The Mugwumps (band)

The Mugwumps
1967 album cover From left to right: Zal Yanovsky, Jim Hendricks, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty
1967 album cover
From left to right: Zal Yanovsky, Jim Hendricks, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
GenresRock[1]
Years active1964
LabelsWarner Bros.
Spinoffs
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Past members

The Mugwumps was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964.[3] Signed to Warner Bros., the group released one single before disbanding in late 1964. An album by the band went unreleased until 1967, when some of its former members had become famous in the Mamas and the Papas (Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty) and the Lovin' Spoonful (Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian).[4]

  1. ^ Unterberger 2002, p. 74: "The group was not so much a cross between rock and the best traits of the members' folk training as it was a second-tier rock band."
  2. ^ Unterberger 2002, p. 73.
  3. ^ Unterberger 2002, pp. 73–74.
  4. ^ Unterberger 2002, pp. 74–75, 123.