Times'', January 30, 2000.</ref> He also performed with the [[The New Mamas and The Papas|New Mamas and the Papas]] (see below). An alcoholic through the 1960s and 1970s, he recovered in the early 1980s and stayed sober for the remainder of his life.{{sfn|J. Phillips|1986|p=185}}{{sfn|Fiegel|2005|pages=103; 306}} In 1996, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.<ref name="Nicholas Jennings 1996"/>

Doherty answered John Phillips's PBS documentary with the autobiographical stage musical ''Dream a Little Dream (the Nearly True Story of the Mamas & the Papas)'' which he wrote with Paul Ledoux and performed in Halifax in 1997<ref>"Papa, Tell Us Another One", ''Maclean's'', July 9, 2001</ref> and the off-Broadway Village Theater in New York in 2003.<ref>Sisario, Ben. "Denny Doherty, Mamas and Papas Singer, Is Dead at 66", ''The New York Times'', January 20, 2007.</ref> The original cast recording, featuring Doherty and supporting band, was released by Lewlacow in 1999.<ref name="Denny Doherty Discography">[http://ww3.sunnyday.jp/mamasandpapas/dennydoherty.html "Denny Doherty Discography"], Mama Cass Elliot Pages. Retrieved April 25, 2013.</ref> Doherty died on January 19, 2007, at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, from kidney failure, following surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

==== Michelle Phillips ====
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While Michelle Phillips's only solo album, ''[[Victim of Romance]]'' (1977), made little impact, she went on to build a successful career as an actress. Her film credits include ''[[The Last Movie]]'' (1971), ''[[Dillinger (1973 film)|Dillinger]]'' (1973), ''[[Valentino (1977 film)|Valentino]]'' (1977), ''[[Bloodline (1979 film)|Bloodline]]'' (1979), ''[[The Man with Bogart's Face]]'' (1980), ''[[American Anthem]]'' (1986), ''[[Let It Ride (film)|Let It Ride]]'' (1989) and ''[[Joshua Tree (1993 film)|Joshua Tree]]'' (1993). Her television credits include ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]],'' ''[[Knots Landing]],'' and ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680645/?ref_=sr_1 Michelle Phillips], IMDb. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref>

Michelle Phillips published a memoir, ''California Dreamin','' in 1986,<ref>Phillips, Michelle. ''California Dreamin': The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas'' (New York: Warner Books, 1986).</ref> the same year John Phillips published his. Reading the two books together was, according to one reviewer, "like reading the transcripts in a divorce trial".<ref>Cameron, Julia. "Papa John by John Phillips with Jim Jerome and California Dreamin' by Michelle Phillips", ''Los Angeles Times'', September 21, 1986.</ref> As the co-writer and owner of the copyright to "California Dreamin'", Michelle Phillips was an important contributor to the 2005 PBS television documentary ''California Dreamin': The Songs of the Mamas & the Papas''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0930855/ "California Dreamin': The Songs of the Mamas and the Papas"], IMDb. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref> As of 2025, she is the last surviving member of the band's original lineup.