Died On This Date (January 19, 2007) Denny Doherty / The Mamas & The Papas
themusicsover Denny Doherty
November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007
Denny Doherty was a founding member of ’60s rock band, the Mamas and the Papas. The group, that also included John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Cass Elliot, formed in 1965 and found worldwide fame and success with songs like “California Dreamin,” and “Monday Monday.” Following the group’s breakup in 1968, Doherty released a handful of solo albums and singles, but nothing came close to matching the success he had with the Mamas and the Papas. He reunited with Phillips in a 1982 version of the group that included MacKenzie Phillips and Spanky MacFarlane, but that was short-lived. In later years, he produced an off-Broadway show, Dream a Little Dream that was based on the Mamas and the Papas. He also did voice over work for Canadian broadcast television. Denny Doherty was 66 when he died of an abdominal aneurysm on January 19, 2007.
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Paul Beaver was one of electronic music’s early pioneers. Armed with a Moog synthesizer, he partnered with Bernie Krause to form Beaver & Krause in 1966. Besides being one of the first groups to release an electronic pop album, Beaver & Krause helped spread the use of synthesizers to the rock community. The Byrds, the Doors and Simon & Garfunkel are all said to have been inspired by Beaver & Krause to experiment with the instrument. Beaver & Krause albums are also considered by some to have sparked the New Age movement. Over the course of his career, Beaver contributed to recordings by the Monkees and the Mamas and the Papas. Paul Beaver suffered a brain aneurysm in 1975 and passed away at 50 later that year.