Mamas And The Papas singer dies, aged 66

Denny Doherty, one-quarter of the 1960s folk-rock group the Mamas And The Papas, known for their soaring harmony on hits like California Dreamin' and Monday, Monday, has died in Canada at the age of 66.

His sister, Frances Arnold, said the singer-songwriter died at his home in Mississauga, a city just west of Toronto, after a short illness.