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The Mamas & the Papas is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Barry McGuire, The Grass Roots, Sophie Tucker and Dancing in the Street. Those roots explain a lot about how The Mamas & the Papas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Lovin' Spoonful, The Turtles, The Monkees, Cass Elliot and The Hollies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into America, The 5th Dimension, Kenny Loggins, The Crusaders and The Valentinos, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around The Mamas & the Papas, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to America. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Mamas & the Papas were an American-Canadian folk rock vocal group that recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968, with a brief reunion in 1971. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. Formed in New York City, the group consisted of Americans John Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips, and Canadian Denny Doherty. Its sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips – the songwriter and leader of the group – who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early 1960s.
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The Mamas & the Papas connections
The Mamas & the Papas grew out of The Beatles, Barry McGuire, The Grass Roots and Sophie Tucker, shares an orbit with The Lovin' Spoonful, The Turtles, The Monkees and Cass Elliot, went on to shape America, The 5th Dimension, Kenny Loggins and The Crusaders. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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