Pooka
01-19-07, 11:12 PM
Denny Doherty, from the 60s folk-pop group the Mamas and the Papas, has died aged 66 in Mississauga, Canada.
His sister Frances Arnold said the singer-songwriter died at his home outside Toronto after a short illness.
The Mamas and the Papas shot to fame in the late 1960s with hits California Dreamin' and Monday, Monday.
The group also featured chief songwriter John Phillips, his wife Michelle and female vocalist "Mama Cass" Elliot.
Denny Doherty was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 29 November 1940.
He was already well established on the folk music scene when he joined the Mamas and the Papas on their formation in 1965.
The group recorded four albums before breaking-up in 1969.
Mr Doherty went on to pursue a solo career in music as well as playing the Harbourmaster and voicing all the characters for the children's television series Theodore Tugboat.
Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member of the Mamas and the Papas.
"Mama Cass" Elliot died in 1974 aged 32 while John Phillips died in 2001 aged 65.
Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6281309.stm)
His sister Frances Arnold said the singer-songwriter died at his home outside Toronto after a short illness.
The Mamas and the Papas shot to fame in the late 1960s with hits California Dreamin' and Monday, Monday.
The group also featured chief songwriter John Phillips, his wife Michelle and female vocalist "Mama Cass" Elliot.
Denny Doherty was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 29 November 1940.
He was already well established on the folk music scene when he joined the Mamas and the Papas on their formation in 1965.
The group recorded four albums before breaking-up in 1969.
Mr Doherty went on to pursue a solo career in music as well as playing the Harbourmaster and voicing all the characters for the children's television series Theodore Tugboat.
Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member of the Mamas and the Papas.
"Mama Cass" Elliot died in 1974 aged 32 while John Phillips died in 2001 aged 65.
Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6281309.stm)