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| | USATODAY.com - All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | John Phillips, the leader of The Mamas & The Papas and the main musical propagandist for the California dream during the 1960s, died of heart failure at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles Sunday morning. |
 | | They were formed in 1965 by Phillips, a former member of folk group The Journeymen, and his first wife, Michelle, whom he married in 1962, plus folk singers Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot. |
 | | Phillips also wrote his autobiography, Papa John, and saw three daughters attain show-business success: Mackenzie with TV sitcom One Day at a Time (and later singing and acting roles), Chynna with '90s hitmakers Wilson Phillips, and Bijou with film roles and a 1999 album. |
| www.usatoday.com /life/2001-03-19-phillips-obit.htm (576 words) |
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