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ABBA picked up from where the Mamas and Papas left off. Remember them, people? The Ms&Ps did beautiful, harmonious folk-pop ballads that hit the Top 10 regularly throughout the mid-60s. Unfortunately the group imploded as a result of overlapping personal and musical "issues" and deserted us much too soon.
Enter ABBA, filling the void and building on it, and not letting their own intertwined private matters affect the music. They quit while they were still ahead - a rarity in pop music - and are now on their second or third generation of fans.
P.S. This week's "People" magazine has a where-are-they-now article on ABBA. All still alive, well and happy; again a rarity in the pop music biz.
