Articles about Scott Mckenzie - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel Strawberry Festival a sweet celebration Heather McPherson and FOOD, February 27, 2013 What do Florida farmers do when the harvest is over? They throw one heck of a party. The Florida Strawberry Festival starts Thursday with midway rides, daily concerts and lots of berry-themed food on tap through March 10 in downtown Plant City. New food-related elements include the daily Southwest Dairy Farmers Milking Show featuring a milking parlor and educational presentation; a fried-corn-on-the-cob eating contest on Friday; and competitive eaters chowing down on strawberry mashed-potato pie on March 8. Facebook must be tickled with the photo prospects. Advertisement Scott McKenzie dies at 73 By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2012 Scott McKenzie, whose 1967 hit single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" captured the spirit of the '60s flower-power movement and became a generational touchstone, has died. He was 73. McKenzie died Saturday at his home in Silver Lake, said Matt Pook, a longtime friend and neighbor.

A statement on McKenzie's website said he had been ill with Guillain Barre syndrome, a disease affecting the nervous system. "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair," McKenzie gently sang in his biggest hit, written by his longtime friend, John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas. LIFE/FAMILY Ethnic Grocery Guide showcases diversity By Heather McPherson, Orlando Sentinel Food Editor, October 4, 2012 Our annual Ethnic Grocery Guide is one of my favorite things that we share with you. It reflects the diversity of Central Florida and exemplifies why I think this is a great place for foodies. These markets are scattered throughout Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties. We are updating the guide for 2012 and need your help. Have we overlooked one of your favorite places to shop? Do you want to get the word out about your business? Send your tips to me at hmcpherson@tribune.com . Deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 12. Look for the guide Oct. 17 in Cooking & Eating. LOCAL - Actress Cybill Shepherd is 42. - Actor John...

February 18, 1992 - Actress Cybill Shepherd is 42. - Actor John Travolta is 38. - WOMX-FM (105.1) morning an nouncer Scott McKenzie is 36. - Singer Yoko Ono is 59. - Sen. John Warner, R-Va., is 65. - Singer Juice Newton is 40. LOCAL Birthdays February 18, 2001 Helen Gurley Brown (former Cosmopolitan editor)79 Toni Morrison (author)70 Yoko Ono (singer)68 Herman Santiago (singer, Frankie Lymon and the Teen-agers) 60 Dennis DeYoung (singer, Styx)54 Cybill Shepherd (actress)51 Randy Crawford (singer)49 Robbie Bachman (rock musician) 48 John Travolta (actor)47 Scott McKenzie (WOMX-FM (105.1) morning-show co-host)45 Vanna White (game-show host)44 Matt Dillon (actor)37 Dr.

Dre (rapper)36 Molly Ringwald (actress)33 Tyrone Dorzell Burton (actor) LOCAL Happy Birthday February 18, 2000 Songwriter-musician Pee Wee King is 86. Actor Jack Palance is 79. Former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is 78. Actor George Kennedy is 75. Author Toni Morrison is 69. Movie director Milos Forman (Man on the Moon) is 68. Singer Yoko Ono is 67. Singer Irma Thomas is 59. Actress Sinead Cusack is 52. Producer-director-writer John Hughes is 50. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 50. Singer Juice Newton is 48. Scott McKenzie, morning show co-host at WOMX-FM (105.1), is 44. Game-show host Vanna White is 43. Actress Greta Scacchi is 40. Actor Matt Dillon is 36. Rapper Dr. Dre is 35. Actress Molly Ringwald is 32.

LIFE/FAMILY Ethnic Grocery Guide showcases diversity By Heather McPherson, Orlando Sentinel Food Editor, October 4, 2012 Our annual Ethnic Grocery Guide is one of my favorite things that we share with you. It reflects the diversity of Central Florida and exemplifies why I think this is a great place for foodies. These markets are scattered throughout Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties. We are updating the guide for 2012 and need your help. Have we overlooked one of your favorite places to shop? Do you want to get the word out about your business? Send your tips to me at hmcpherson@tribune.com . Deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 12. Look for the guide Oct. 17 in Cooking & Eating.

LIFESTYLE Revamped Mamas, Papas February 11, 1989 The Mamas and the Papas, who hit the 1960s music charts with such songs as ''California Dreamin','' ''Monday, Monday'' and ''Words of Love,'' will perform in a benefit concert today at the Hunter's Creek development on South Orange Blossom Trail 6 miles south of Sand Lake Road in Orlando. The Papas in the present group are John Phillips (the only original group member) and Scott McKenzie (replacing Denny Doherty). Replacing original Mamas Michelle Phillips and the late Cass Elliot are Mackenzie Phillips (John's daughter and a former star of TV's One Day at a Time) LIFE/FAMILY Strawberry Festival a sweet celebration Heather McPherson and FOOD, February 27, 2013 What do Florida farmers do when the harvest is over? They throw one heck of a party. The Florida Strawberry Festival starts Thursday with midway rides, daily concerts and lots of berry-themed food on tap through March 10 in downtown Plant City.

New food-related elements include the daily Southwest Dairy Farmers Milking Show featuring a milking parlor and educational presentation; a fried-corn-on-the-cob eating contest on Friday; and competitive eaters chowing down on strawberry mashed-potato pie on March 8. Facebook must be tickled with the photo prospects. ENTERTAINMENT Scott McKenzie dies at 73 By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2012 Scott McKenzie, whose 1967 hit single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" captured the spirit of the '60s flower-power movement and became a generational touchstone, has died. He was 73. McKenzie died Saturday at his home in Silver Lake, said Matt Pook, a longtime friend and neighbor. A statement on McKenzie's website said he had been ill with Guillain Barre syndrome, a disease affecting the nervous system. "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair," McKenzie gently sang in his biggest hit, written by his longtime friend, John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas. LOCAL Where can you see Scott & Erica together again?

By Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel Television Critic, May 8, 2010 That Erica Lee is a saucy minx. And she serves about the only kind of sauce this high-cholesterol-suffering fella can enjoy. Lee is billing her next event "Scott & Erica Together Again ÃÂ at least for a couple of hours!" The former co-host of "The Scott and Erica Show" on Mix 105.1 will be reunited with Scott McKenzie from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ember at 42 W. Central Blvd. in Orlando. I plan to be there. I hope you will, too. And its' all for a good cause. LOCAL Missing Erica: Breaking up is hard to do January 13, 2010 I listened to WOMX Mix 105.1 recently, and I failed to see the new programming direction the station was supposed to take. It's the same lousy music, same long-winded commercials and same programming segments. The only reason I listened to the Scott & Erica Morning Show was for them. I feel sorry for Scott McKenzie, Jay Edwards and the new substitute.

No offense, but it is not good. It is bombing. Don't you think management would have a business plan before one of the stars of the show is let go? LOCAL Foodie awards are here By Heather McPherson, Sentinel Food Editor, November 18, 2009 Only eight days left until you strut that turkey out into the dining room. I don't know about your household, but our refrigerator is already packed with side dish fixings: spuds to mash, sweet potatoes to roast with rosemary and garlic, green beans to slow simmer with a ham hock, potato rolls to bake and tart cranberries to infuse with chopped local tangerines and sweet dark rum. Let's crank up the treadmill, boys and girls. Welcome to round two of serious holiday eating. But before you ponder your exercise strategy, let's pause for some daily dish. LOCAL Not married -- but still a great pair By Scott Maxwell, Sentinel Columnist, June 8, 2006 The way Scott McKenzie and Erica Lee play off each other, many people assume they're married. "It's not just listeners," Scott said from the Mix 105.1 studios, where the two do their morning show five days a week.

"There are actually people in this building who still think that." They're not. But the popular duo is celebrating their 15th anniversary -- a true milestone in the world of radio. They are commemorating the event with a private concert for listeners with Hootie and the Blowfish tonight at Universal CityWalk. LOCAL Orlando loves . . . L. Ron Hubbard? By Scott Maxwell, Sentinel Columnist, September 11, 2005 Last month, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer honored Dr. Oswald Saavedra, a local doctor who voluntarily offers care to the needy and protection to the environment. Dyer declared Aug. 29, 2005, "Dr. Oswald Saavedra, M.D. Day." If such an occasion sounds like it involved fanfare, it did not. In fact, the odds are you probably don't know about the majority of people who have had official days declared in their honor. A check of city records found more than 400 honorees in the past 12 years, ranging from local media personalities and business execs to visiting celebrities and even the founder of Scientology, who was honored, for some strange reason, five times -- more than anyone else.

LOCAL Where can you see Scott & Erica together again? By Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel Television Critic, May 8, 2010 That Erica Lee is a saucy minx. And she serves about the only kind of sauce this high-cholesterol-suffering fella can enjoy. Lee is billing her next event "Scott & Erica Together Again ÃÂ at least for a couple of hours!" The former co-host of "The Scott and Erica Show" on Mix 105.1 will be reunited with Scott McKenzie from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ember at 42 W. Central Blvd. in Orlando. I plan to be there. I hope you will, too. And its' all for a good cause. LOCAL Missing Erica: Breaking up is hard to do January 13, 2010 I listened to WOMX Mix 105.1 recently, and I failed to see the new programming direction the station was supposed to take. It's the same lousy music, same long-winded commercials and same programming segments. The only reason I listened to the Scott & Erica Morning Show was for them.

I feel sorry for Scott McKenzie, Jay Edwards and the new substitute. No offense, but it is not good. It is bombing. Don't you think management would have a business plan before one of the stars of the show is let go? Radio Heads: Scott Mckenzie March 2, 2001 Birthday: Feb. 18. Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio. Occupation: Co-host of The Scott and Erica Show on Mix 105.1. Current home: Lovely Oviedo. Marital status: Married 11 years to my current wife, Fran. Children: Daughter Lauren, 9. Car: A just-cleaned-out Toyota 4 Runner (it was a MESS!). Working on: A CD of all our great in-studio musical guests: Kenny Loggins, Goo Goo Dolls, Lionel Richie, BB Mak, Dido, Hootie & the Blowfish, Michael McDonald, etc. The last good movie I saw: Traffic.

LOCAL Birthdays February 18, 2001 Helen Gurley Brown (former Cosmopolitan editor)79 Toni Morrison (author)70 Yoko Ono (singer)68 Herman Santiago (singer, Frankie Lymon and the Teen-agers) 60 Dennis DeYoung (singer, Styx)54 Cybill Shepherd (actress)51 Randy Crawford (singer)49 Robbie Bachman (rock musician) 48 John Travolta (actor)47 Scott McKenzie (WOMX-FM (105.1) morning-show co-host)45 Vanna White (game-show host)44 Matt Dillon (actor)37 Dr. Dre (rapper)36 Molly Ringwald (actress)33 Tyrone Dorzell Burton (actor) Scott McKenzie, singer of 'San Francisco,' dies Scott McKenzie, singer of 'San Francisco,' dies Tweet Share FILE - In an Oct. 6, 1967 file photo Scott McKenzie, center, poses with "The Mamas And The Papas" in London. From left to right are Denny Doherty, Michele Gillian, Scott McKenzie, Cass Elliott and John Phillips.

(AP Photo/Worth) More LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Scott McKenzie, who performed "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" — which became a hit in 1967 during the city's "Summer of Love" — has died. A statement on McKenzie's website says the 73-year-old died on Saturday in Los Angeles. McKenzie battled Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease that affects the nervous system, and had been in and out of the hospital since 2010. "San Francisco" was written by John Phillips, the leader of the 1960s group The Mamas and the Papas. But McKenzie sang it and it has stood as an anthem for the 1960s counterculture movement. McKenzie also co-wrote "Kokomo," a No. 1 hit for The Beach Boys in 1988, and toured with The Mamas and the Papas in the 1990s.

Reblog Scott McKenzie | New Music And Songs | Scott McKenzie About Scott McKenzie Scott McKenzie was the perfect example of a one-hit wonder, although his talent and voice made him worthy of (and ultimately did earn him) somewhat more. Born Philip Wallach Blondheim in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1939, he was raised in Virginia, and was drawn to music and singing from an early age. Among the friends and acquaintances of his youth was John Phillips, who -- in addition to being a rebel from the military family in which he grew up in Alexandria, Virginia -- was also pulled toward music. The two ended up together in a late-'50s folk-influenced vocal group called the Smoothies, whose harmony-singing owed a lot to the Four Freshmen, and who enjoyed one minor hit (authored by Phillips) entitled "Softly," on the Decca label. His stage name came about from an incident while performing with the Smoothies in Ontario, as he related in a 1991 interview with Spencer Leigh.

They were on a bill with a pair of comedians, and the latter suggested -- perhaps picking up on one corner of his Anglo-Scottish ancestry -- that Blondheim resembled a Scottie dog, and started calling him Scott. Phillips added the "McKenzie" from the name he'd given to his daughter MacKenzie (born 1959) -- the two names seemed to fit together. McKenzie and Phillips worked together again in the Journeymen, a New York-based folk trio that got far enough to cut a short string of albums for Capitol in the early '60s, none of which gave them the breakthrough they needed for a sustained living. They'd parted full-time company by the time that Phillips put together the New Journeymen, which eventually morphed into the Mamas & the Papas.

McKenzie kept active in New York, even performing at one of the pavilions at the 1964 World's Fair, while the latter group assembled and later headed west to fame and fortune in 1966 and 1967 -- Phillips did produce a single for McKenzie on the Epic label that failed to chart, and the singer also failed an audition for a role as one of the Monkees (he apparently looked too old, at 24). McKenzie joined in helping to put together what was then known as the First Monterey International Pop Music Festival (there never was a second), organized by Phillips and producer Lou Adler, and at his suggestion Phillips wrote a song commemorating the event but, more importantly, embodying what it meant to celebrate. The result was "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," perhaps the most successful pop/hippie anthem ever recorded.

With McKenzie's smooth yet passionate and piercing vocal delivery (backed by the same band that had played behind the Mamas & the Papas on their records, and creating the same illusion of a unified group sound), a seductive melody, and vivid lyrics behind a languid overall tone and lush textures, the song soared to number four in America and hit number one in England and much of Europe. And McKenzie became an overnight success that summer. Indeed, the single's success was so swift and unexpected that it caught McKenzie and those around him unawares. Lou Adler had used "San Francisco" to launch his new Ode Records label, and as a new operation, with a new artist whose work was roaring up the charts, the company was slower than it otherwise might have been getting the accompanying album recorded and released. It turned out that McKenzie was much more than a one-song artist, but by the time anyone who knew him from just the one record on the radio could find that out, interest in the song had cooled, and the album never reached the audience that it should have. Additionally, he suffered from bouts of stage fright of varying degrees at different points in his life, and never concertized as much as someone with a Top Five single might have.

He charted once more with "Like an Old Time Movie," a beautiful but much more introspective, angst-ridden Phillips song that was backed by one of McKenzie's own songs, "What's the Difference - Chapter II," which made the Top 30 but never had the impact of "San Francisco." Despite a prodigious singing talent and serious (albeit oft-overlooked) ability as a songwriter, McKenzie never seemed to go out of his way to capitalize on his huge success -- he and Phillips collaborated on one more single, "Holy Man," late in 1967, which went into much more serious and complex pop/rock territory, and failed to chart. And that was most of what anyone heard from him on record until 1970. He re-emerged that year with a country-rock album, Stained Glass Morning, that passed relatively unnoticed. He dabbled in acting but was missing in action as a pop/rock artist across most of the decade that followed.

In 1984, however, John Phillips gave a concert at the Bitter End in New York where, near the end, he announced an appearance by a special guest -- and lo and behold, Scott McKenzie walked on-stage and, with Phillips strumming along on acoustic guitar, the two performed "San Francisco" to a two-thirds-filled room of mostly longtime fans. McKenzie was subsequently part of a revamped, re-formed Mamas & the Papas put together by Phillips, taking Denny Doherty's old role in the vocal mix (as Doherty had more or less finished with his role in the transition from the Journeymen to the Mamas & the Papas). And he co-wrote the latter-day chart-topping Beach Boys hit "Kokomo." He was still one of the Mamas & the Papas at the end of the 1990s, but after 2001 -- the year of Phillips' death -- was officially retired from the music business. McKenzie himself died just over ten years later, at home in Los Angeles, in August of 2012 at the age of 73.

~ Bruce Eder, Rovi Hear more of Scott McKenzie, singer of flower power pop, dies aged 73 - BBC News BBC News Scott McKenzie, singer of flower power pop, dies aged 73 20 August 2012 From the section Entertainment & Arts comments Close share panel Image caption McKenzie's hit San Francisco became an anthem of the 1960s counterculture movement Scott McKenzie, who sang the 1960s hit San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair), has died aged 73. The singer was a close friend of Mamas and Papas star John Phillips, who wrote and produced the San Francisco track. Released in May 1967, it became a global hit and an anthem for the 1960s counterculture movement. "I am amazed at how San Francisco continues even now to evoke dreams in the hearts and minds of people all over the world," McKenzie wrote in 2002. He was found by a neighbour in his home on Sunday afternoon. His death was confirmed by another neighbour, Victoria Byers.

She told the BBC he had been in and out of hospital recently after falling ill with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease affecting the nervous system. "I think he had a heart attack this most recent time. He was in the hospital," she said. "They did not want him to leave the hospital, but he wanted to be in his house [when he died]". Born Philip Wallach Blondheim in January 1939, the singer, songwriter and guitarist grew up in North Carolina where he lived with his grandparents while his widowed mother worked in Washington DC. As a teenager, he met Phillips and formed a doowop band called The Abstracts. The band moved to New York and became The Smoothies, where they played on the club circuit and recorded two singles. Media captionAn extract of Scott McKenzie's 1960s hit San Francisco It was at this stage in his career that he changed his name, after complaints that Blondheim was unpronounceable, and comments by comedian Jackie Curtis that he looked like a Scottie dog - hence Scott.

Festival inspiration With the rise of folk music in the 1960s, he and Phillips approached banjo player Dick Weissman and went on to form The Journeymen. The trio recorded three albums, before breaking up in 1964. Phillips went on to form the original The Mamas and Papas and is credited with writing a memorable body of songs that chronicled the personal and social upheavals of the decade. McKenzie declined an invitation to join him in favour of becoming a solo star, but the two remained close friends. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair), penned by Phillips and featuring him on guitar, was McKenzie's only significant hit. Inspired by the first Monterey Pop Festival, which organised by Phillips and Lou Adler, among others, it was reportedly recorded with McKenzie wearing a flower garland and friends gathered on the floor to meditate. It soared to the number four spot in the US Billboard 100, and number one in the UK. McKenzie released two solo albums, before dropping out in the late 1960s and moving to Virginia Beach, after struggling with the pressures of fame.

'Summer of love' Over the course of his career, he dedicated every American performance of the track to Vietnam veterans, and in 2002 sang at the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. He returned to music in the late 80s when he replaced first Denny Doherty, and then an ailing Phillips, in a touring version of The Mamas and the Papas. He also co-wrote the Beach Boys hit Kokomo. "Never before or since, with the exception of rap, has popular music contained such sheer poetic and social power," wrote McKenzie on his website in 2002. "Even at the end of the decade, when so many of us had lost hope, when the summer of love had turned into a winter of despair, our music helped keep us alive and carry us forward into a world we had hoped to change. "And so it still does." Scott McKenzie on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography Scott McKenzie was the perfect example of a one-hit wonder, although his talent and voice made him worthy of (and ultimately did earn him) somewhat more.

Born Philip Wallach Blondheim in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1939, he was raised in Virginia, and was drawn to music and singing from an early age. Among the friends and acquaintances of his youth was John Phillips, who -- in addition to being a rebel from the military family in which he grew up in Alexandria, Virginia -- was also pulled toward music. The two ended up together in a late-'50s folk-influenced vocal group called the Smoothies, whose harmony-singing owed a lot to the Four Freshmen, and who enjoyed one minor hit (authored by Phillips) entitled "Softly," on the Decca label. His stage name came about from an incident while performing with the Smoothies in Ontario, as he related in a 1991 interview with Spencer Leigh. They were on a bill with a pair of comedians, and the latter suggested -- perhaps picking up on one corner of his Anglo-Scottish ancestry -- that Blondheim resembled a Scottie dog, and started calling him Scott. Phillips added the "McKenzie" from the name he'd given to his daughter MacKenzie (born 1959) -- the two names seemed to fit together.

McKenzie and Phillips worked together again in the Journeymen, a New York-based folk trio that got far enough to cut a short string of albums for Capitol in the early '60s, none of which gave them the breakthrough they needed for a sustained living. They'd parted full-time company by the time that Phillips put together the New Journeymen, which eventually morphed into the Mamas & the Papas. McKenzie kept active in New York, even performing at one of the pavilions at the 1964 World's Fair, while the latter group assembled and later headed west to fame and fortune in 1966 and 1967 -- Phillips did produce a single for McKenzie on the Epic label that failed to chart, and the singer also failed an audition for a role as one of the Monkees (he apparently looked too old, at 24). McKenzie joined in helping to put together what was then known as the First Monterey International Pop Music Festival (there never was a second), organized by Phillips and producer Lou Adler, and at his suggestion Phillips wrote a song commemorating the event but, more importantly, embodying what it meant to celebrate.

The result was "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," perhaps the most successful pop/hippie anthem ever recorded. With McKenzie's smooth yet passionate and piercing vocal delivery (backed by the same band that had played behind the Mamas & the Papas on their records, and creating the same illusion of a unified group sound), a seductive melody, and vivid lyrics behind a languid overall tone and lush textures, the song soared to number four in America and hit number one in England and much of Europe. And McKenzie became an overnight success that summer. Indeed, the single's success was so swift and unexpected that it caught McKenzie and those around him unawares. Lou Adler had used "San Francisco" to launch his new Ode Records label, and as a new operation, with a new artist whose work was roaring up the charts, the company was slower than it otherwise might have been getting the accompanying album recorded and released. It turned out that McKenzie was much more than a one-song artist, but by the time anyone who knew him from just the one record on the radio could find that out, interest in the song had cooled, and the album never reached the audience that it should have.

Additionally, he suffered from bouts of stage fright of varying degrees at different points in his life, and never concertized as much as someone with a Top Five single might have. He charted once more with "Like an Old Time Movie," a beautiful but much more introspective, angst-ridden Phillips song that was backed by one of McKenzie's own songs, "What's the Difference - Chapter II," which made the Top 30 but never had the impact of "San Francisco." Despite a prodigious singing talent and serious (albeit oft-overlooked) ability as a songwriter, McKenzie never seemed to go out of his way to capitalize on his huge success -- he and Phillips collaborated on one more single, "Holy Man," late in 1967, which went into much more serious and complex pop/rock territory, and failed to chart. And that was most of what anyone heard from him on record until 1970. He re-emerged that year with a country-rock album, Stained Glass Morning, that passed relatively unnoticed. He dabbled in acting but was missing in action as a pop/rock artist across most of the decade that followed.

In 1984, however, John Phillips gave a concert at the Bitter End in New York where, near the end, he announced an appearance by a special guest -- and lo and behold, Scott McKenzie walked on-stage and, with Phillips strumming along on acoustic guitar, the two performed "San Francisco" to a two-thirds-filled room of mostly longtime fans. McKenzie was subsequently part of a revamped, re-formed Mamas & the Papas put together by Phillips, taking Denny Doherty's old role in the vocal mix (as Doherty had more or less finished with his role in the transition from the Journeymen to the Mamas & the Papas). And he co-wrote the latter-day chart-topping Beach Boys hit "Kokomo." He was still one of the Mamas & the Papas at the end of the 1990s, but after 2001 -- the year of Phillips' death -- was officially retired from the music business. McKenzie himself died just over ten years later, at home in Los Angeles, in August of 2012 at the age of 73.

~ Bruce Eder Top Albums San Francisco - Scott McKenzie - YouTube San Francisco - Scott McKenzie Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 16, 2009 "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is a song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was written and released in June 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival. McKenzie's song became an instant hit. The lyrics tell the listeners, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair". Due to the difference between the lyrics and the actual title, the title is often quoted as "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)". "San Francisco" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was number one in the United Kingdom and most of Europe. The single is purported to have sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

The song is credited with bringing thousands of young people to San Francisco, California during the late 1960s.[citation needed] In Central Europe, young people adopted "San Francisco" as an anthem for freedom, and it was widely played during Czechoslovakia's 1968 Prague Spring uprising against Soviet rule.[citation needed] The song has been featured in several films, including Frantic, The Rock and Forrest Gump (Wikipedia). Category Scott McKenzie, Singer Known for ‘San Francisco,’ Dies at 73 - The New York Times The New York Times Music |Scott McKenzie, Singer Known for ‘San Francisco,’ Dies at 73 Search Continue reading the main story Photo From left, Denny Doherty, Michelle Gilliam, Scott McKenzie, Cass Elliott and John Phillips in London in October 1967. Credit Worth/Associated Press Scott McKenzie, who performed the 1967 ballad “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” which became a defining hit for the counterculture generation and helped draw tens of thousands to the Haight-Ashbury district for the Summer of Love, died on Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 73.

The cause was unknown, said Dr. Frank Snyder, one of his physicians. A Web site devoted to Mr. McKenzie said that he had been ill for several weeks and that he suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome, a disorder that causes the immune system to attack the nervous system. “San Francisco” was written by John Phillips, a founder of the Mamas and the Papas, who had been a friend of Mr. McKenzie’s since high school. The two started a band called the Journeymen, which recorded several albums in the 1960s. In the song, Mr. McKenzie sang lyrics like these with a slow, almost mournful cadence: All across the nation, such a strange vibration. People in motion. There’s a whole generation, with a new explanation. “San Francisco” hit a nerve with people looking to protest what they saw as an unjust social order, and it rocketed to No. 4 on the pop charts. Advertisement Continue reading the main story But despite the song’s success and a subsequent tour with the Mamas and the Papas, Mr. McKenzie never had another hit single.

He took a break from the music business and moved to Virginia Beach, where he was married briefly to Anzy Wells, Dr. Snyder said. In the late 1980s he made a comeback of sorts. He toured with a reconstituted Mamas and the Papas and, with Mr. Phillips, Mike Love and Terry Melcher, wrote “Kokomo,” an upbeat love song that became a No. 1 hit for the Beach Boys. Born Philip Blondheim on Jan. 10, 1939, in Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. McKenzie grew up under difficult circumstances. His father died before he was 2 and his mother was forced to travel for work, so he was raised by his grandmother. No immediate family members survive. In discussions with friends, he expressed mixed feelings about the song that defined his career and life. Fame in the short run had been overwhelming and even terrifying. He found it “sick” and “perverse” that strange women wanted to sleep with him. But over time, his view of the song changed. Chris Campion, who is writing a biography of John Phillips, interviewed Mr.

McKenzie this year and said that the singer had told him that soldiers returning from Vietnam would sing the song on the airplane to San Francisco. He later became friends with some of those veterans and would tour the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with them. “He was grateful that he had the opportunity to have such an impact on their lives,” Mr. Campion said. Correction: August 23, 2012 A picture caption on Tuesday with an obituary about the singer Scott McKenzie, using information from The Associated Press, misspelled the name of one of the people shown with Mr. McKenzie in London in 1967. She is Michelle Gilliam (better known as Michelle Phillips), not Michele Gillian. A version of this article appears in print on August 21, 2012, on Page B13 of the New York edition with the headline: Scott McKenzie, 73, Singer Known for ‘San Francisco’. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe LPCDReissues Genre: Rock / Pop CD / Jewel Case Includes 8 bonus tracks! - Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes by respected author and archivist John Tracy. - Expertly remastered - superb sound.

If you're only going to have one major hit in your lifetime, make it a multi-million global selling classic. That's exactly what Scott McKenzie did in 1967 - in the 'Summer of Love'. 'San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)' was the anthem of a generation, preaching peace, love and good times. It was written and produced by John Phillips of Mamas & Papas, specifically for his friend McKenzie to sing. John and fellow group members Denny Doherty and Michelle Phillips also supplied handclaps on a track played by the cream of American musicians, including drummer Hal Blaine. The original stereo 'Voice Of Scott McKenzie' album is now augmented by the Mono single versions of the 45s drawn from the set, plus both sides of McKenzie's 1968 seven inch outing, 'Holy Man', after which Scott went to live in the desert. He later joined a revamped Mamas & Papas line-up himself in the mid-1980s, and toured with them for fifteen years, nightly still performing 'San Francisco' to packed houses. TRACKLISTING: 1. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) 2.

Celeste 3. It's Not Time Now 4. What's The Difference - Chapter II 5. A Reason To Believe 6. Like An Old Time Movie 7. No, No, No, No, No 8. Don't Make Promises 9. Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) 10. Rooms 11. What's The Difference - Chapter I Bonus Tracks 12. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) (Mono Single Version) 13. What's The Difference (Mono Single Version) 14. Like An Old Time Movie (Mono Single Version) 15. What's The Difference - Chapter II (Mono Single Version) 16. Celeste (Mono Single Version) 17. No, No, No, No, No (Mono Single Version) 18. Holy Man 19.

What's The Difference - Chapter III Scott McKenzie Dies: ‘San Franciso’ Singer Dies At 73 Scott McKenzie Dies: ‘San Franciso’ Singer Dies At 73 Michael Söze Singer Scott McKenzie, best known for the 1967 hit “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers In Your Hair),” has died at the age of 73. “It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Scott McKenzie in LA on the 18th of August, 2012,” said a statement posted on his website. McKenzie’s cause of death was not immediately released, but his website noted that he had been in and out of the hospital in the years leading up to his passing. Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1939, McKenzie (whose birthname was Philip Wallach Blondhiem) began singing at an early age, and, by the time he was in high school, formed a vocal group called the Singing Strings. After the Strings, McKenzie teamed up with John Phillips (The Mamas & the Papas), Mike Boran, and Bill Cleary to create a doo wap band, The Abstracts.

In New York, the Abstracts went through several name and personnel changes before becoming the Journeymen, a folk-style group that recorded several albums in the early 1960s. When the Journeymen broke up, McKenzie declined Phillips’ offer to join the Mamas & the Papas, trying for a solo career instead. The pair remained close, and, when Phillips wrote “San Francisco,” he had McKenzie sing on the record. The track became a counterculture anthem and hit Number 4 in the US and Number 1 on the UK charts. Speaking of the song’s success, McKenzie wrote in 2002: “I am amazed at how San Francisco continues even now to evoke dreams in the hearts and minds of people all over the world.” Aside from “San Francisco (Be Sure To Where Flowers In Your Hair),” McKenzie co-wrote the Beach Boys 1988 No. 1 hit “Kokomo.” McKenzie did a few more recording sessions and live gigs in his last years. According to his NY Daily, Scott McKenzie became a major fan of Facebook, where he was posting poetry until August 12.

Question: Which US city did Scott McKenzie sing about in 1967?
Answer: San Francisco