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Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer and songwriter born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was most widely known as a member of the famous 1960s musical group The Mamas & the Papas. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Halifax skyline at night Halifax neighbourhoods and boundaries of former city in relation to Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax, founded in 1749, is a community and former city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Mayflower Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mamas and the Papas on the debut album cover) were a leading vocal group of the 1960s. ...

Early career

In 1960, he cofounded a folk group called "The Colonials" in Montreal, Quebec. When they got a record deal with Columbia Records, they changed their name to "The Halifax Three." They had a minor hit, The Man Who Wouldn't Sing Along With Mitch ; but ultimately broke up in 1963. Ironically, they broke up at a hotel called "The Colonial." 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

In 1963 he established a friendship with Cass Elliot when she was with a band called "The Big Three." While on tour with "The Halifax Three," he met John Phillips and his new model wife, Michelle Gilliam. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Cass Elliot, (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer, best remembered as Mama Cass from the pop quartet The Mamas & The Papas. ... John Phillips in the sixties. ...

A few months later, Doherty's band broke up and he and his accompanist, Zal Yanovsky, were broke in New York City. Cass Elliot heard of their troubles and convinced her manager to hire them. So he and Zal joined the Big Three (growing the number of band members to four). Soon after adding even more band members, they changed their name to "The Mugwumps." They soon broke up also due to insolvency. Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful rock band in 1964. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

About this time, John Phillips's new band, "The New Journeymen," needed a replacement for tenor Marshall Brickman. Brickman had left the folk trio to pursue a career in television writing, and the group needed a quick replacement for their remaining tour dates. Doherty, currently unemployed, filled that opening. After the New Journeymen called it quits as a band in early 1965, Denny's friend Cass Elliot was invited into the formation of a new band, which became "The Magic Circle". Six months later in September 1965, the group signed a recording contract with Dunhill Records. Changing their name to "The Mamas and the Papas," the band soon began to record their debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high vocal range. ... Marshall Brickman (born August 25, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, originally for the purpose of releasing Johnny Rivers recordings on Imperial Records. ... {{Album infobox | | Name = If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears | Type = Album | Artist = The Mamas & the Papas | Cover = TheMamasAndThePapas-IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars. ...

Infidelity

In late 1965, Denny Doherty and Michelle Phillips started an affair. They were able to keep it secret for a long time, while the band enjoyed their new-found success. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Michelle Phillips, far right, with her fellow band members when with The Mamas & the Papas in the late 1960s. ...

Eventually their dalliances were discovered. John and Michelle moved out to their own place (they had been sharing a house with Dennis), but the band kept recording together. Eventually the band signed a statement in June 1966 with their record label's full support, kicking Michelle out of the band. She was quickly replaced by Jill Gibson, girlfriend of the band's producer Lou Adler. Jill's stint as a "Mama" lasted two and a half months and during this period, Dennis drank heavily trying to get over Michelle. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Jill Gibson (born on June 18, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, songwriter and artist. ... Lou Adler (born on December 13, 1935) is an American-born, legendary record producer. ...

Due to some fan demand and mostly to John, Michelle was allowed to rejoin the band in late August of 1966, while Jill Gibson was given a lump sum for her efforts. However, by the time of Michelle's return, the band had lost focus, momentum and direction. While trying to create another album, Cass left the group and what followed was the fall of The Mamas and the Papas. The band finally called it quits in the summer of 1968. The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ... Summer is a season that is astronomically defined as beginning around June 21, and ending around September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Afterward

Elliot and Doherty remained friends, however. Doherty continued trying to drink the memory of Michelle out of his life. Hot on the heels of the band's breakup, Elliot had a hit solo show. She eventually asked Doherty to marry her, but he declined.

He was stunned and saddened to hear of Elliot's passing in 1974. He and the other former members of the band attended her funeral. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Doherty produced a show called Dream a Little Dream which was a narrative of his perspective of the story of The Mamas & the Papas. It was well received and garnered favorable reviews.

In 1993 Doherty took on the role of the Harbour Master in Theodore Tugboat, a children's television show chronicling the "lives" of vessels in a busy harbour loosely based upon Halifax Harbour. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Theodore Tugboat is a television show for children about a little tugboat, his friends, and their adventures in the Big Harbour. ... Halifax Harbour, October 13, 2006. ...

Papa John Phillips died on March 18, 2001, in Los Angeles of heart failure. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Doherty died on January 19, 2007 at his home in Mississauga, Ontario from an aneurysm in his abdomen. [1] January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Established 1974 City Mayor Hazel McCallion Governing Body Mississauga City Council MPs Navdeep Singh Bains, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Omar Alghabra, Paul Szabo MPPs Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Peter Fonseca, Tim Peterson, Harinder Takhar... An aneurysm (or aneurism) is a bulge in a blood vessel that bursts usually near the brain. ... The abdomen is a part of the body. ...

External links

• Dream a Little Dream - Doherty's narrative of the Mamas & the Papas
• Denny Doherty at the Internet Movie Database