Editing The Mamas & the Papas (section)

==== 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.