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Go where you wanna go : the oral history of the Mamas & the Papas

Title
Go where you wanna go : the oral history of the Mamas & the Papas / Matthew Greenwald ; introduction by Andrew Loog Oldham.
Publication
New York : Cooper Square Press : [Lanham, Md.] : Distributed by National Book Network, 2002.

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Greenwald, Matthew, 1961-
Description
xxi, 297 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • "John Phillips, "Mama" Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips were collectively one of the most successful musical acts of all time - the electric folk-rock group The Mamas & The Papas.
  • After relocating from New York to the West Coast in 1965 and releasing the No. 1 record "California Dreamin'" the following year, they produced a string of massively popular radio hits, including "Creeque Alley," "Monday, Monday," "Words of Love," "Dedicated to the One I Love," and "Go Where You Wanna Go." Their fans were diverse; the collegiate folk set loved their gentle, meticulous harmonies, and the burgeoning underground movement identified with their "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" ideal.".
  • "Illustrated and cinematic in scope, Go Where You Wanna Go is told not only from the points of view of the group members (including Mama Cass, via an extensive, rare, never-before-published interview), but also from those of their friends, musical colleagues, business associates, critics, and fans. Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Lou Adler, Donovan, Graham Nash, and Ray Manzarek are among the contributors who provided original interviews for this oral history."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Discography: p. 285-293.
Contents
Chase the rising sun -- Creeque Alley -- California dreamin' -- Go where you wanna go -- Mansions -- Farewell to the first golden era -- Too late -- Look through my window -- John Phillips eulogy / by Lou Adler -- Tribute / by John Stewart.
ISBN
0815412045 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2002001414
OCLC
  • ocm48920076
  • SCSB-4288644
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries