The Mamas & the Papas The Life of Mama Cass Elliot" (2005). John Phillips' estate has authorized Chris Campion to write a biography of the group's leader, provisionally called "Wolfking". Fox acquired the rights to make a film about the Mamas and the Papas in 2000. It was reported in 2007 that "The right script is in the process of being written." Peter Fitzpatrick's stage musical, "Flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story", was produced by Magnormos in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011 and revived in 2013. Sources: The Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group who recorded
The Mamas & the Papas singles charted in the UK. The Mamas & the Papas cut their first three albums at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, while the group's subsequent releases were recorded at the eight-track studio John and Michelle Phillips built at their home in Bel Air (at a time when four-track recording was still the norm). John Phillips said, "I got the idea to transform the attic into my own recording studio, so I could stay high all the time and never have to worry about studio time. I began assembling the state-of-the-art equipment and ran the cost up to about a hundred