“Mississippi” #32 7/18/1970

After the breakup of the Mamas and the Papas, group leader John Phillips had a tough time. He recorded a solo LP where the Wrecking Crew provided the backing music, but deliberately dialed back his vocal presence. Papa John fell deeper into drug and alcohol abuse, leading to a liver transplant in 1992. He died in 2001 amid accusations from actress daughter Mackenzie of some really, REALLY weird stuff.