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All the leaves are brown : how the Mamas & the Papas came together and broke apart / Scott G. Shea.

Shea, Scott G., (author.).

Summary:

"Few songs have captured the contradictions and ambiguities of the 1960s as memorably as 'California dreamin',' the iconic folk music single that catapulted the Mamas & the Papas in to rock and roll history. In All the leaves are brown, author Scott Shea details how John Phillips, Denny Doherty, Michelle Phillips, and 'Mama Cass' Elliot becvame standard-bearers for California counterculture, following their transformation from folk music wannabes to rock sensations and chronicling the tumultuous events that followed their unexpected success. ... Drawing on new interviews with former bandmates, session musicians, family members, and many others, All the leaves are brown is a layered, revelatory tale of overnight stardom and its many pitfalls"-- Book jacket.
"The tumultuous story of how The Mamas and The Papas transformed from folk music wannabes to rock sensations"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781493072118
  • ISBN: 1493072110
  • Physical Description: viii, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Essex, Connecticut ; Backbeat Books, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-373) and index.
Subject:
Mamas and the Papas (Musical group)
Rock musicians > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Richlands Branch Library 782.42166 SHE (Text) 36015000572012 Adult Nonfiction Available -