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Today In Music History: John Phillips is Born

Posted at 5:58 AM on August 30, 2010 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History


Today in:

1972 - Stevie Wonder and Roberta Flack joined John Lennon and Yoko Ono to sing "Give Peace A Chance" at their One To One concert to benefit mentally handicapped children at Madison Square Garden.
1973 - Rolling Stone reported that The Doors had broken up after the death of Jim Morrison and that keyboardist Ray Manzarek was putting together a new band.
1989 - Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin was arrested for making a public disturbance on a US Air flight. He allegedly urinated on the floor, verbally abused a stewardess and smoked in a non-smoking section.
1995 - Sleeps With Angels by Neil Young & Crazy Horse was a Top 10 album on this day. The record was Neil's reaction to the suicide death of Kurt Cobain.


Birthday Anniversary:

Today is the anniversary of the birth of John Phillips - singer/songwriter and leader of hit '60s band The Mamas & The Papas (born in 1935 in Paris Island, South Carolina; died in March of 2001 of heart failure). Phillips is credited with crafting the group's signature four-part harmony sound, heard in such huge hits as "California Dreamin'" and our choice today, "Monday Monday."

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