Scott McKenzie

Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter who recorded the 1967 hit single and generational anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)".
As a member of The Smoothies, Phillip Blondheim adopted the name Scott McKenzie. Later, in 1961, he was a founding member and recorded 3 records with The Journeymen before their disbanding in 1964. He then declined an invitation to join fellow Smoothies and Journeymen band member John Phillips as a member of The Mamas And The Papas. He had enormous success in 1967 with the anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", which sold in excess of 7 million copies internationally. In 1987 he began singing with a new version of The Mamas And The Papas, replacing Denny Doherty.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played his hit, 'San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)', which was a hippy anthem, on his show on his Radio London's 17 July 1967 show. The song was part of the UK Singles Chart Number Ones. An album track, 'It's Not Time Now', was played on the 31 December 1967 show on BBC Radio One, co-hosted by John Peel and Tommy Vance.
==Shows Played==
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*17 July 1967: San Francisco (single) CBS
*31 December 1967: It's Not Time Now (LP - The Voice Of Scott McKenzie) CBS
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists