McFarlane, "Spanky"
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| Birthname | McFarlane, Elaine | ||
| born on | 19 June 1942 at 05:53 (= 05:53 AM ) | ||
| Place | Peoria IL, USA, 40n42, 89w36 | ||
| Timezone | CWT h5w (is war time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   27°31'   29°08 Asc. 02°21'
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Biography
American musician, a member of the group "Spanky and Our Gang" and later of "The Mamas and the Papas," big folk rockers of the '60s.
"Spanky and Our Gang" was a vocal-instrumental group, popular from 1967 to 1969.
Their folk-rock style was similar to that of the Mamas & the Papas. The original group formed in 1966, disbanding in 1969. Two members of the original group re-formed the band in 1975 and put out "Change," a country-western album. Other members of the original group included Oz Bach, Malcolm Hale, Nigel Pickering, John Seiter, Kenny Hodges, and Lefty Baker (real name Eustace Britchforth). Spanky and Nigel were members of the 1975 re-formed "Spanky and Our Gang." She became the lead singer for the band.
Spanky joined the "Mamas and Papas" in 1981 or 1982 when John Philips recruited her and his oldest daughter, Mackenzie. He had just completed jail time for drug trafficking and the group had a short-lived career.
She has a number of album credits throughout the ‘70s.
Events
- Social : Joined group 1967 (Joined "Spanky and Our Gang," two years)
- Social : Joined group 1975 (Reformed group "Spanky and Our Gang")
- Financial : Best Period 1967 (Popular two year-peak)
Source Notes
Linda Clark quotes her, 1984
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (Spanky And Our Gang, Mamas & Papas)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (Lead singer)
