THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 08/16/1967 CO-SIGNED BY: CASS "MAMA CASS" ELLIOT, DENNIS DOHERTY, JOHN PHILLIPS, MICHELLE G. PHILLIPS - HFSID 285882
Price: $3,500.00
THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS: JOHN PHILLIPS, MICHELLE PHILLIPS, DENNIS
DOHERTY and CASS ELLIOT
The Mamas and the Papas sign a document amending their agreement with
Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc.
Rare Typed Document Signed: "John Phillips", "Michelle Phillips",
"Cass Elliot" and "Dennis Doherty", 1p, 8½x11. No place,
1967 August 17. To the Grammy Award-winning duo in letter form from
Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc. Amendment to their Agreement of October 4, 1965
(updated on April 28, 1966). In part: "Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc.
shall have the right to assign to Wingate Music Corp., all rights acquired by it
pursuant to the terms of the Agreement including, without limitation the
songwriting services of any or all of you and any copyrights acquired
thereunder...." Also signed: "Larry Newton" as President of
Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc. The Mamas and the Papas, who were formed
in New York in 1964 and disbanded in 1972, had already had a Grammy
Award-winning hit, "Monday, Monday" (1966), by the time they signed this
document. Their other hits included "California Dreamin'" and "Dedicated to
the One I Love". In September 1967, just a month after signing this
document, the Mamas and the Papas hired Lou Alder, who also managed Jan
& Dean and Carole King, to supervise, direct and produce their recording
sessions. Cass Elliot was only 30 when she died of a heart attack in
London in 1974. John Phillips was 65 when he died in 2001 of heart
failure. DENNIS "DENNY" DOHERTY died in 2007 at age 66. Anything
signed by all four members is highly desirable. Anything signed by all
four members is highly desirable. 2 file holes and nick at upper margin.
Fine condition.
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