Posted on 04/28/2025 3:43:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
At the Naval Academy, the tradition is that John Phillips, USNA Class of 1958, later of the Mamas and Papas, wrote California Dreamin’ while standing a Sunday afternoon plebe main office duty watch, and the church referred to in the song was the Naval Academy Chapel.
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