In the mid-1960s, mom and dad built a bridge between the emerging anti-cultural trend and the vast mass market. In their passionate, harmonious and wonderful music, folk rock is the keynote, and with their unique image and lifestyle, it is very easy to be popularized and accepted.

1964, the band was founded in California. The members at that time were John Phillips and his wife Michelle, Cass Eliot and Danny Dougherty. 1965, the band is employed by Dunhill Records Company and is responsible for backing the artists of the company. Feeling the band's efforts and John Phillips's extraordinary composing talent-California Dream, the company signed a contract with them. The band/kloc-0 released the single "California Dream" in 1966, ranking fourth, with * * * sales 1 10,000 copies. In the same year, "Monday" and "I saw her again" all entered the top five.

Although music became very abstract under the impact of the anti-cultural trend of thought on the west coast at that time, mom and dad skillfully combined the connotations of pop music and serious music in their works. 1967, the band won the Grammy Award for Best Creation and Best Pop Band of the Year for its outstanding performance of Monday, Monday. In June, the band participated in the Monterey Pop Music Festival held on the west coast.