Back in the 1960s folk music made its way into the rock charts. The turbulent counterculture produced protest song after protest song and the folk sound fit the bill. Yet not all folk-rock songs were protest songs. Some simply offered a feeling of serenity or lament.
Around 1965 John & Michelle Phillips along with Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty performed and recorded music as The Mamas & The Papas. The Mamas & the Papas released five studio albums and 17 singles over a short four-year span. Six of their songs made the Billboard top 10. and have sold close to 40 million records worldwide
California Dreamin'’ is a lament over having to spend a winter in New York and how they dreamed of the warm sunny skies of L.A. The song was certified gold in June 1966 and later in 2001 inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was listed by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Arguably the group's biggest star Cass Elliot died in July 1974 after a short solo career. The Mamas & The Pappas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for their contributions to the music industry.
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