Denny Doherty, a member of the 1960s folk-rock group the Mamas & the Papas, known for such hits as "California Dreamin"' and "Monday, Monday," has died at age 66, Canadian media reported today.

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His sister, Frances Arnold, said the singer-songwriter died Friday in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, after a short illness, Canadian Press reported.

Doherty was the only Canadian in the Mamas & the Papas, along with Americans John Phillips, the group's chief songwriter, Phillips' wife Michelle, and singer Cass Elliot.

In 1998, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Doherty was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996.

The Mamas & the Papas disbanded in 1968 following John and Michelle Phillips' divorce. It reformed briefly in 1971.

The 30-year-old Elliot suffered a fatal heart attack in 1974.

John Phillips died in 2001 at 65. Michelle Phillips is now the only surviving member of the band.