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This article and related articles about the Ms and Ps are disgustingly bad quality. It's just outright disgusting. If you can't write then don't contribute. Ten minutes here trying to weed out grammatical mistakes - when one comes originally to just read something - is about all one can take. Shame. You people are pathetic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.50.43.195 (talk) 15:01, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
The song "Dedicated to the one I love" was written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass, and was recorded by the Shirelles originally- the Mama's and the Papa's version was a cover. Lulu in hollywood
The Shirelles version was also a cover. The original version was by Pauling's vocal group, The 5 Royales.
What about Jill Gibson? GoodDay 23:52, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
"Acting Career"'s final part looks like general trivia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.22.23.66 (talk) 04:45, August 21, 2007 (UTC)
She also played in the 1979 movie version of Sydney Sheldon's book "Bloodline", as Vivian Nichols. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Linda974 (talk • contribs) 13:16, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
There is a discrepancy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Phillips She was replaced by Lou Adler's then-girlfriend, singer-songwriter Jill Gibson. Phillips was invited back into the group in late August, while Gibson received a lump sum for her two and a half months in the band.
and here, under "Relationship with Michelle" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Doherty She was quickly replaced by Jill Gibson, girlfriend of the band's producer Lou Adler. Gibson's stint as a "Mama" lasted two and a half months.
and here, under "The Mamas & The Papas" section, on this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Phillips_(musician) "... and was replaced for two months by Jill Gibson, their producer Lou Adler's girlfriend."
Yet on the entry for Gibson, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Gibson The band and their label Dunhill Records gave Jill an undisclosed lump sum for her five-month stint as Mama Jill.
So, was it two months, two-and-a-half, or five? DTavona (talk) 02:53, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
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there's mention of Fantasy Island (the TV show) but I can't add a link.
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Please change picture to a better one which is newer, or from the 1960's.
i Also agree with 'Tvoz'. this page, and the other pages involving the mamas and the papas dont have the full story and have wrong points.... such as in Michelle phillips' page where near the bottom, it says that she won 17 hands in craps, she actually won 18. while they were in the virgin islands. and mama cass was the only one that left a couple months before, because she had bught a round trip ticket, instead of a one way. so only Michelle, John, and Denny had to get some money to fly back to new york. then after that, they drove to california and recorded California Dreamin'. which John and Michelle wrote while they were in New York. Michelle had been talking about how she missed california so much when they were in new york. so that night, John had a dream about california, woke up, and started to write down lyrics in the middle of the night. he then woke up Michelle, and showed her what he had been working on. and she liked it.John told her to get up and help him finish it. and thats how it happened. I could go on all day about the rest of the mamas and the papas story. Before you guys think you know something, do some research first. oh andby the way, for those who are really interested about the mamas and the papas story, go to "www.dennydoherty.com". its Denny's website that he had before he passed on a couple years ago. it has about 15 or 20 pages about the whole mamas and the papas story that is summed up. he wrote it all, and it is one of the best things i have ever read in my life.
Michelle Phillips (talk) 03:16, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
Not done: Welcome and thanks for your suggestions. The
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In the technical details below the picture is a sentence I do not understand? Born June 4, 1944 (age 66). One can not be born at the age of 66. Neither can a person who is truly born in 1944 be currently at the age of 66 today. Also the picture itself states that is was made in 2002. This also rules out that it may the age the picture was taken from. Can someone please explain the case? Thank you. 85.2.134.35 (talk) 19:12, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME IS IS CLEVELAND, OH & NOT NEW YORK! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JUL724 (talk • contribs) 19:12, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
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JUL724 (talk) 19:19, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Please fix that it says that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is as if in New York when it happens to be in Cleveland, Ohio.
Both Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot contributed backing vocals to former band mate Denny Doherty's 1974 album "Waiting For A Song". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.6.173.67 (talk) 16:13, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
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Can you please edit "years active" for Michelle Phillips? The years active is 1962-present. 4.255.55.187 (talk) 06:54, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
Would anyone else like to chime in on Drown Soda changes here ? My concerns are stated in my edit summaries. Mlpearc (open channel) 13:50, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
((Infobox musical artist
to ((Infobox person
for which there is no discussion or consensus. Again (as I stated just above) My concerns are stated in my edit summaries Mlpearc (open channel) 17:57, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
I agree with Frecklefoot above. look at the "candid" snapshot of Michelle Phillips in middle age, and think, "Is this the face that launched a thousand ships?" My students, reading this article, will wonder, "Her? This pretty older lady?" The picture fails to support the life described in the biography. I've looked through WP:BIOGRAPHY and cannot find the rule quoted above about "a most recent image is preferred, an older/classic image can be added if the subject is deceased." What are you quoting from? I can't find it. They mean to leave it up to us. There was a bizarre fight a few years ago over whether the picture of Zsa Zsa Gabor should be of her in her 90s, in the aftermath of a leg amputation; or Zsa Zsa when she was a Pop symbol of European glamour, with the "u." The latter won. I suggest it become policy. (Called, perhaps, WP:ZSAZSA?) Wiki articles have trouble suggesting the pop culture importance of figures like Zsa Zsa or Michelle Phillips. Phillips was famous the way Zsa Zsa or the Kardashians are famous. She created a role, in the American mind, an ideal of the California Girl. Michelle Phillips's face during the "California Dreamin'" era was what American boys were dreaming about when they ran away to California for the "Summer of Love." To be less romantic, she was part of the Sixties California brand. Include a picture appropriate to that role. We're supposed to be educating here, are we not?Profhum (talk) 06:37, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
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I am going to tentatively change the Infobox to Infobox person rather than Infobox musician given that Phillips had a divided career, and while she was in a well-known band, she has spent the majority of her career in acting and has been more prolific in film & television than she has as a musician. This only makes sense, and also allows for additional biographical details to be included (i.e. marriages, kids). I know there was a strong objection to this some time back, but no one else has expressed any concern over the issue since--if there is any objection, please respond here to discuss. ---Drown Soda (talk) 09:19, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
This article says she co-wrote California Dreamin and Creeque Alley. While I believe it is factually correct that she has received co-writer status for these songs, my understanding that John Philipps is understood to have been the sole writer, but named her a co-writer for reasons other than creative input. Given that, shouldn't this line be altered to more accurately reflect that history?
Is the G in her maiden name hard or soft? Could we have a brief note about that, please? Paul Magnussen (talk) 20:56, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm surprised there's no "Personal life" section. I thought it was standard for Wikipedia articles to include one. Is this on purpose? Szkott (talk) 16:05, 31 October 2023 (UTC)