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The founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips He was the principal songwriter for the pop group that 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. He died of heart failure in March of 2001. He was 65.
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The founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips

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The founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips

The founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips

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The founder of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips

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He was the principal songwriter for the pop group that 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. He died of heart failure in March of 2001. He was 65.