Denny Doherty

Scott McKenzie dies at 73; his 'San Francisco' caught flower-power wave

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Scott McKenzie, whose 1967 hit single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" captured the spirit of the '60s flower-power movement and became a generational touchstone, has died. He was 73. McKenzie died Saturday at his home in Silver...

Michelle Phillips denies incest allegations: 'Mackenzie has a lot of mental illness.'

2009-09-24 16:32:41

Requiem: 2007 passings of note

2007-12-29 00:00:00

Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30. Two others -- a historic Russian leader and a U.S. chronicler of war -- left us...

2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)

2012-05-21 10:23:00

It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...

Milestones - July 29

2011-07-28 13:26:00

Birthdays Today — Pastor George Lashley, Creek Road, Hancock, turns 84; Carolyn Cassidy, Mitchell Avenue, Hagerstown, turns 60; Anna Hartle, Clear Spring, turns 44; Alex Werder, Williamsport, turns 9. July 30 — Danelle Pikerowski, Ashton...

Mamas and Papas leader John Phillips, 65, dies

2001-03-19 04:09:00

John Phillips, the singer-songwriter-arranger who led the Mamas and the Papas to the forefront of pop music in the mid-'60s and helped define the California sound and spirit, died Sunday. Phillips, who received a liver transplant in 1992, died of heart...

Why they broke up: After it came out that singer Michelle Phillips was cheating on band songwriter John Phillips with other "Papa," Denny Doherty, things pretty much fell apart.

2011-02-03 14:01:53

Singer Denny Doherty, Jan. 19 Denny Doherty, one-quarter of the 1960s folk-rock group the Mamas and the Papas, known for their soaring harmony on hits like "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday," died after a short illness on Jan. 19. He was 66.

2007-01-22 05:47:18

Singer and songwriter Denny Doherty, a member of the hit 1960s vocal group the Mamas and the Papas, died at his home near Toronto on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. He was 66.

2007-01-22 00:00:00