Scott McKenzie

About

Member of the short-lived band The Journeymen during the peak of folk music. He released his best-remembered single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" in 1967.

Before Fame

During his high school days, he was in a group called The Singing Strings and followed that performing in a doo-wop group called The Abstracts.

Trivia

His hit single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "San Francisco" has garnered more than 100 million streams on Spotify. 

Family Life

He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and died in Los Angeles, California. 

Associated With

He co-wrote songs with Mike Love when they were a part of the new version of the band The Mamas and the Papas.