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"mugwump," our version of the Native American "mugquomp," was sometimes jestingly applied to someone who was the "head guy." _ "it refered to the man with the biggest penis. The advantage of being a poorly clothed savage, everyone knew wh
o had it and who didn't"..........WIKI says this: " The origin of the band's name is unclear. One source says that it was taken from the William S. Burroughs novel The Naked Lunch.[1] The liner notes for the 2007 re-release of The Mugwumps reports that Jim Hendricks claimed that the name came from music producer Erik Jacobsen and that Denny Doherty claimed that the name came from his Newfoundland grandmother.
Members Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty would become one-half of The Mamas & the Papas, who told the story of the Mugwumps in their song Creeque Alley. John B. Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky would form The Lovin' Spoonful.[2] Jim Hendricks formed The Lamp of Childhood, which recorded three singles for Dunhill Records." Great band, great song, great lp. nv
The Mugwumps - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover
The Mugwumps sole album -- not issued until well after the principal members had achieved fame in other groups -- is a quilt of pop, folk-rock,