Flashback: 1966  -  The Mamas & The Papas "California Dreamin” on The Ed Sullivan Show

Apr 8, 2026 12:17 AM

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December 11, 1966

Survivor: Michelle Phillips in Los Angeles on March 10, 2025.
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Invisible tambourine

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Did Jamiroquai borrow that hat? Awesome piece of history thanks for sharing.

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Man, that lone guitar sounds like a whole band!

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Great song

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Great band!

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The mom of the lead singer of Wilson Phillips. (BTW, the dad of the Eilson part recently passed.)

3 days ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Wilson part. I hate the fact that u can’t readily edit comments once posted.

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Almost didnt recognize Michelle without a banana 😏 iykyk

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Yeah I was thinking about that since this was obviously not a live performance.

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I cannot stand lip syncing.

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Yeah none of the bands liked it, but doing a live performance on most tv shows back then would have blown the beancounters brains to smithereens

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Read the back story on Michelle Phillips and eating a banana while lip syncing.

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But this performance wasn’t live

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