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The Founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips

Fresh Air
Published March 19, 2001 at 12:00 AM EST

The founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips. He died of heart failure on Sunday. He was 65. Phillips was the principal songwriter for the pop group which had a string of hits from 1966 to 1968 when the group broke up. Their hits included Monday, Monday, California Dreamin, I Saw Her Again Last Night and others. (REBROADCAST from

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