The Mugwumps

The Mugwumps were a 1960s rock band. The Mugwumps made some recordings in the mid-60s, but the short-lived New York group, formed in 1964, is principally remembered for what its members did "after" they split up.

Members Mama Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty would become one-half of the Mamas and the Papas. Zal Yanovsky would join the Lovin' Spoonful. James Hendricks formed The Lamp of Childhood, which recorded three singles for Dunhill.

Jim Hendricks (not to be confused with rock guitarist legend, Jimi Hendrix) was the odd man out, not achieving any notable subsequent fame, but having considerable success as a performer and songwriter. He wrote the top 15 hit "Summer Rain" for Johnny Rivers, and the theme song "Long Lonesome Highway" for the TV show "Then Came Bronson". His 1989 album "Running in the Light" is considered a classic of Christian music.Fact|date=October 2008 Now living in Nashville, Tennessee, Hendricks has recorded over 50 albums of traditional American folk, Mountain, Gospel, and Western music.

External links

* [http://www.answers.com/topic/mugwumps-rock-band '60s rock group] - Biography of the Mugwumps rise and dissolution. (Retrieved 13 July 2006)
* [http://www.jimhendricks.com Jim Hendricks Website] - Jim Hendricks American Folk Artist