Scott McKenzie Dies At 73.

[Swede]

The song’s creator Scott McKenzie has died in Los Angeles at the age of 73. ‘If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair’ is one of the great hippy songs of its era and defined San Francisco in the 60s.

Scott was born Philip Blondheim on 10 January, 1939.

He was a friend of John Phillips who went on to form Mamas and Papas. They formed their first band together, The Abstracts who later became The Smoothies. The two then went on to form a band called The Journeymen and recorded three albums for Capitol.

They disbanded in 1964. Scott McKenzie as he was now known went solo and Phillips formed The Mamas and the Papas, although Scott was invited but declined to join the group.

http://www.noise11.com/news/scott-mckenzie-dies-at-72-20120819

[pinboy3niner]

1. R.I.P.

[graywarrior]

2. Oh no! RIP, brother!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. I was just listening to his big hit two days ago on youtube

I love that song. RIP brother.

[turtlerescue1]

4. Boy you KNOW you're a boomer when....

Yeah, we were too idealistic, yeah we were too naive, but ya know if we had been more realistic and more "skilled" a whole lot of good things would never have taken place.

So Mr. McKenzie -thankyou and may you find that peace that all of us thought would finally come to our world.

[monmouth]

5. McKenzie Phillips was named after him, right?...RIP..n/t

[pipi_k]

6. Didn't know

he was that old.

I loved that song.

RIP

[luv_mykatz]

7. Thank you, pinboy3niner.

Sniff...my eyes are wet.

No matter what anyone else says...those were some great days. So sad that they are gone, and now we lose another one of us.

R.I.P. Scott Mckenzie, and may you be met by all of your loved ones, wearing flowers in their hair.