But when record producer Lou Adler heard them singing a John Phillips composition, 'Calfornia Dreamin', he decided this was more than just a backing group.
Bobby Womack calls himself the "last soul man, " and his 1968 version of The Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'" demonstrates that it's no exaggeration.
The music video for Dylan's new single, "Dreamin' of You, " is off his latest album, Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8, which is slated for release on Oct. 7.