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They played the Monterey Pop Festival, cementing them as one of the musical voices of the Summer of Love. John Phillips co-produced ''[[Monterey Pop]]'', the movie of the festival, setting the example of filming music festivals that would be followed at Woodstock and Altamont.
In the early 1980s, John Phillips and Denny Doherty spearheaded an attempt at a revival, with Phillips' daughter [[Mackenzie Phillips]] and Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane of the contemporary band "Spanky and Our Gang" joining them to form "The New Mamas and the Papas". This new incarnation of the group toured and released several live albums while undergoing multiple line-up changes, until it finally disbanded in 2000. Despite lasting much longer than its predecessor, the new band never achieved a fraction of its success or influence.
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* [[Vocal Tag Team]]: All four of the original group had their turns to shine.
* [[Write What You Know]]/[[Write Who You Know]]: "Creeque Alley" is a concise history of the evolution of the folk-rock scene in the 1960s, namechecking not only the members of the Mamas and the Papas, but various other groups which became famous in their own right, like [[The Lovin' Spoonful]]. It also describes some of the Mamas and the Papas' travels and misadventures.
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