EAN: 9781493072118

ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN - SCOTT G SHEA GEBUNDEN

Few songs have captured the contradictions and ambiguities of the 1960s as memorably as
"California Dreamin' ? the iconic folk music single that catapulted The Mamas & The Papas into
rock and roll history. In All the Leaves Are Brown  SiriusXM producer Scott Shea details how
John Phillips  Denny Doherty  Michelle Phillips  and "Mama Cass? Elliot became standard-bearers
for California counterculture  following their transformation from folk music wannabes to rock
sensations and chronicling the tumultuous events that followed their unexpected success. Shea
gives a definitive account of the group's short time together  from their hitmaking approach
with legendary producer Lou Adler to John's unique songwriting to their tours and friendships
with other musicians riding the folk-rock wave. He explores the emotional vicissitudes that
came with being in the Mamas & the Papas  from Cass's unrequited love for Denny  his affair
with Michelle  and the ebb and flow of dysfunction in John and Michelle's marriage. Shea
explains how it all came to a crashing end with John's brainchild  the Monterey Pop Festival 
which should have launched them even further into the rock music stratosphere  but only served
to be their undoing. Through interviews with former bandmates  session musicians  family
members  and many others  All the Leaves Are Brown is a layered and revelatory tale of
overnight stardom and its many pitfalls.

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