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Rolling Stone's pop critic pays tribute to D.A. Pennebaker, his era-defining concert film and that beautiful Janis Joplin/Mama Cass moment
See Mamas and the Papas singer perform the song that helped launch her solo career
Hanging with Hendrix, the Who and the Beatles while dating Mama Cass' sister — and more remembrances of Laurel Canyon
Remembering the Mamas and Papa's singer
The Mamas and Papas singer on breaking up, going solo and making a social comment with pop music
