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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | i just learned that Denny Doherty Of The Mamas & Pappas had died he was 66.
Here's the story link..
http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=248396>1=7702 |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 47
Location: Virginia | I seen that earlier on Yahoo ...
R.I.P. |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394
Location: East Tennessee | They were a great group. |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | What has always struck me as amazing is just how very tight the group was. Denny's high vocals blended so well with the other 3. With John Phillips gone, Cass Elliot, and now Denny, Michelle Phillips is the only one left..It's a good thing that they left the music for future generations to hear. |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah, I liked them. They were one of the original "classic-hippie-bands". Get the whole-fam-damily up on stage. All your friends, ol' Ladies, kids, dogs... And do some great harmonies.
It seems that I, and my friends, have reached that wonderful age... Every week, someone whose music and persona that I've grown-up with is departing. Whoa, bummer dude...
[We could start an ongoing RIP thread... Naw, too depressing] |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | I kinda' like the "Guess Who Died??" concept . . . |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4827
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | The Guess Who died? But I was listening to Randy Bachmans radio show just last night!?!?!
Oh, wait....yeah, I get it. |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 122
Location: Tucson, AZ | ...it's no longer the "MAMMAS & PAPPAS"
...now it's just the "MAMMA." |
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Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1445
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Denny was a Nova Scotia son and his funeral is being held today in his hometown of Halifax. Michelle Phillips is in town for it and the local paper did an interesting interview with her.
Wayne
Halifax Herald interview with Michelle Phillips |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | Wayne,
Thanks for the link. It was a very nice and fitting article. |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 387
Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Nice link, Blue. It's amazing how popular they were, compared to how long they were actually together.
Compared to rock I guess folk singers only need one strong song/album to be a legend |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10582
Location: NJ | amazing voice.
go back and listen to that stuff those guys and gals could sing.
unfortunately it would never fly now, except for michele they didn't have the look and they have talent. |
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