Denny Doherty

Everybody used to think that John Phillips, who wrote the songs, was also the main voice of the group, but it wasn't - it was the angelic voice of Denny Doherty , said Larry Leblanc, Canadian editor of Billboard Magazine. He was often overlooked but it was really his voice that carried the group.

Monday, Monday hit No. 1 on the charts and won the band a Grammy for best contemporary group performance. Among the group's other songs were I Saw Her Again Last Night, Go Where You Wanna Go, Dancing Bear, and versions of I Call Your Name and Dedicated to the One I Love.

In the late '90s, Denny Doherty appeared as the main storyteller in The Needfire, a Canadian-celtic musical performed at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.

Denny Doherty also has appeared in TV movies such as Pit Pony and had a guest appearance in 2005 on the CBC-TV series This is Wonderland.

Denny Doherty is survived by his siblings Frances, Joe, Denise and Joan and children John, Emberly and Jessica.

The pop group the Mamas and the Papas pose outside a hotel in London, England, in this Oct. 6, 1967, photo. The four members are, left to right, Denny Doherty, Cassandra Elliot, Michelle Phillips, and John Phillips.

Denny Doherty died at his home in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday after a short illness. He was 66.

Denny Doherty was The Harbormaster in Theador Tugboat.

Denny Doherty died at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, January 19, 2007, from kidney failure due to complications following surgery.

Denny Doherty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio in 1998.

Denny Doherty was married twice, in 1970 he married Linda Woodward and in 1978 he married Jeannette. He would have three children, Jessica, Emberly and John Dennis.

Later the band broke up and Denny and Cass were looking for somebody else to team up with that is when they met and teamed up with John and Michelle Phillips to eventually become The Mamas and The Papas.

Denny met up with Cass Elliot and decided to join her group called The Big Three.

In 1959 Denny assembled his first folk trio named The Colonials they later changed their name to The Halifax Three. But broke up shortly after.

Denny actually started to sing publicly at the age of 15 when he was dared to sing Love Letters In The Sand at a skating rink.

Denny worked in a pawn shop as a youth.

Denny began his musical career at an early age. He joined a local band named The Hepsters.

In the hit movie Girl, Interrupted Denny had one of his songs Got a Feelin as part of the movie.

Denny played Harold in the movie Oh, What a Night in 1992.

In 1992 brought a movie for the public to see titled Hurt Penguins. Denny played Bilbo Roberts.

A made for TV movie titled Elvis Meets Nixon which was shown in 1997. Denny played Vernon.

Balthazar Mishkin was the character Denny played in the movie The Real Howard Spitz.

Denny was in the TV production of Prince Charming shown in 2001, playing the Jeweler.