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Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria is a pizza restaurant chain primarily located in Southern California. The chain is notable for its extremely large "Giant Sicilian" pizza, which is claimed to be the largest deliverable pizza in the world. The chain gained notoriety when, during the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, host Ellen DeGeneres had Big Mama's ...
Holly Michelle Phillips (née Gilliam; born June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.She rose to fame as one of the two female vocalists in the musical quartet the Mamas & the Papas in the mid-1960s.
The fresh inspiration of Mama's unique American cuisine-style breakfast menu, fresh seafood, vegetable, and fruit salads, and Italian baguette sandwiches attracted long lines that grew outside the restaurant as Mama and Papa cooked side-by-side with Italian native, Mary Balzarini, and a loyal staff who served the crowds.
There was also a 12" vinyl promo-only release to promote the soundtrack for the film Beautiful Thing, with four different versions: including Yum Club Mix (9:48), Yum Beats (3:12), Da Yum Flute Dub (7:11), and Mama Cass Mix (3:24).
"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day 1967,
He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips. In addition to writing the majority of the group's compositions, he also wrote " San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) " in 1967 for former Journeymen bandmate Scott McKenzie , [ 2 ] as well as the oft-covered " Me ...
Elliot was a member of the singing group the Mamas & the Papas. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. Elliot received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance for "Monday, Monday" (1967). In 1998, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her work with the Mamas & the Papas. [3]
McFarlane had later success as a solo artist. She became a member of The New Mamas & the Papas, singing Cass Elliot's vocal parts. [3] She also began an acting career, playing a barmaid in the 1975 film Moonrunners and appearing as Bloody Mary in the Ferndale Repertory Theatre's production of South Pacific. [4]