John Phillips

John Edmund Andrew Phillips August 30 1935 March 18 2001 was an American musician singer and songwriter He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips In addition to writing the majority of the groups compositions he also wrote San Francisco Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair in 1967 for former Journeymen bandmate Scott McKenzie as well as the oftcovered Me and My Uncle which was a favorite in the repertoire of the Grateful Dead Phillips was one of the chief organizers of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival Description above from the Wikipedia article John Phillips musician licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia