We frequently have both mamas and papas on this show, but we’ve never had The Mamas and the Papas on. In our defense, all but one of them is long gone, so it’s physically impossible for us to do that. That doesn’t mean we can’t deliver; Scott G. Shea wrote a book chronicling their rise and fall, which took place in under five years. He also dispels a popular myth involving a sandwich.

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