A New Book About The Mamas and The Papas by Richard Campbell
Gettin' Kinda Itchie
The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas
"Richard Campbell meticulously reconstructs the puzzle of how The Mamas & The Papas were made, and he gets it exactly right." ~ Michelle Phillips, Original Member, The Mamas & The Papas
"This book is a gift to anyone who has interest in that slice of our culture. It was like a trip to the folk-rock section of the Louvre. Marshall Brickman-Academy and Tony Award Winner ("Annie Hall," "Jersey Boys")
Read the prequel to The Mamas and The Papas story-before California Dreamin' became a reality
Before soundtracking the Summer of Love as The Mamas & The Papas, musicians John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty honed their talents in groups like The Smoothies, The Journeymen, The Halifax Three, The Big 3, and The Mugwumps. In Gettin' Kinda Itchie, author Richard Campbell traces the circuitous lives of these groups and individuals from 1957 until 1965—featuring secret marriages, hilarious hijinks, and FBI investigations—as they each contributed to the sound, style, and persona that set the foundation of American folk rock.
THE SMOOTHIES.....THE JOURNEYMEN...THE COLONIALS...THE HALIFAX THREE...THE BIG 3...THE MUGWUMPS...THE NEW JOURNEYMEN...& MANY MORE
The definitive Prequel to the story of The Mamas and The Papas, documented with scores of firsthand interviews, over 400 images, and 600 endnotes cultivated from from a forty year collection and archive. The book includes a twenty-five page appendix with the most comprehensive Sessionography, Discography and Concertography for all of the various groups.
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