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American singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer and promoter, best known as leader of the vocal group the mamas & the papas. Born on August 30th, 1935, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA; died March 18th, 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Co-owner of Honest John Studios, built in his & michelle phillips' home in Bel Air, California.
In 1967, he co-organized the Monterey International Pop Festival and served as its Director.

He married Susan Adams on 7 May 1957 with whom they had a daughter, the actress mackenzie phillips. He divorced Susan to marry michelle phillips (on 31 December 1962); they filed for divorce in a Los Angeles County court in May 1969. They had a daughter, singer chynna phillips (of group (wilson phillips). He married his third wife, actress and model Genevieve Waite on 30 January 1972. The couple had two children, Tamerlane and singer/actress bijou phillips. Phillips and Waïte divorced in 1985.