Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music. ... SIMON: Just a few years later, the flute reappeared on "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas.

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

Few songs capture the wistful attitude about the West Coast that permeated the 1960s quite like the Mamas and the Papas’ 1965 track, “California Dreamin.’” The song was a major hit ...

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music. ... SIMON: Just a few years later, the flute reappeared on "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas.

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.